Elijah Smith vs Vince Morales
Elijah Smith is 11-1-0; Vince Morales is 17-11-0. Vince Morales is 12 years older than Elijah Smith. Elijah Smith has a 1" · 3 cm reach advantage over Vince Morales. Elijah Smith is 2" · 5 cm taller than Vince Morales. They have met once: Elijah Smith 1, Vince Morales 0.
BantamweightMet once
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Style & credentials
Elijah Smith
Folkstyle Wrestling
- —Brown belt · BJJ
- 2023Bantamweight ChampionshipColorado Combat Club
- 2024Contract winner · DWCSBantamweight
- —Qualifier · State HSyouth · 3A 145 lb (2020)
Vince Morales
Folkstyle WrestlingBoxing
- 2016Featherweight ChampionshipFront Street Fights
- —Champion · State HS
Sig. strikes by zone
Where each fighter lands, as a share of significant strikes
84%66%
Head
8%25%
Body
8%9%
Leg
Time in position
Share of fight time at distance, in the clinch and on the ground
Elijah Smithlast 4 fights
59%33%
Vince Moraleslast 6 fights
59%15%26%
DistanceClinchGround
How good, really
Each stat against every UFC fighter, in plain words
Elijah Smith Vince Morales· incl. 1 fight outside the UFC
Strikes landed / min
4.343.53
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Elijah Smith · Good · better than 77% of UFC fightersVince Morales · Average · better than 55% of UFC fighters
Strikes taken / minfewer is better
3.083.73
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Elijah Smith · Good · better than 61% of UFC fightersVince Morales · Average · better than 40% of UFC fighters
Takedowns landed / 15 min
2.910.65
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Elijah Smith · Elite · better than 86% of UFC fightersVince Morales · Below avg · better than 28% of UFC fighters
Takedown accuracy
53%44%
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Elijah Smith · Good · better than 81% of UFC fightersVince Morales · Good · better than 64% of UFC fighters
Takedown defence
53%60%
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Elijah Smith · Below avg · better than 30% of UFC fightersVince Morales · Average · better than 42% of UFC fighters
Submission attempts / 15 min
1.100.60
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Elijah Smith · Good · better than 83% of UFC fightersVince Morales · Good · better than 63% of UFC fighters
Ranked against 1503 UFC fighters with five or more UFC fights.
Striking & grappling
Same scale left and right on every row
4.34
Strikes landed / min3.53
3.08
Strikes taken / minfewer is better3.73
2.91 / 5.5
Takedowns landed / 15 min0.65 / 1.5
53%
Takedown accuracy44%
53%
Takedown defence60%
2:07
Control time / fight1:19
1.10
Submission attempts / 15 min0.60
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
Elijah Smith5 UFC fights · 179 landed
Head
Body
Leg
Distance
51%92/257
6%10/16
7%13/18
Clinch
6%10/11
1%2/2
1%1/1
Ground
27%48/60
2%3/3
0%0/0
Vince Morales13 UFC fights · 596 landed
Head
Body
Leg
Distance
58%346/1174
20%122/199
9%54/74
Clinch
4%22/53
4%22/25
0%1/1
Ground
5%28/43
0%1/1
0%0/0
Share of significant strikes landed by range and target · landed / attempted in each cell.
When it ends
Every early finish of their careers, placed at the minute it ended
Elijah Smith9 of 12 ended early · 75%3 went the distance
R1R2R3R4R5
Vince Morales16 of 28 ended early · 57%12 went the distance
R1R2R3R4R5
finished the opponent got finished· placed at the minute the fight ended
Recent form · last 5
Elijah Smith5-0
- W
- W
- W
- WUFC Fight Night: Cannonier vs Rodrigues· Feb 15, 2025Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Bantamweight
- WAaron TauDana White's Contender Series 72· Sep 17, 2024Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Bantamweight
Full record · 12 fightsShow less
- WJosh WalkerFury FC 92: Pa-ac vs. Piccininni· Jun 16, 2024TKO · R1 · 1:44 · Bantamweight
- WJacob KreitelBattle MMA Championships 12· Feb 17, 2024TKO · R1 · 0:37 · Featherweight
- WRobert TrujilloColorado Combat Club 21· Dec 15, 2023Unanimous Decision · Bantamweight
- WDimas ChapaFury Challenger Series 6· Sep 1, 2023Submission · R3 · 2:09 · Bantamweight
- LReyes CortezFury FC 76: Chairez vs. Vasquez· Mar 24, 2023TKO · R3 · 2:17 · Bantamweight
- WChristian StrongFury FC 72: Van vs. McLean· Dec 18, 2022TKO · R1 · 1:18 · Bantamweight
- WRoger SmithFury FC 68: Bauman vs. Ivy· Aug 21, 2022TKO · R3 · 0:10 · Bantamweight
Vince Morales1-4
- W
- LUFC Fight Night: Della Maddalena vs Prates· May 2, 2026Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Bantamweight
- LUFC Fight Night: Moreno vs Erceg· Mar 29, 2025Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Bantamweight
- LUFC Fight Night: Cannonier vs Rodrigues· Feb 15, 2025Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Bantamweight
- LUFC Paris: Moicano vs Saint Denis· Sep 28, 2024Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Bantamweight
Full record · 28 fightsShow less
- W
- WLuis GuerreroTuff-N-Uff 137· May 24, 2024Submission · R2 · 4:09 · Bantamweight
- W
- WJoe PenafielFront Street Fights 26· Jul 28, 2023TKO · R2 · 2:19 · Catchweight
- W
- LUFC Fight Night: Lewis vs Spivac· Nov 19, 2022Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Bantamweight
- LUFC Fight Night: Holm vs Vieira· May 21, 2022Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Bantamweight
- W
- W
- L
- LUFC Fight Night: de Randamie vs Ladd· Jul 13, 2019Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Bantamweight
- WUFC Fight Night: Iaquinta vs Cowboy· May 4, 2019Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Bantamweight
- LUFC Fight Night: Blaydes vs Ngannou 2· Nov 24, 2018Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Bantamweight
- WJustin HugoBellator 205: McKee vs Teixeira· Sep 21, 2018Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Bantamweight
- LDana White's Tuesday Night Contender Series 13· Jul 17, 2018Submission · R2 · 1:52 · Bantamweight
- WBrandon HemplemanFront Street Fights 15· Jan 19, 2018TKO · R2 · 2:38 · Bantamweight
- WRowdy AkersKOTC: Quick Draw· Jun 17, 2017Submission · R1 · 1:58 · Catchweight
- WAndrew CruzFront Street Fights 10· Dec 9, 2016TKO · R3 · 3:07 · Featherweight
- WHamilton AshBellator 155: Carvalho vs Manhoef· May 20, 2016KO · R3 · 2:32
- WTrey SmithFront Street Fights 8· Feb 13, 2016TKO · R1 · 4:15 · Featherweight
- LJosh WickFront Street Fights 6· Sep 11, 2015Submission · R2 · 3:26 · Featherweight
- WJeremie MontgomeryCageSport 36· Jul 11, 2015TKO · R1 · 2:28 · Featherweight
- WJoseph ClevelandFront Street Fights 5· May 15, 2015Submission · R1 · 1:51 · Featherweight
Head-to-Head History
Frequently asked questions
Have Elijah Smith and Vince Morales ever fought?
Yes, once. Most recently at UFC Fight Night: Cannonier vs Rodrigues (Sat, Feb 15, 2025), where Elijah Smith won by Unanimous Decision.
What are the records of Elijah Smith and Vince Morales?
Elijah Smith is 11-1-0 and Vince Morales is 17-11-0.
Who has the longer reach, Elijah Smith or Vince Morales?
Elijah Smith has the longer reach: 71" · 180 cm against 70" · 178 cm for Vince Morales, a 1" · 3 cm advantage.
Who is taller, Elijah Smith or Vince Morales?
Elijah Smith is taller at 5'9" · 175 cm; Vince Morales stands 5'7" · 170 cm.
Who is older, Elijah Smith or Vince Morales?
Vince Morales is 36 and Elijah Smith is 24.
Who has more finishes, Elijah Smith or Vince Morales?
Elijah Smith has 8 wins inside the distance (6 by KO/TKO, 2 by submission); Vince Morales has 13 wins (8 by KO/TKO, 5 by submission).
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