Dong Hyun Ma vs. Omar Morales

UFC 3-5-0 vs. 3-4-0

Tale of the tape

Green = edge on that line
3-5-0
UFC record
3-4-0
Lightweight
Division (benchmark)
Lightweight
37
AgeΔ 3 yrs
40
5'11"
HeightΔ 0"
5'11"
70"
ReachΔ 3"
73"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
79.6
Layoff (months)Δ 38.9 mo
40.7
LLLWW
Last 5 (newest first)
LLLWL

The read

Stats 25%+ off the division median
Omar Morales rarely shoots — 0.49 takedowns per 15 minutes, vs a 1.38 Lightweight norm.
Dong Hyun Ma's takedown defense leaks — 33% stopped, vs a 64% Lightweight norm.
Omar Morales defends head shots well — opponents land just 24%, vs a 35% Lightweight norm.

Level of competition

Full-career record by tier of opposition

Dong Hyun Ma

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 35
Tier 3 — regional circuit 136

Tier-weighted record quality: 0.32 · 3 tier-1/2 wins · 12 finish wins over 30 documented bouts

In the UFC: 0-3 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record -0.4 wins over .500

Omar Morales

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 54
Tier 3 — regional circuit 60

Tier-weighted record quality: 1.11 · 5 tier-1/2 wins · 7 finish wins over 15 documented bouts

In the UFC: 1-1 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.6 wins over .500

Striking

Career totals · norms = own-division medians

Significant strikes — landed & absorbed

2352.84/min · norm 3.42
Sig. strikes landed
2903.17/min · norm 3.42
3394.10/min · norm 3.37
Sig. strikes absorbed
2883.14/min · norm 3.37
41.4%norm 43.5%
Striking accuracy
37.9%norm 43.5%
54.7%norm 56.3%
Striking defense
58.9%norm 56.3%
10.18/15 · norm 0.25
Knockdowns
10.16/15 · norm 0.25

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

Dong Hyun Ma

Distance 86.1% (norm 82.8%) · Clinch 9.2% (norm 7.6%) · Ground 4.8% (norm 8.0%)

Omar Morales

Distance 92.7% (norm 82.8%) · Clinch 4.0% (norm 7.6%) · Ground 3.3% (norm 8.0%)

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

Dong Hyun Ma

Head 81.3% (norm 78.2%) · Body 10.1% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 8.6% (norm 7.9%)

Omar Morales

Head 83.2% (norm 78.2%) · Body 10.3% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 6.5% (norm 7.9%)

Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone

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

Zone Ma L/AAccLightweight med Morales L/AAccLightweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 185 / 488 37.9% 37.9% 255 / 710 35.9% 37.9%
In the clinch 32 / 52 61.5% 67.3% 21 / 31 67.7% 67.3%
On the ground 18 / 27 66.7% 69.1% 14 / 25 56.0% 69.1%
BY TARGET
To the head 162 / 461 35.1% 35.0% 188 / 637 29.5% 35.0%
To the body 32 / 57 56.1% 69.1% 56 / 79 70.9% 69.1%
To the legs 41 / 49 83.7% 81.9% 46 / 50 92.0% 81.9%

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 (Lightweight: 201 fighters · Lightweight: 201 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 Ma L/AOpp accLightweight med vs Morales L/AOpp accLightweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 237 / 589 40.2% 38.9% 258 / 657 39.3% 38.9%
In the clinch 45 / 67 67.2% 68.6% 12 / 16 too few to rate 68.6%
On the ground 57 / 92 62.0% 68.0% 18 / 28 64.3% 68.0%
BY TARGET
To the head 241 / 606 39.8% 35.1% 114 / 468 24.4% 35.1%
To the body 63 / 89 70.8% 68.1% 99 / 128 77.3% 68.1%
To the legs 35 / 53 66.0% 81.5% 75 / 105 71.4% 81.5%

Grappling

Takedowns, control, submissions vs. division norm
753.8% acc · 1.27/15 · norm 1.38
Takedowns landed
3100.0% acc · 0.49/15 · norm 1.38
333.3% def · norm 64.0%
Takedowns stopped
2062.5% def · norm 64.0%
13:2016.1% of cage time · norm 19.5%
Control time
8:579.8% of cage time · norm 19.5%
22:184:02 per 15 · norm 2:46
Time under control
16:012:37 per 15 · norm 2:46
00.00/15 · norm 0.49
Submission attempts
00.00/15 · norm 0.49

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