Michael Morales (18-0, 14) was born in Pasaje, El Oro, Ecuador on June 24, 1999. At the age of 18 years on August 19, 2017, he made his professional MMA debut against Álvaro Vacacela Guerrero, winning the fight via 2nd-round TKO.
On January 22, 2022, 22-year old Michael Morales made his UFC debut on his 13th professional MMA fight at UFC 270 against a 29-year old Trevin Giles, winning the fight in the 1st round via TKO.
Morales' last fight was a 1st-round TKO win against Gilbert Burns at UFC Fight Night: Burns vs. Morales at age 25 on May 17, 2025. He is currently undefeated and is on a 18-fight winning streak.
He has fought six times in the UFC, and has a record of 6 wins and 0 losses in the promotion.
Some of Michael Morales' best fights have been against Neil Magny, Gilbert Burns, Trevin Giles, Adam Fugitt, Max Griffin and Jake Matthews.
| # | Date | Opponent | Promotion | Weight | Round | Method | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
18  | May 17, 2025 25 years, 10 months 18-0 (14) | 38 years, 9 months 22-8 (14) | UFC | WL | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches |
17  | Aug 24, 2024 25 years, 2 months 17-0 (13) | 37 years 29-11 (12) | UFC | WL | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches |
16  | Nov 18, 2023 24 years, 4 months 16-0 (12) | 29 years, 2 months 19-6 (11) | UFC | WL | 3 | UD | WIN |
15  | Jul 1, 2023 24 years 15-0 (12) | 37 years, 7 months 19-9 (11) | UFC | WL | 3 | UD | WIN |
14 | Jul 30, 2022 23 years, 1 months 14-0 (12) | Adam Fugitt | UFC | WL | 3 | TKO | WIN Punches |
13  | Jan 22, 2022 22 years, 6 months 13-0 (11) | 29 years, 5 months 14-3 (11) | UFC | WL | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches |
12 | Sep 21, 2021 22 years, 2 months 12-0 (10) | Nikolay Veretennikov | WL | 3 | UD | WIN | |
11 | Apr 30, 2021 21 years, 10 months 11-0 (10) | Miguel Arizmendi | WL | 2 | TKO | WIN Punches | |
10 | Oct 3, 2020 21 years, 3 months 10-0 (9) | Ricardo Centeno | WL | 1 | KO | WIN Punches | |
9 | Aug 1, 2020 21 years, 1 months 9-0 (8) | Daniel Luigy Bastidas | WL | 1 | TKO | WIN Doctor stoppage | |
8 | Feb 12, 2020 20 years, 7 months 8-0 (7) | Mario Navarrete | WL | 2 | TKO | WIN Punches | |
7 | Dec 14, 2019 20 years, 5 months 7-0 (6) | Gregoris Cisneros | WL | 1 | SUB | WIN Triangle choke | |
6 | Nov 8, 2019 20 years, 4 months 6-0 (5) | Erick Zambrano | WL | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches | |
5 | Sep 6, 2019 20 years, 2 months 5-0 (4) | Mathias Salazar | WL | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches | |
4 | Jul 17, 2019 20 years 4-0 (3) | Óscar Ravello | WL | 2 | TKO | WIN Corner stoppage | |
3 | Dec 8, 2018 19 years, 5 months 3-0 (2) | Leonardo Blasco | LT | 3 | UD | WIN | |
2 | Mar 24, 2018 18 years, 9 months 2-0 (2) | Álvaro Vacacela Guerrero | WL | 1 | TKO | WIN Doctor stoppage | |
1 | Aug 19, 2017 18 years, 1 months 1-0 (1) | Álvaro Vacacela Guerrero | WL | 2 | TKO | WIN Punches |
