Venezuelan mixed martial arts fighter
Omar Morales Born Omar Antonio Morales Ferrer[ 1] (1985-10-17 ) October 17, 1985 (age 39) Caracas , Venezuela Height 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) Weight 155 lb (70 kg; 11 st 1 lb) Division Lightweight Featherweight Reach 73.0 in (185 cm)[ 2] Fighting out of Florida, United States Team Sanford MMA Years active 2011–present Total 15 Wins 11 By knockout 2 By submission 5 By decision 4 Losses 4 By knockout 1 By submission 1 By decision 2
Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog
Omar Antonio Morales Ferrer [ 1] Venezuelan mixed martial artist who competes in the Featherweight and Lightweight divisions. He is most notable for his time in the Ultimate Fighting Championship .
Mixed martial arts career
Early career
Starting his career in 2011, Morales compiled a 7–0 record, fighting mainly for various regional Venezuelan promotions and picking up a knockout win at Bellator 204 . Morales moved to United States in order to pursuit his career in mixed martial arts in 2015.[ 3]
Morales was eventually invited to Dana White's Contender Series 23 , where he faced the then Legacy Fighting Alliance Lightweight champ, Harvey Park, for a UFC contract. he finished the fight with the use of leg kicks and eventually winning by TKO, earning himself a chance into the UFC.[ 4]
Ultimate Fighting Championship
Morales made his promotional debut facing Dong Hyun Ma on December 21, 2019, at UFC on ESPN+ 23 . He won the fight by unanimous decision.[ 5]
Next Morales faced Gabriel Benítez on May 13, 2020, at UFC Fight Night: Smith vs. Teixeira .[ 6] [ 7]
Morales then faced Giga Chikadze on October 11, 2020 at UFC Fight Night: Moraes vs. Sandhagen .[ 8] [ 9]
Morales faced Shane Young on March 27, 2021, at UFC 260 .[ 10] [ 11]
Morales faced Jonathan Pearce on September 25, 2021, at UFC 266 .[ 12] [ 13]
Morales faced Uroš Medić on May 21, 2022, at UFC Fight Night 206 .[ 14] [ 15]
Morales was scheduled to face Mateusz Rębecki on January 14, 2023, at UFC Fight Night 217 .[ 16] [ 17]
Morales faced Chris Duncan, replacing Michal Figlak, on March 18, 2023, at UFC 286 .[ 18] [ 19]
On June 5, 2023, news surfaced that Morales had fought out his contract and the organization opted not to renew it.[ 20]
Mixed martial arts record
Professional record breakdown
15 matches
11 wins
4 losses
By knockout
2
1
By submission
5
1
By decision
4
2
Res.
Record
Opponent
Method
Event
Date
Round
Time
Location
Notes
Loss
11–4
Chris Duncan
Decision (split)
UFC 286
March 18, 2023
3
5:00
London , England
Loss
11–3
Uroš Medić
TKO (punches)
UFC Fight Night: Holm vs. Vieira
May 21, 2022
2
3:05
Las Vegas, Nevada , United States
Return to Lightweight.
Loss
11–2
Jonathan Pearce
Submission (rear-naked choke)
UFC 266
September 25, 2021
2
3:31
Las Vegas, Nevada , United States
Win
11–1
Shane Young
Decision (unanimous)
UFC 260
March 27, 2021
3
5:00
Las Vegas, Nevada , United States
Loss
10–1
Giga Chikadze
Decision (unanimous)
UFC Fight Night: Moraes vs. Sandhagen
October 11, 2020
3
5:00
Abu Dhabi , United Arab Emirates
Featherweight debut.
Win
10–0
Gabriel Benítez
Decision (unanimous)
UFC Fight Night: Smith vs. Teixeira
May 13, 2020
3
5:00
Jacksonville, Florida , United States
Win
9–0
Ma Dong-hyun
Decision (unanimous)
UFC Fight Night: Edgar vs. The Korean Zombie
December 21, 2019
3
5:00
Busan , South Korea
Win
8–0
Harvey Park
TKO (leg kicks and punches)
Dana White's Contender Series 23
August 6, 2019
2
1:06
Las Vegas, Nevada , United States
Win
7–0
Troy Nawrocki
KO (punches)
Bellator 204
August 17, 2018
1
0:58
Sioux Falls, South Dakota , United States
Win
6–0
Jhan Zuniga
Submission (rear-naked choke)
Latin American Championship
February 20, 2016
1
3:14
Valencia , Venezuela
Win
5–0
Danilo Padilha da Silva
Decision (unanimous)
Fight Time 25
May 29, 2015
3
5:00
Miami, Florida , United States
Win
4–0
Stefan Werleman
Submission (rear-naked choke)
Eye 4N Eye Fighting Championships
September 26, 2014
1
0:49
Oranjestad , Aruba
Win
3–0
Wilmer Gonzalez
Submission (guillotine choke)
Supremacia MMA 2
October 27, 2012
1
1:54
Caracas , Venezuela
Win
2–0
Jesus Rodriguez
Submission (armbar)
Pugilatus MMA
August 18, 2012
1
3:34
Los Teques , Venezuela
Win
1–0
Angel Brito
Submission
GOV 2
November 26, 2011
1
N/A
Maturín , Venezuela
[ 21]
See also
References
^ a b Mixed martial arts show results Date: August 6, 2019 ^ "Stats | UFC" . ufcstats.com . Retrieved 2020-10-04 .^ Danny Segura (March 25, 2021). "UFC's Omar Morales feels duty to represent Venezuela as athletics struggle in ongoing crisis" . MMAjunkie.com ^ Martin, Damon (2020-05-13). "Dana White's Contender Series: Season 3, Week 7 Results: 3 fighters awarded UFC contracts" . MMAFighting . Retrieved 2020-10-09 . ^ Anderson, Jay (2019-12-21). "UFC Busan Results: Omar Morales Outworks Dong Hyun Ma in Decision Win" . Cageside Press . Retrieved 2019-12-22 . ^ DNA, MMA. "Gabriel Benitez vs. Omar Morales toegevoegd aan UFC evenement op 13 mei" . Retrieved 2020-05-05 . ^ McClory, Mike (2020-05-13). "UFC Jacksonville Results: Omar Morales Earns Victory, Gabriel Benitez Boasts Nasty Injury" . Cageside Press . Retrieved 2020-05-14 . ^ Staff (2020-09-02). "Omar Morales vs. Giga Chikadze added to UFC event on October 10" . mmadna.nl. Retrieved 2020-09-02 . (in Dutch) ^ Doherty, Dan (2020-10-10). "UFC Fight Island 5 Results: Giga Chikadze Overwhelms Omar Morales With Striking" . Cageside Press . Retrieved 2020-10-10 . ^ Marvin France (2021-02-19). "Brad Riddell again left frustrated by MIQ voucher system after booking big UFC bout" . stuff.co.nz. Retrieved 2021-02-19 . ^ Anderson, Jay (2021-03-27). "UFC 260 Results: Omar Morales Bests Shane Young, Earns Decision Win" . Cageside Press . Retrieved 2021-03-28 . ^ Behunin, Alex (2021-08-19). "Omar Morales vs. Jonathan Pearce Added To UFC 266" . Cageside Press . Retrieved 2021-08-20 . ^ Evanoff, Josh (2021-09-25). "UFC 266 Results: Jonathan Pearce Submits Omar Morales" . Cageside Press . Retrieved 2021-09-25 . ^ ATSteveDuncan (2022-02-23). "Omar Morales vs. Uros Medic agregado a UFC Fight Night del 21 de mayo" . MMA.uno, #1 En noticias de Artes Marciales Mixtas (MMA) en Español. (in Spanish). Retrieved 2022-02-23 . ^ Anderson, Jay (2022-05-21). "UFC Vegas 55: The Doctor Is In! Uros Medic Stuns Omar Morales with Second-Round TKO" . Cageside Press . Retrieved 2022-05-22 . ^ "Debiut w UFC potwierdzony! Mateusz Rębecki skrzyżuje rękawice z mocnym kickbokserem!" . lowking.pl. 2022-11-03. Retrieved 2022-11-03 .(in Polish) ^ "Omar Morales wypada z walki! Mateusz Rębecki z nowym przeciwnikiem na debiut w UFC!" . Lowking.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 2022-12-29 .^ Arshad (2023-02-08). "UFC 286: Omar Morales to Replace Michal Figlak Against Chris Duncan" . www.itnwwe.com . Retrieved 2023-02-08 . ^ Val Dewar (2023-03-18). "UFC 286: Chris Duncan Grinds His Way to Decision Victory Over Omar Morales" . Cageside Press . Retrieved 2023-03-18 . ^ Damon Martin (June 5, 2023). "Makwan Amirkhani, Trevin Jones and four more fighters removed from UFC roster" . mmafighting.com. ^ Sherdog.com. "Omar Morales" . Sherdog . Retrieved 2021-09-25 .
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