Fighter profile

Vince Morales

“Vandetta”

Bantamweight · UFC record 3-9 · 12 detailed UFC fights · Last fight Sat 2 May 2026

Distance Striker

Fighter ratings

Ratings V2Rated

Striking (offense)69

Power68

Striking defense72

Takedown defense74

WrestlingProvisional measure77

Ratings V2 descriptive 0–100 scores (12 detailed fights; as of Sat 2 May 2026). Not win probabilities or rankings. Missing values stay unavailable.

Chin and Cardio · Frozen through October 17, 2026

R1 research scale

ChinEvidence: ESTABLISHED82.1

CardioEvidence: ESTABLISHED83.9

Source: R1 public_candidate_display · status: Research candidate · as of Sat 17 Oct 2026. Separate frozen research scale; fights after October 17, 2026 are not reflected.

About these ratings

Ratings are domain-specific descriptive scales. Equal point differences across different domains do not imply equal absolute skill differences.

Striking (offense) · Ratings V2: Ratings V2 striking-offense score built from recorded significant strikes landed per round, significant-strike accuracy and significant-strike differential.
Power · Ratings V2: Recorded knockdown and KO/TKO-win threat under the Ratings V2 contract (knockdowns per round, KO/TKO win rate); not literal measured punching force.
Striking defense · Ratings V2: Recorded strike avoidance (striking defense) and bounded absorption (strikes absorbed per round) under the Ratings V2 contract.
Takedown defense · Ratings V2: Recorded defense against incoming takedown attempts (takedown defense rate) under the Ratings V2 contract.
Wrestling · Ratings V2: Ratings V2 wrestling-offense score: recorded takedowns landed per round and takedown accuracy. Not ground control or complete grappling.
Chin · R1 research scale: Exposure-adjusted recorded knockdown resistance. This is not a direct biological measurement of chin, recovery, or injury resistance.
Cardio · R1 research scale: Recorded later-round striking activity and effectiveness retention. This is not a direct physiological fitness measurement.

Ratings V2 scores follow each fighter's latest recorded state; R1 research-scale scores are frozen through 17 Oct 2026. Recovery is separate metadata, not a rating. No combined rating exists.

Profile

Height: 170 cm (5'7")
Reach: 178 cm (5'10")
Stance: Orthodox
Age: 35

Last 3: L L L (most recent last)

Career statistics

Descriptive

12 detailed UFC fights · 33 rounds of recorded statistics. Exact totals from recorded UFC fights through Sat 2 May 2026; not opponent-adjusted and not model inputs.

Strikes landed16.4significant, per round

Strikes absorbed18.9per round

Striking differential-2.5per round

Takedown attempts0.52per round

Takedown defense64.4%of attempts stopped

Finish rate33.3%of UFC wins

Striking

Significant strikes landed per round: 16.4
Significant strikes absorbed per round: 18.9
Differential per round (landed − absorbed): -2.5
Striking accuracy: 36.7%
Striking defense (opponent strikes avoided): 54.5%
Knockdowns per round: 0.06
Target: head / body / leg: 67.0% / 24.7% / 8.3%
Position: distance / clinch / ground: 90.0% / 7.2% / 2.8%

Per-round figures divide recorded totals by rounds with statistics. Shares are of significant strikes landed.

Wrestling and grappling

Takedown attempts per round: 0.52
Takedowns landed per round: 0.24
Takedown accuracy: 47.1%
Takedown defense: 64.4%
Control time per round: 0:25
Submission attempts per round: 0.15
Reversals per round: 0.12

Attempts and landed takedowns are counted separately; accuracy is landed ÷ attempted.

Outcomes and durability

UFC record (W-L-D, NC): 3-9-0
Finish rate (wins by KO/TKO or submission): 33.3%
Wins by KO/TKO · submission · decision: 1 · 0 · 2
Losses by KO/TKO · submission · decision: 1 · 0 · 8
Knockdowns scored / suffered: 2 / 2
Average fight time: 13:09 (over 10 bouts)

Results as recorded by UFCStats. Fight time is elapsed time (completed rounds plus ending time) and includes draws and no-contests. These are outcomes, not biological measurements.

UFC fight history

Vince Morales — most recent UFC fights
Date	Opponent	Result	Method	End	Event
Sat 2 May 2026	Colby Thicknesse	L	U-DEC	R3 5:00	UFC Fight Night: Della Maddalena vs. Prates
Sat 29 Mar 2025	Raul Rosas Jr.	L	U-DEC	R3 5:00	UFC Fight Night: Moreno vs. Erceg
Sat 15 Feb 2025	Elijah Smith	L	U-DEC	R3 5:00	UFC Fight Night: Cannonier vs. Rodrigues
Sat 28 Sep 2024	Taylor Lapilus	L	U-DEC	R3 5:00	UFC Fight Night: Moicano vs. Saint Denis
Sat 19 Nov 2022	Miles Johns	L	U-DEC	R3 5:00	UFC Fight Night: Nzechukwu vs. Cutelaba

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Vince Morales — earlier UFC fights
Date	Opponent	Result	Method	End	Event
Sat 21 May 2022	Jonathan Martinez	L	U-DEC	R3 5:00	UFC Fight Night: Holm vs. Vieira
Sat 4 Dec 2021	Louis Smolka	W	KO/TKO Punch	R1 2:02	UFC Fight Night: Font vs. Aldo
Sat 7 Aug 2021	Drako Rodriguez	W	U-DEC	R3 5:00	UFC 265: Lewis vs. Gane
Sat 30 May 2020	Chris Gutierrez	L	KO/TKO Kick	R2 4:27	UFC Fight Night: Woodley vs. Burns
Sat 13 Jul 2019	Benito Lopez	L	U-DEC	R3 5:00	UFC Fight Night: De Randamie vs. Ladd
Sat 4 May 2019	Aiemann Zahabi	W	U-DEC	R3 5:00	UFC Fight Night: Iaquinta vs. Cowboy
Sat 24 Nov 2018	Song Yadong	L	U-DEC	R3 5:00	UFC Fight Night: Blaydes vs. Ngannou 2

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