Joseph Morales
“Bopo”
Joseph Morales is ranked 19th of 278 flyweights by the First Light Rating.
- FLRFirst Light Ratingmeasure of true skill
- 1,85619th of 278 · Flyweight
- FLIFirst Light Indexfame compared to skill
- −0.58Skill ahead of fame
- Career phase
- PrimeCareer-best FLR 1,884, 8 Nov 2025
- Record
- 14–3Pro
Fame against skill.
Every fighter with an FLI, by skill and fame. Hover a dot for the fighter; click to open their page. The dashed curve is the fame their skill predicts: above it, a fighter is more famous than their skill; below it, better than their fame.
Skill and attention.
Attention is drawn at the skill level its fame matches: above the skill line, more famous than skilled. Shaded: where the most similar careers went next.
Recent fights.
| Date | Fight | FLR |
|---|---|---|
| 12 Sept 2026 | Lost to Brandon MorenoUFC Fight Night 288 - Noche UFC 4 · Decision (Split), R3 | −27 |
| 8 Nov 2025 | Won vs Matt SchnellUFC Fight Night 264 - Bonfim vs. Brown · Submission (Guillotine Choke), R1 | +25 |
| 16 Aug 2025 | Won vs Alibi IdirisUFC 319 - Du Plessis vs. Chimaev · Submission (Triangle Choke), R2 | +36 |
| 3 Feb 2023 | Won vs Anthony DoUrijah Faber's A1 Combat 8 - Tachi Palace · Submission (Triangle Choke), R3 | +11 |
| 4 Mar 2022 | Won vs Sidemar HonorioCW 133 - Cage Warriors 133 · Decision (Split), R3 | +29 |
| 1 Aug 2021 | Won vs Kevin WirthCW 126 - Cage Warriors 126 · Decision (Unanimous), R3 | +27 |
| 10 Nov 2018 | Lost to Eric SheltonUFC Fight Night 139 - Korean Zombie vs. Rodriguez · Decision (Split), R3 | −24 |
| 3 Feb 2018 | Lost to Deiveson FigueiredoUFC Fight Night 125 - Machida vs. Anders · TKO (Punches), R2 | −35 |
| 5 Aug 2017 | Won vs Roberto SanchezUFC Fight Night 114 - Pettis vs. Moreno · Submission (Rear-Naked Choke), R1 | +66 |
| 25 Mar 2017 | Won vs Sean SantellaCFFC 64 - Sayles vs. Aguilera · TKO (Punches), R2 | +96 |
| 19 Nov 2016 | Won vs Josh PaivaGKO 8 - Global Knockout 8 · Decision (Unanimous), R5 | +85 |
| 27 Aug 2016 | Won vs Gerald BaileyGKO 7 - Global Knockout 7 · Submission (Rear-Naked Choke), R1 | +26 |
FLR is the First Light Rating points the fight earned or cost them.
How it is measured.
Data Credit: First Light Observatory.
How these numbers are made.
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