Michael Morales
Pro MMA Statistics
19-0-0KO/TKO
| Win | 14 | 74% |
| Losses | 0 | 0% |
Submission
| Win | 1 | 5% |
| Losses | 0 | 0% |
Decision
| Win | 4 | 21% |
| Losses | 0 | 0% |
Career Overview
Michael Morales
Michael Morales is an Ecuadorian mixed martial artist who competes in the welterweight division of the UFC.
Morales was raised in Pasaje, a city in Ecuador's El Oro province, in a family with deep roots in combat sports. He began training in judo at age five, drawing on his family's background in the discipline, before moving into wrestling at age ten, where he had success on the youth tournament circuit. At fourteen, his father introduced him to mixed martial arts, and Morales joined Xtreme Fitness Machala, the gym that has remained his training home throughout his career. He turned professional in 2017, bypassing the amateur ranks entirely and building his early reputation through a string of regional bouts across Ecuador and South America.
Morales's verifiable credentials from this period include capturing the Extreme MMA Welterweight Championship and compiling an unbeaten start to his professional career. His path to the sport's top level ran through Dana White's Contender Series, where a dominant performance over Nikolay Veretennikov
Stats last updated: September 16, 2026
Professional Fight History
| Result | Opponent | Method | Event | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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WKO/TKO19-0
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Sean Brady18-1 | TKO (Punches)R1 · 3:27 | UFC 322 |
2025Nov 15
2025Nov
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WKO/TKO18-0
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Gilbert Burns22-8 | TKO (Punches)R1 · 3:39 | UFC Fight Night |
2025May 17
2025May
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WKO/TKO17-0
|
Neil Magny29-11 | TKO (Punches)R1 · 4:39 | UFC Fight Night |
2024Aug 24
2024Aug
|
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WDEC16-0
|
Jake Matthews19-6 | Unanimous DecisionR3 · 5:00 | UFC Fight Night |
2023Nov 18
2023Nov
|
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WDEC15-0
|
Max Griffin19-9 | Unanimous DecisionR3 · 5:00 | UFC Fight Night |
2023Jul 01
2023Jul
|
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WKO/TKO14-0
|
Adam Fugitt8-2 | TKO (Punches)R3 · 1:09 | UFC 277 |
2022Jul 30
2022Jul
|
|
WKO/TKO13-0
|
Trevin Giles14-3 | TKO (Punches)R1 · 4:06 | UFC 270 |
2022Jan 22
2022Jan
|
|
WDEC12-0
|
Nikolay Veretennikov9-3 | Unanimous DecisionR3 · 5:00 | Contender Series 2021 |
2021Sep 21
2021Sep
|
|
WKO/TKO11-0
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Miguel Arizmendi8-5 | TKO (Punches)R2 · 4:02 | UWC 26 |
2021Apr 30
2021Apr
|
|
WKO/TKO10-0
|
Ricardo Centeno6-5 | KO (Punch)R1 · 4:15 | EMMA 17 |
2020Oct 03
2020Oct
|
|
WKO/TKO9-0
|
Daniel Bastidas2-0 | TKO (Doctor)R1 · 2:01 | EMMA 16 |
2020Aug 01
2020Aug
|
|
WKO/TKO8-0
|
Mario Navarrete2-3 | TKO (Punches)R2 · 2:45 | Barbarian's 5 |
2020Feb 12
2020Feb
|
|
WSUB7-0
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Gregoris Cisneros0-0 | Triangle ChokeR1 · 1:58 | Barbarian's 4 |
2019Dec 14
2019Dec
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WKO/TKO6-0
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Erick Zambrano1-2 | TKO (Punches)R1 · 1:55 | Pasaje Combat 1 |
2019Nov 09
2019Nov
|
|
WKO/TKO5-0
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Mathias Salazar0-0 | TKO (Punches)R1 · 1:40 | Manaba Top Team 2 |
2019Sep 06
2019Sep
|
|
WKO/TKO4-0
|
Oscar Ravello3-1 | TKO (Corner)R2 · 5:00 | FFC 39 |
2019Jul 17
2019Jul
|
|
WDEC3-0
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Leonardo Blasco3-1 | Unanimous DecisionR3 · 5:00 | Troncal FC 2 |
2018Dec 08
2018Dec
|
|
WKO/TKO2-0
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Alvaro Andres Guerrero2-3 | TKO (Doctor)R1 · 5:00 | Oro FC 5 |
2018Mar 24
2018Mar
|
|
WKO/TKO1-0
|
Alvaro Andres Guerrero1-2 | TKO (Punches)R2 · 3:15 | OFC 4 |
2017Aug 19
2017Aug
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