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Makhachev wants Prates to fight Morales for the challenger spot
He said he will fight the winner. The UFC booked Prates against Morales for the interim welterweight title on January 30, 2027, at Scotiabank Arena in Toronto.
UFC · Welterweight
Michael Morales
8–0–0
5 KO · 0 SUB · 3 DEC
- Height
- 6′0″183 cm
- Reach
- 79″201 cm
- Weight
- 170 lb77 kg
- From
- Pasaje, Ecuador
- Style
- Striker
- Streak
- 8wins
- UFC
- 7–0
- Last
- Sean BradyWin · November 15, 2025
Michael Morales fights at welterweight in the UFC.
Pasaje, Ecuador is where he fights out of. His parents signed him up at a gym at 13, he turned pro in 2017, and he worked at a naval factory building ships before he fought.
He won national titles in freestyle wrestling and Muay Thai, and he was the Ecuador MMA champion.
Morales measures a 41-inch (104 cm) leg reach, three straight wins earned a bonus and ended in a TKO, and ten finishes came in the first round.
Carlos Vera, Marlon Vera, and Juan Martinetti are the other active UFC fighters from Ecuador. Shavkat Rakhmonov is tied with him for the longest welterweight win streak.
This page lists the eight bouts with a published result.
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Fights
| Date | Opponent | Result | Method | Round | Time | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sean Brady | Win | TKO (strikes) | 1 | 3:27 | UFC 322 | |
| Gilbert Burns | Win | TKO (strikes) | 1 | 3:39 | UFC Fight Night: Burns vs. Morales | |
| Neil Magny | Win | TKO (strikes) | 1 | 4:39 | UFC Fight Night: Cannonier vs. Borralho | |
| Jake Matthews | Win | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Allen vs. Craig | |
| Max Griffin | Win | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Strickland vs. Magomedov | |
| Adam Fugitt | Win | TKO (strikes) | 3 | 1:09 | UFC 277: Peña vs. Nunes | |
| Trevin Giles | Win | TKO (strikes) | 1 | 4:06 | UFC 270: Ngannou vs. Gane | |
| Nikolay Veretennikov | Win | Decision (unanimous)Episode four. | 3 | 5:00 | Dana White's Contender Series, Season 5 |