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Vince Morales

Bantamweight · REAL v1.0 (registered) #85; v1.1 (shadow) #84

Descriptive profile. The resume rank is what has been earned; these statistics are context, not a prediction. A test on Oct 20, 2026 found that career statistics add nothing reliable to age, layoff and experience as predictors of the next result (experiments/REGISTER.md, EXP-2026-10-20-14).

Weight band 85-85: the 10th to 90th percentile of his position across weight vectors drawn near the 70/30 weights (the position does not depend on the weights). Rating 1,462, deviation 135: measured from 12 UFC bouts; a one-bout newcomer sits near 290.

Age 35 (born 1990-11-12) · Height 5 ft 7 in (170 cm) · Reach 70 in (178 cm) · Stance Orthodox · 183 days since last bout (2026-05-02) · Last five 0-5 · Streak L6

Why he is ranked here

Rating 1,462 is the division's 70th highest of 86 board fighters; the ledger stands at -3.9 (+0.1 from quality wins, less 1.0 for blowout losses, less 3.0 for other losses outside the top 5; losses count for three years); 1 quality win in 15 years, 0 over top-10 opponents; form penalty 0.80 for a 0-5 last five. Score -1.20 = -0.22 (rating term, 70% weight) -0.18 (ledger term, 30% weight) -0.80 (form penalty); score order put him at #85.

TermValueDetail
Score-1.2070% rating term + 30% ledger term - form penalty
Rating term-0.22resume rating 1,462, scaled against the division's interdecile range
Ledger term-0.18quality ledger -3.9: +0.1 QW +0.0 proof -1.0 blowout -3.0 weak
Form penalty0.80last five 0-5
Quality wins, 15 years10 over top-10 opponents, 0 over top-15
Placementscore order #85v1.0 (registered)
Shadow board v1.1#84score -1.09; score order #84

Rules, weights and worked examples: methodology.

Last ten bouts

DateEventOpponentOpp. official rankResultMethodRoundModel p
2026-05-02UFC Fight Night: Della Maddalena vs. PratesColby ThicknesseunrankedLunanimous decision3 (5:00)46%
2025-03-29UFC Fight Night: Moreno vs. ErcegRaul Rosas Jr.unrankedLunanimous decision3 (5:00)31%
2025-02-15UFC Fight Night: Cannonier vs. RodriguesElijah SmithunrankedLunanimous decision3 (5:00)46%
2024-09-28UFC Fight Night: Moicano vs. Saint DenisTaylor LapilusunrankedLunanimous decision3 (5:00)39%
2022-11-19UFC Fight Night: Nzechukwu vs. CutelabaMiles JohnsunrankedLunanimous decision3 (5:00)48%
2022-05-21UFC Fight Night: Holm vs. VieiraJonathan MartinezunrankedLunanimous decision3 (5:00)47%
2021-12-04UFC Fight Night: Font vs. AldoLouis SmolkaunrankedWKO/TKO1 (2:02)44%
2021-08-07UFC 265: Lewis vs. GaneDrako RodriguezunrankedWunanimous decision3 (5:00)49%
2020-05-30UFC Fight Night: Woodley vs. BurnsChris GutierrezunrankedLKO/TKO2 (4:27)47%
2019-07-13UFC Fight Night: De Randamie vs. LaddBenito LopezunrankedLunanimous decision3 (5:00)59%

Opp. official rank = the UFC media-panel rank of the opponent on the date (C champion, #1 to #15, unranked; n/a before Feb 2013 or where no official board existed). Model p = the predictive model's pre-fight win chance for him (frozen performance-adjusted Elo; bouts before 2020 were in its tuning sample). Linked opponents have a profile.

Career statistics

Through 2026-10-31, UFC bouts only. Percentile = share of the 86 board fighters at Bantamweight at or below this value; high is a position in the division, not a verdict.

Output
Significant strikes landed per minute3.36(35th percentile at Bantamweight)
Significant strike accuracy37%(9th percentile at Bantamweight)
Knockdowns scored per 15 minutes0.19(44th percentile at Bantamweight)
Share of wins by finish33%(32nd percentile at Bantamweight)
Defence and damage
Significant strikes absorbed per minute3.87(55th percentile at Bantamweight)
Significant strike defence55%(52nd percentile at Bantamweight)
Knockdowns suffered per 15 minutes0.19(60th percentile at Bantamweight)
Significant strikes absorbed, career625(79th percentile at Bantamweight)
KO/TKO losses1 (last 2020-05-30, 2,346 days ago)(85th percentile at Bantamweight)
Submission losses0(66th percentile at Bantamweight)
KO/TKO losses per bout over 10 years, each weighted down by the finisher's danger0.060(78th percentile at Bantamweight)
Grappling
Takedowns landed per 15 minutes0.74(34th percentile at Bantamweight)
Takedown defence64%(44th percentile at Bantamweight)
Share of cage time in control8%(33rd percentile at Bantamweight)
Share of significant strikes landed in the clinch or on the ground10%(26th percentile at Bantamweight)
Stylestriker (1.6 takedown attempts per 15 min; 8% control)
Career stage
Age36.0(89th percentile at Bantamweight)
Age at UFC debut28.0(62nd percentile at Bantamweight)
Years since UFC debut7.9(78th percentile at Bantamweight)
UFC bouts12(77th percentile at Bantamweight)
Cage time, minutes161(81st percentile at Bantamweight)
Bouts per year, last three years1.3(52nd percentile at Bantamweight)
Days since last bout183(66th percentile at Bantamweight)

Board position since Oct 2023

C2040608010020252026Oct 2023Oct 20262023-10-06: #78, Bantamweight2023-10-13: #76, Bantamweight2023-10-20: #76, Bantamweight2023-11-03: #76, Bantamweight2023-11-10: #76, Bantamweight2023-11-17: #76, Bantamweight2023-12-01: #78, Bantamweight2023-12-08: #78, Bantamweight2023-12-15: #77, Bantamweight2024-01-12: #79, Bantamweight2024-01-19: #79, Bantamweight2024-02-02: #82, Bantamweight2024-02-09: #81, Bantamweight2024-02-16: #79, Bantamweight2024-02-23: #80, Bantamweight2024-03-01: #81, Bantamweight2024-03-08: #84, Bantamweight2024-03-15: #84, Bantamweight2024-03-22: #85, Bantamweight2024-03-29: #85, Bantamweight2024-04-05: #86, Bantamweight2024-04-12: #89, Bantamweight2024-04-26: #89, Bantamweight2024-05-03: #87, Bantamweight2024-05-10: #86, Bantamweight2024-10-04: #82, Bantamweight2024-10-11: #82, Bantamweight2024-10-18: #81, Bantamweight2024-10-25: #82, Bantamweight2024-11-01: #82, Bantamweight2024-11-08: #81, Bantamweight2024-11-15: #82, Bantamweight2024-11-22: #82, Bantamweight2024-12-06: #82, Bantamweight2024-12-13: #81, Bantamweight2025-01-10: #80, Bantamweight2025-01-17: #79, Bantamweight2025-01-31: #78, Bantamweight2025-02-07: #78, Bantamweight2025-02-14: #79, Bantamweight2025-02-21: #87, Bantamweight2025-02-28: #87, Bantamweight2025-03-07: #87, Bantamweight2025-03-14: #86, Bantamweight2025-03-21: #88, Bantamweight2025-03-28: #88, Bantamweight2025-04-04: #89, Bantamweight2025-04-11: #88, Bantamweight2025-04-25: #88, Bantamweight2025-05-02: #89, Bantamweight2025-05-09: #89, Bantamweight2025-05-16: #88, Bantamweight2025-05-30: #88, Bantamweight2025-06-06: #88, Bantamweight2025-06-13: #89, Bantamweight2025-06-20: #90, Bantamweight2025-06-27: #90, Bantamweight2025-07-11: #90, Bantamweight2025-07-18: #90, Bantamweight2025-07-25: #90, Bantamweight2025-08-01: #90, Bantamweight2025-08-08: #90, Bantamweight2025-08-15: #90, Bantamweight2025-08-22: #89, Bantamweight2025-09-05: #89, Bantamweight2025-09-12: #89, Bantamweight2025-09-26: #89, Bantamweight2025-10-03: #89, Bantamweight2025-10-10: #90, Bantamweight2025-10-17: #91, Bantamweight2025-10-24: #91, Bantamweight2025-10-31: #91, Bantamweight2025-11-07: #91, Bantamweight2025-11-14: #90, Bantamweight2025-11-21: #90, Bantamweight2025-12-05: #89, Bantamweight2025-12-12: #87, Bantamweight2026-01-23: #84, Bantamweight2026-01-30: #84, Bantamweight2026-02-06: #85, Bantamweight2026-02-20: #86, Bantamweight2026-02-27: #86, Bantamweight2026-03-06: #88, Bantamweight2026-03-13: #88, Bantamweight2026-03-20: #89, Bantamweight2026-03-27: #88, Bantamweight2026-04-03: #88, Bantamweight2026-04-10: #87, Bantamweight2026-04-17: #86, Bantamweight2026-04-24: #87, Bantamweight2026-05-01: #85, Bantamweight2026-05-08: #84, Bantamweight2026-05-15: #83, Bantamweight2026-05-29: #84, Bantamweight2026-06-05: #84, Bantamweight2026-06-13: #85, Bantamweight2026-06-19: #85, Bantamweight2026-06-26: #85, Bantamweight2026-07-10: #85, Bantamweight2026-07-17: #86, Bantamweight2026-07-24: #86, Bantamweight2026-07-31: #87, Bantamweight2026-08-07: #89, Bantamweight2026-08-14: #88, Bantamweight2026-08-21: #88, Bantamweight2026-08-28: #88, Bantamweight2026-09-04: #91, Bantamweight2026-09-11: #89, Bantamweight2026-09-18: #88, Bantamweight2026-09-25: #88, Bantamweight2026-09-26: #92, Bantamweight2026-10-03: #89, Bantamweight2026-10-10: #90, Bantamweight2026-10-17: #94, Bantamweight2026-10-24: #94, Bantamweight2026-10-31: #85, Bantamweight#85

Position on the registered v1.0 board at each weekly snapshot (C = title holder or reserved, drawn at the top; lower is better). Absent from 16 of 132 snapshots (gaps in the line).

Predictive rating by bout

1,4001,4501,5001,5501,60020212022202320242025Nov 2018Oct 20262018-11-24: 1,507 (L vs Song Yadong)2019-05-04: 1,552 (W vs Aiemann Zahabi)2019-07-13: 1,534 (L vs Benito Lopez)2020-05-30: 1,448 (L vs Chris Gutierrez)2021-08-07: 1,486 (W vs Drako Rodriguez)2021-12-04: 1,547 (W vs Louis Smolka)2022-05-21: 1,510 (L vs Jonathan Martinez)2022-11-19: 1,503 (L vs Miles Johns)2024-09-28: 1,471 (L vs Taylor Lapilus)2025-02-15: 1,472 (L vs Elijah Smith)2025-03-29: 1,479 (L vs Raul Rosas Jr.)2026-05-02: 1,477 (L vs Colby Thicknesse)1,477

Rating after each UFC bout from the frozen predictive model (performance-adjusted Elo, data/processed/elo_history.csv; a debut starts at 1,500). The resume rating's history is not stored, so this is the predictive line, which is a different number from the resume rating in the header.

Trajectory

Recent performances run about 45 points behind the rating: fighters this age typically run 52 points behind their rating, and his own recent results track that.

ComponentPointsMeaning
Age component-52what fighters aged 36.0 typically run relative to their rating (population curve, all UFC bouts since 2011)
Own recent results+8his recency-weighted mean and trend over 12 bouts, shrunk toward zero; trend +2 points a year
Combined-45the rating's likely distance from his current performance level, in rating points
Readingbehind ratingahead of, in line with (within 30 points), or behind the rating

Performance relative to the rating, by age

-1.0-0.5+0.0+0.5+1.027282930313233343536372018-11-24 (age 28.0): L vs Song Yadong, residual -0.142019-05-04 (age 28.5): W vs Aiemann Zahabi, residual +0.152019-07-13 (age 28.7): L vs Benito Lopez, residual -0.012020-05-30 (age 29.5): L vs Chris Gutierrez, residual -0.452021-08-07 (age 30.7): W vs Drako Rodriguez, residual +0.172021-12-04 (age 31.1): W vs Louis Smolka, residual +0.672022-05-21 (age 31.5): L vs Jonathan Martinez, residual -0.262022-11-19 (age 32.0): L vs Miles Johns, residual -0.122024-09-28 (age 33.9): L vs Taylor Lapilus, residual -0.222025-02-15 (age 34.3): L vs Elijah Smith, residual -0.012025-03-29 (age 34.4): L vs Raul Rosas Jr., residual +0.122026-05-02 (age 35.5): L vs Colby Thicknesse, residual +0.01-0.06

Each dot is one decided UFC bout at his age then: the performance score minus the rating's expectation, on the score's own scale from -1 to +1 (filled = win, hollow = loss; above zero is better than the rating implied; a finish as a slight favourite is about +0.45). The dashed line is the population curve for all fighters; the solid line is this fighter's own fitted level and trend as of the data date, weighted toward recent bouts. One unit sustained over many bouts corresponds to about 695 rating points; a single bout's residual is noisy.

Held-out evidence (walk-forward 2016 to 2026, EXP-2026-10-21-01): the age curve held in every test year; the individual component is a weak signal (correlation 0.06 with the next bout's residual; among fighters aged 33 or over, the lowest predicted quartile won 38% of next bouts against 53% expected, the highest 48% against 52%) and adds nothing to bout prediction beyond the shadow model. No board uses any of it: the rankings answer who has earned the place, not who wins next (EXP-2026-10-20-09). Method: src/mmalab/decline.py; settings: config/decline.yaml (expectation from the resume rating; one unit of residual is about 695 rating points).

Context flags

Descriptive only. Each line is a population fact about fighters like him, not a forecast for him; the register entries hold the measurements.

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