Michael Morales
Michael Morales is ranked 11th of 426 welterweights by the First Light Rating, and 3rd in the UFC’s own welterweight rankings.
- FLRFirst Light Ratingmeasure of true skill
- 2,03211th of 426 · Welterweight
- FLIFirst Light Indexfame compared to skill
- +0.06Fame ahead of skill
▲ +0.03 in 37 days - Career phase
- PrimeCareer-best FLR 2,042, 15 Nov 2025
- Record
- 19–0Pro
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 15 Nov 2025 | Won vs Sean BradyUFC 322 - Della Maddalena vs. Makhachev · TKO (Punches), R1 | +45 |
| 17 May 2025 | Won vs Gilbert BurnsUFC Fight Night 256 - Burns vs. Morales · TKO (Punches), R1 | +41 |
| 24 Aug 2024 | Won vs Neil MagnyUFC on ESPN 62 - Cannonier vs. Borralho · TKO (Punches), R1 | +41 |
| 18 Nov 2023 | Won vs Jake MatthewsUFC Fight Night 232 - Allen vs. Craig · Decision (Unanimous), R3 | +29 |
| 1 Jul 2023 | Won vs Max GriffinUFC on ESPN 48 - Strickland vs. Magomedov · Decision (Unanimous), R3 | +26 |
| 30 Jul 2022 | Won vs Adam FugittUFC 277 - Pena vs. Nunes 2 · TKO (Punches), R3 | +23 |
| 22 Jan 2022 | Won vs Trevin GilesUFC 270 - Ngannou vs. Gane · TKO (Punches), R1 | +68 |
| 21 Sept 2021 | Won vs Nikolay VeretennikovDana White's Contender Series - Contender Series 2021: Week 4 · Decision (Unanimous), R3 | +51 |
| 30 Apr 2021 | Won vs Miguel ArizmendiUWC Mexico 26 - There Can Be Only One · TKO (Punches), R2 | +43 |
| 3 Oct 2020 | Won vs Ricardo CentenoEMMA 17 - Centeno vs Morales · KO (Punches), R1 | +45 |
| 1 Aug 2020 | Won vs Daniel Luigy BastidasEMMA 16 - Extreme MMA · TKO (Doctor's Stoppage), R1 | +38 |
| 12 Feb 2020 | Won vs Mario NavarreteBarbarians 5 - BFL 5: Machala · TKO (Punches), R2 | +17 |
FLR is the First Light Rating points the fight earned or cost them.
How it is measured.
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How these numbers are made.
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