Benito Lopez vs. Albert Morales

UFC 2-2-0 vs. 1-4-1

Tale of the tape

Green = edge on that line
2-2-0
UFC record
1-4-1
Bantamweight
Division (benchmark)
Bantamweight
32
AgeΔ 3 yrs
35
5'10"
HeightΔ 1"
5'9"
73"
ReachΔ 1"
72"
Switch
Stance
Orthodox
45.1
Layoff (months)Δ 56.3 mo
101.4
LWLW
Last 5 (newest first)
LLLWL

The read

Stats 25%+ off the division median
Benito Lopez rarely shoots — 0.00 takedowns per 15 minutes, vs a 1.12 Bantamweight norm.
Benito Lopez's takedown defense leaks — 33% stopped, vs a 67% Bantamweight norm.
Albert Morales rarely shoots — 0.61 takedowns per 15 minutes, vs a 1.12 Bantamweight norm.

Level of competition

Full-career record by tier of opposition

Benito Lopez

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 42
Tier 3 — regional circuit 60

Tier-weighted record quality: 1.21 · 4 tier-1/2 wins · 5 finish wins over 12 documented bouts

In the UFC: 0-2 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.8 wins over .500

Albert Morales

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 35
Tier 2 — LFA / Cage Warriors (feeder belts) 10
Tier 3 — regional circuit 156

Tier-weighted record quality: 0.48 · 4 tier-1/2 wins · 15 finish wins over 31 documented bouts

In the UFC: 0-2 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +1.0 wins over .500

Striking

Career totals · norms = own-division medians

Significant strikes — landed & absorbed

1564.10/min · norm 3.52
Sig. strikes landed
2783.75/min · norm 3.52
1935.07/min · norm 3.58
Sig. strikes absorbed
2943.96/min · norm 3.58
43.8%norm 43.4%
Striking accuracy
34.5%norm 43.4%
54.3%norm 56.6%
Striking defense
56.8%norm 56.6%
10.39/15 · norm 0.30
Knockdowns
00.00/15 · norm 0.30

Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)

Benito Lopez

Distance 94.7% (norm 87.4%) · Clinch 4.2% (norm 5.7%) · Ground 1.1% (norm 6.5%)

Albert Morales

Distance 93.2% (norm 87.4%) · Clinch 3.6% (norm 5.7%) · Ground 3.2% (norm 6.5%)

What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)

Benito Lopez

Head 62.1% (norm 77.4%) · Body 16.3% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 21.6% (norm 8.4%)

Albert Morales

Head 80.1% (norm 77.4%) · Body 5.2% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 14.7% (norm 8.4%)

Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone

Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.

Zone Lopez L/AAccBantamweight med Morales L/AAccBantamweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 143 / 337 42.4% 39.0% 248 / 750 33.1% 39.0%
In the clinch 9 / 15 too few to rate 68.7% 11 / 29 37.9% 68.7%
On the ground 4 / 4 too few to rate 70.2% 19 / 26 73.1% 70.2%
BY TARGET
To the head 70 / 221 31.7% 34.9% 163 / 645 25.3% 34.9%
To the body 26 / 58 44.8% 66.8% 28 / 42 66.7% 66.8%
To the legs 60 / 77 77.9% 79.4% 87 / 118 73.7% 79.4%

Zones with fewer than 25 attempts are marked "too few to rate". Each fighter is measured against the median of leaderboard-eligible fighters in his own division (Bantamweight: 117 fighters · Bantamweight: 117 fighters).

What lands on them Opponents' accuracy against each man

Green ≤ division median — harder to hit than the typical man in his division.

Zone vs Lopez L/AOpp accBantamweight med vs Morales L/AOpp accBantamweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 163 / 376 43.4% 39.3% 226 / 582 38.8% 39.3%
In the clinch 8 / 18 too few to rate 70.4% 10 / 20 too few to rate 70.4%
On the ground 22 / 28 78.6% 72.4% 58 / 79 73.4% 72.4%
BY TARGET
To the head 114 / 323 35.3% 34.9% 217 / 559 38.8% 34.9%
To the body 39 / 51 76.5% 66.0% 39 / 70 55.7% 66.0%
To the legs 40 / 48 83.3% 79.1% 38 / 52 73.1% 79.1%

Grappling

Takedowns, control, submissions vs. division norm
0— acc · 0.00/15 · norm 1.12
Takedowns landed
337.5% acc · 0.61/15 · norm 1.12
133.3% def · norm 66.7%
Takedowns stopped
964.3% def · norm 66.7%
1:524.9% of cage time · norm 17.4%
Control time
12:1216.4% of cage time · norm 17.4%
7:393:00 per 15 · norm 2:24
Time under control
17:463:35 per 15 · norm 2:24
10.39/15 · norm 0.28
Submission attempts
00.00/15 · norm 0.28

Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Morales has more cage time on record.