Benito Lopez vs. Vince Morales

UFC 2-2-0 vs. 3-9-0

Tale of the tape

Green = edge on that line
2-2-0
UFC record
3-9-0
Bantamweight
Division (benchmark)
Bantamweight
32
AgeΔ 3 yrs
35
5'10"
HeightΔ 3"
5'7"
73"
ReachΔ 3"
70"
Switch
Stance
Orthodox
45.1
Layoff (months)Δ 41.9 mo
3.2
LWLW
Last 5 (newest first)
LLLLL

The read

Stats 25%+ off the division median
Benito Lopez rarely shoots — 0.00 takedowns per 15 minutes, vs a 1.12 Bantamweight norm.
Vince Morales is a submission threat — 0.46 attempts per 15 minutes, vs a 0.28 Bantamweight norm.
Benito Lopez's takedown defense leaks — 33% stopped, vs a 67% 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

Vince Morales

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 610
Tier 3 — regional circuit 101

Tier-weighted record quality: 0.67 · 6 tier-1/2 wins · 12 finish wins over 27 documented bouts

In the UFC: 1-6 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +1.1 wins over .500

Striking

Career totals · norms = own-division medians

Significant strikes — landed & absorbed

1564.10/min · norm 3.52
Sig. strikes landed
5423.36/min · norm 3.52
1935.07/min · norm 3.58
Sig. strikes absorbed
6253.87/min · norm 3.58
43.8%norm 43.4%
Striking accuracy
36.7%norm 43.4%
54.3%norm 56.6%
Striking defense
54.5%norm 56.6%
10.39/15 · norm 0.30
Knockdowns
20.19/15 · 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%)

Vince Morales

Distance 93.9% (norm 87.4%) · Clinch 4.7% (norm 5.7%) · Ground 1.4% (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%)

Vince Morales

Head 81.4% (norm 77.4%) · Body 14.2% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 4.4% (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% 488 / 1387 35.2% 39.0%
In the clinch 9 / 15 too few to rate 68.7% 39 / 70 55.7% 68.7%
On the ground 4 / 4 too few to rate 70.2% 15 / 20 too few to rate 70.2%
BY TARGET
To the head 70 / 221 31.7% 34.9% 363 / 1202 30.2% 34.9%
To the body 26 / 58 44.8% 66.8% 134 / 210 63.8% 66.8%
To the legs 60 / 77 77.9% 79.4% 45 / 65 69.2% 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% 579 / 1311 44.2% 39.3%
In the clinch 8 / 18 too few to rate 70.4% 34 / 49 69.4% 70.4%
On the ground 22 / 28 78.6% 72.4% 12 / 15 too few to rate 72.4%
BY TARGET
To the head 114 / 323 35.3% 34.9% 333 / 989 33.7% 34.9%
To the body 39 / 51 76.5% 66.0% 121 / 172 70.3% 66.0%
To the legs 40 / 48 83.3% 79.1% 171 / 214 79.9% 79.1%

Grappling

Takedowns, control, submissions vs. division norm
0— acc · 0.00/15 · norm 1.12
Takedowns landed
847.1% acc · 0.74/15 · norm 1.12
133.3% def · norm 66.7%
Takedowns stopped
2964.4% def · norm 66.7%
1:524.9% of cage time · norm 17.4%
Control time
13:308.4% of cage time · norm 17.4%
7:393:00 per 15 · norm 2:24
Time under control
23:142:09 per 15 · norm 2:24
10.39/15 · norm 0.28
Submission attempts
50.46/15 · 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.