Omar Morales
Skill profile
138 MMA anchors Wrestling · his tags and claims adjust Striking, Accuracy, TD Defense · stats alone on Striking D, Durability, Grappling, Control.
Career rates — the raw numbers behind the chart
Insider info
vs Chris Duncan lean UFC 286 Full Card Breakdown, Analysis, And Prediction · March 14, 2023
likes him, but close fight
Morales is a technical, forward-pressuring striker who leans on his kicks to stay at range rather than trade in the pocket, which the analyst flags as his best asset against a brawler like Duncan. He has a wrestling game he uses mostly defensively, with only occasional offensive takedowns in the UFC. He reads opponents well when they are hurt without over-chasing recklessly, but at close boxing range he becomes vulnerable.
Striking trend
Fight history
L Chris Duncan 9-1 walk-in Decision - Split · R3 5:00 — UFC 286: Edwards vs. Usman 3 · March 18, 2023
L Uros Medic 7-1 walk-in KO/TKO · R2 3:05 — UFC Fight Night: Holm vs. Vieira · May 21, 2022
L Jonathan Pearce 10-4 walk-in Submission · R2 3:31 — UFC 266: Volkanovski vs. Ortega · September 25, 2021
W Shane Young 13-5 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC 260: Miocic vs. Ngannou · March 27, 2021
L Giga Chikadze 10-2 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Moraes vs. Sandhagen · October 10, 2020
W Gabriel Benitez 21-7 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Smith vs. Teixeira · May 13, 2020
W Dong Hyun Ma 16-10-3 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Edgar vs. The Korean Zombie · December 21, 2019
Walk-in records count UFC bouts in this database. For the pre-UFC career, see the record breakdown below or the Tapology button up top.
Record breakdown
Wins by method
Losses by method
Fights by organization
+ 1 more organizations in the full career list
Full career — 15 fights, every organization
| Opponent | Method | Event | Org | Rd | Time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L | Chris Duncan | Decision (split) | UFC 286
March 18, 2023 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| L | Uroš Medić | TKO (punches) | UFC Fight Night: Holm vs. Vieira
May 21, 2022 |
UFC | 2 | 3:05 |
| L | Jonathan Pearce | Submission (rear-naked choke) | UFC 266
September 25, 2021 |
UFC | 2 | 3:31 |
| W | Shane Young | Decision (unanimous) | UFC 260
March 27, 2021 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| L | Giga Chikadze | Decision (unanimous) | UFC Fight Night: Moraes vs. Sandhagen
October 11, 2020 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Gabriel Benítez | Decision (unanimous) | UFC Fight Night: Smith vs. Teixeira
May 13, 2020 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Ma Dong-hyun | Decision (unanimous) | UFC Fight Night: Edgar vs. The Korean Zombie
December 21, 2019 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Harvey Park | TKO (leg kicks and punches) | Dana White's Contender Series 23
August 6, 2019 |
Dana White's Contender Series | 2 | 1:06 |
| W | Troy Nawrocki | KO (punches) | Bellator 204
August 17, 2018 |
Bellator | 1 | 0:58 |
| W | Jhan Zuniga | Submission (rear-naked choke) | Latin American Championship
February 20, 2016 |
Latin American Championship | 1 | 3:14 |
| W | Danilo Padilha da Silva | Decision (unanimous) | Fight Time 25
May 29, 2015 |
Fight Time | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Stefan Werleman | Submission (rear-naked choke) | Eye 4N Eye Fighting Championships
September 26, 2014 |
Eye | 1 | 0:49 |
| W | Wilmer Gonzalez | Submission (guillotine choke) | Supremacia MMA 2
October 27, 2012 |
Supremacia MMA | 1 | 1:54 |
| W | Jesus Rodriguez | Submission (armbar) | Pugilatus MMA
August 18, 2012 |
Pugilatus MMA | 1 | 3:34 |
| W | Angel Brito | Submission | GOV 2
November 26, 2011 |
GOV | 1 | — |
Career history from the fighter's Wikipedia record table (Omar Morales (fighter)) — results only, no strike stats; UFC bouts are marked and carry full stats in the fight history above.
Division context
Headshot of Omar Morales by UFC · Official UFC athlete photo (copyright UFC; not freely licensed) · Wikimedia Commons · flattened onto dark background, cropped/resized