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Dakota Bush vs Morquez Forest

Dakota Bush is 17-4-0; Morquez Forest is 8-2-0. Morquez Forest is 1 year older than Dakota Bush. Dakota Bush is 1" · 3 cm taller than Morquez Forest. They have met once: Dakota Bush 1, Morquez Forest 0.

Dakota Bush
United States
Dakota Bush
“Buckshot” · 17-4-0
Win · Split DecisionWin · TKOWin · Unanimous Decision
LightweightMet once
Morquez Forest
United States
Morquez Forest
“Black Clover” · 8-2-0
Loss · Split DecisionWin · Unanimous DecisionWin · Unanimous Decision
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Style & credentials

Dakota Bush

No background on record

Camp · American Top Team
Morquez Forest
  • 2024CFFC Interim Lightweight ChampionshipCage Fury Fighting Championships (CFFC)
  • —Champion · CFFC NextgenWelterweight
Camp · Top Brother

Sig. strikes by zone

Where each fighter lands, as a share of significant strikes

51%
Head
72%
18%
Body
18%
31%
Leg
10%

Time in position

Share of fight time at distance, in the clinch and on the ground

Dakota Bushlast 2 fights
71%29%
Morquez Forestlast 1 fight
71%29%
DistanceClinchGround

How good, really

Each stat against every UFC fighter, in plain words

Dakota Bush· incl. 2 fights outside the UFC Morquez Forest· incl. 1 fight outside the UFC
Strikes landed / min
2.595.53
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Dakota Bush · Below avg · better than 25% of UFC fightersMorquez Forest · Elite · better than 93% of UFC fighters
Strikes taken / minfewer is better
4.861.80
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Dakota Bush · Poor · better than 14% of UFC fightersMorquez Forest · Elite · better than 94% of UFC fighters
Takedowns landed / 15 min
1.753.00
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Dakota Bush · Good · better than 65% of UFC fightersMorquez Forest · Elite · better than 87% of UFC fighters
Takedown accuracy
33%50%
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Dakota Bush · Below avg · better than 35% of UFC fightersMorquez Forest · Good · better than 74% of UFC fighters
Takedown defence
43%67%
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Dakota Bush · Poor · better than 16% of UFC fightersMorquez Forest · Average · better than 55% of UFC fighters
Submission attempts / 15 min
0.000.00
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Dakota Bush · Poor · better than 0% of UFC fightersMorquez Forest · Poor · better than 0% of UFC fighters

Ranked against 1503 UFC fighters with five or more UFC fights.

Striking & grappling

Same scale left and right on every row

2.59
Strikes landed / min
5.53
4.86
Strikes taken / minfewer is better
1.80
1.75 / 5.3
Takedowns landed / 15 min
3.00 / 6.0
33%
Takedown accuracy
50%
43%
Takedown defence
67%
1:03
Control time / fight
1:05
0.00
Submission attempts / 15 min
0.00

Bars in a row share one scale. The stronger side is solid; the pale tail behind takedowns is attempts.

Where the strikes land

Range × target

Dakota Bush2 UFC fights · 52 landed
Head
Body
Leg
Distance
42%22/81
15%8/23
37%19/27
Clinch
4%2/2
0%0/0
0%0/0
Ground
2%1/1
0%0/0
0%0/0
Morquez Forest1 fight · by range and by target
Range
66%Distance · 55
28%Clinch · 23
6%Ground · 5
Target
72%Head · 60
18%Body · 15
10%Leg · 8

The range × target cross-tab is logged for UFC fights only.

Share of significant strikes landed by range and target · landed / attempted in each cell.

Head-to-Head History

Frequently asked questions

Have Dakota Bush and Morquez Forest ever fought?

Yes, once. Most recently at PFL Tampa: Cyborg vs Vieira (Sat, Aug 22, 2026), where Dakota Bush won by Split Decision.

What are the records of Dakota Bush and Morquez Forest?

Dakota Bush is 17-4-0 and Morquez Forest is 8-2-0.

Who is taller, Dakota Bush or Morquez Forest?

Dakota Bush is taller at 5'10" · 178 cm; Morquez Forest stands 5'9" · 175 cm.

Who is older, Dakota Bush or Morquez Forest?

Morquez Forest is 33 and Dakota Bush is 32.

Who has more finishes, Dakota Bush or Morquez Forest?

Dakota Bush has 9 wins inside the distance (3 by KO/TKO, 6 by submission); Morquez Forest has 5 wins (3 by KO/TKO, 2 by submission).