Joseph Morales (13-2, 9) was born in Clovis, California, U.S. on August 22, 1994. At the age of 20 years on December 13, 2014, he made his professional MMA debut against Christian Espinosa, winning the fight via 3-round unanimous decision.
On August 5, 2017, 22-year old Joseph Morales made his UFC debut on his 9th professional MMA fight at UFC Fight Night: Pettis vs. Moreno against a 31-year old Roberto Sanchez, winning the fight in the 1st round via submission.
Morales' last fight was a 2nd-round submission win against Alibi Idiris at UFC 319 at age 30 on August 16, 2025. He is on a 4-fight winning streak.
He has fought four times in the UFC, and has a record of 2 wins and 2 losses in the promotion.
Some of Joseph Morales' best fights have been against Roberto Sanchez and Alibi Idiris.
Morales has 2 losses on his MMA record.
| # | Date | Opponent | Promotion | Weight | Round | Method | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
15 | Aug 16, 2025 30 years, 11 months 13-2 (9) | Alibi Idiris | UFC | FL | 2 | SUB | WIN Triangle choke |
14 | Feb 3, 2023 28 years, 5 months 12-2 (8) | Anthony Do | FL | 3 | SUB | WIN Triangle choke | |
13 | Mar 4, 2022 27 years, 6 months 11-2 (7) | Sidemar Honorio | CW | FL | 3 | SD | WIN |
12 | Aug 1, 2021 26 years, 11 months 10-2 (7) | Kevin Wirth | CW | FL | 3 | UD | WIN |
11  | Nov 10, 2018 24 years, 2 months 9-2 (7) | 27 years, 9 months 11-5 (6) | UFC | FL | 3 | SD | LOSS |
10  | Feb 3, 2018 23 years, 5 months 9-1 (7) | 30 years, 1 months 13-0 (11) | UFC | FL | 2 | TKO | LOSS Punches |
9  | Aug 5, 2017 22 years, 11 months 9-0 (7) | 31 years, 5 months 7-0 (6) | UFC | FL | 1 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke |
8 | Mar 25, 2017 22 years, 7 months 8-0 (6) | Sean Santella | FL | 2 | TKO | WIN Punches | |
7 | Nov 19, 2016 22 years, 2 months 7-0 (5) | Josh Paiva | FL | 5 | UD | WIN | |
6 | Aug 27, 2016 22 years 6-0 (5) | Gerald Bailey | BT | 1 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke | |
5 | Mar 26, 2016 21 years, 7 months 5-0 (4) | Sammy Saunders | BT | 1 | SUB | WIN Triangle choke | |
4 | Aug 29, 2015 21 years 4-0 (3) | Gerald Bailey | BT | 1 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke | |
3 | May 30, 2015 20 years, 9 months 3-0 (2) | Benji Gomez | BT | 2 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke | |
2 | Feb 28, 2015 20 years, 6 months 2-0 (1) | Roque Reyes | BT | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches | |
1 | Dec 13, 2014 20 years, 3 months 1-0 (0) | Christian Espinosa | WSOF | FL | 3 | UD | WIN |
