1425RATING · 125 LB

Joseph Morales

No. 22 at flyweight. 3–3 in the UFC since 2017.

Career and every weight

Pick a weight to see the rating there, the numbers, and how they compare with that division.

Career

Every UFC fight, at every weight (125 lb). Red is a dominant win (85 or more), blush any other win, grey a loss or draw. Ratings are kept weight by weight, in the other tabs; they do not compare across divisions. Opposition here is each opponent’s standing at their weight going in, as a percentile of everyone rated there that year.

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3–3UFC record
3 of 3Dominant wins
89Average win score
41stOpposition, percentile
How the wins came0 KO/TKO 3 submission 0 decision
Finish rate100% of wins
Stopped in losses1 of 3
Knockdowns landed1
Average fight time9:04
Sig. strikes landed / absorbed per min2.8 / 2.7
Sig. strike accuracy40%
Takedowns per 15 min1.1
Control time13% of the fight
Best winMatt Schnell rated 1326 at 125 lb going in

Against the division

How Joseph Morales’s UFC career compares with the careers of the 33 fighters on today’s flyweight board with 5 or more rated UFC fights, every weight counted. 100 is the best. Every flyweight leaderboard.

Top 10 against the flyweight board:No. 7hardest to hit
Dominant-win rateShare of wins scoring 85+
Needs 8 wins
Average win scoreOut of 100
Needs 5 wins
Toughest oppositionOpponents' average standing at their weight going in, as a percentile
28
41st
Finish rateWins by KO or submission
Needs 5 wins
Strike differentialLanded minus absorbed, per minute
38
+0.04
Strikes landedSignificant strikes per minute
22
2.75
Hardest to hitFewest significant strikes absorbed per minute
81
2.72
TakedownsLanded per 15 minutes
50
1.10
ControlShare of fight time in control
44
13%
LowestMiddleBest

How the fights went

Every rated UFC fight, every weight. Tap a mark for the fight.

On the clock

3 of 3 wins inside the distance, 2 in round one. Stopped in 1 of 3 losses

When each fight ended. Wins above the line, losses below; decisions sit at the final bell.

KO or TKOSubmissionDecision
Round 1Round 2Round 3WinsLosses
Who they beat, and how

Best win: Matt Schnell, rated 1326 at 125 lb. Dominant in 3 of 3 scored wins

Each fight's dominance score against how highly the opponent was rated at that weight going in, as a percentile of everyone rated there that year, so every weight shares one scale. Up and to the right is a dominant win over a strong opponent.

Dominant winWinLoss or draw
0255075100Weakest25th50th75thToughestOpponent’s standing at the weight going in, percentileDOMINANT 85+

125 lb

No. 22 of 48 active men ranked at flyweight, outside the top 15 board, with a published rating of 1425 across 6 fights at the weight.

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Rating after every fight at 125 lb. The solid line is the published rating, the dashed line the best estimate; the shaded gap between them is still to prove. Tap a point for the fight.
3–3Record at 125 lb
3 of 3Dominant wins
89Average win score
1335Avg opponent rating
How the wins came0 KO/TKO 3 submission 0 decision
Finish rate100% of wins
Stopped in losses1 of 3
Knockdowns landed1
Average fight time9:04
Sig. strikes landed / absorbed per min2.8 / 2.7
Sig. strike accuracy40%
Takedowns per 15 min1.1
Control time13% of the fight
Best winMatt Schnell rated 1326 going in

Against the division

How Joseph Morales’s fights at 125 lb compare with the fights at the weight of the 32 fighters on today’s flyweight board with 5 or more fights there. 100 is the best.

Top 10 against the flyweight board:No. 7hardest to hit
Dominant-win rateShare of wins scoring 85+
Needs 8 wins
Average win scoreOut of 100
Needs 5 wins
Toughest oppositionOpponents' average standing at their weight going in, as a percentile
29
41st
Finish rateWins by KO or submission
Needs 5 wins
Strike differentialLanded minus absorbed, per minute
32
+0.04
Strikes landedSignificant strikes per minute
23
2.75
Hardest to hitFewest significant strikes absorbed per minute
81
2.72
TakedownsLanded per 15 minutes
52
1.10
ControlShare of fight time in control
42
13%
LowestMiddleBest

How the fights went

Every rated UFC fight at 125 lb. Tap a mark for the fight.

On the clock

3 of 3 wins inside the distance, 2 in round one. Stopped in 1 of 3 losses

When each fight ended. Wins above the line, losses below; decisions sit at the final bell.

KO or TKOSubmissionDecision
Round 1Round 2Round 3WinsLosses
Who they beat, and how

Best win: Matt Schnell, rated 1326 at 125 lb. Dominant in 3 of 3 scored wins

Each fight's dominance score against how highly the opponent was rated at that weight going in, as a percentile of everyone rated there that year, so every weight shares one scale. Up and to the right is a dominant win over a strong opponent.

Dominant winWinLoss or draw
0255075100Weakest25th50th75thToughestOpponent’s standing at the weight going in, percentileDOMINANT 85+

Every UFC fight

6 fights on record, newest first, at every weight. Score is the fight's dominance score out of 100, this fighter first; 85 or more is a dominant win.

DateResultScoreOpponentMethodRoundWeightEvent
12 Sep 2026Loss29–71Brandon Morenosplit decisionR3 5:00FlyweightNoche UFC: Silva vs. Delgado
8 Nov 2025Win87–13Matt SchnellsubmissionR1 2:54FlyweightUFC Fight Night: Bonfim vs. Brown
16 Aug 2025Win88–12Alibi IdirissubmissionR2 3:04FlyweightUFC 319: Du Plessis vs. Chimaev
10 Nov 2018Loss26–74Eric Sheltonsplit decisionR3 5:00FlyweightUFC Fight Night: Korean Zombie vs. Rodriguez
3 Feb 2018Loss4–96Deiveson FigueiredoKO/TKOR2 4:34FlyweightUFC Fight Night: Machida vs. Anders
5 Aug 2017Win91–9Robert SanchezsubmissionR1 3:56FlyweightUFC Fight Night: Pettis vs. Moreno