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Flyweight
5 Rounds
Title Bout
Joseph Morales won · SUB R2
Elo1505
Alibi Idiris
Elo1532

Alibi IdirisvsJoseph MoralesUFC Prediction Result

UFC 319: Du Plessis vs. Chimaev · Saturday, August 16, 2025Chicago, Illinois, USA

Official fight result

Joseph Morales won

SUB · Round 2 · 3:04

Style matchupAlibi Idiris: WrestlervsJoseph Morales: Submission grappler

Wrestler wants to control on top; grappler wants to threaten subs from bottom. Cage position is critical.

Model Prediction: Joseph Morales wins(60.9%)

Actual result: Joseph Morales wins · Model version: ufc_v6_2_pure_lightgbm_20260715_055615

Correct

Hypothetical $100 stake on the replay pick

Joseph Morales at +385 American odds

+$385 profit

$485 total returned

Scouting Report

Auto-generated signals worth knowing before you read the deep stats below.

  • Alibi Idiris has 40pp better takedown defense — controls where the fight happens.
  • Stance matchup historically favors Joseph Morales (52.9%).

Tale of the Tape

Alibi Idiris
Red Corner
VS
Joseph Morales
Blue Corner
-500
(83%)
Vegas Odds
+385
(21%)
1505
Elo
1532
31
Age
31
Orthodox
Stance
Switch
5'6"
Height
5'6"
172.72 cm
Reach
175.26 cm

Recent Form

Last 4 fights for each fighter — most recent on the right. Hover any result for the matchup.

Alibi Idiris
oldest →
W
vs Ode Osbourne · Feb 26
latest
Joseph Morales
oldest →
W
SUBvs Roberto Sanchez · Aug 17
L
KOvs Deiveson Figueiredo · Feb 18
L
vs Eric Shelton · Nov 18
W
SUBvs Matt Schnell · Nov 25
latest

Output & Defense Comparison

Rate-normalized career statistics. Bold side has the edge per metric.

Alibi IdirisMetricJoseph Morales
2.51
Strikes / min
2.00
2.64
Strikes absorbed / min
2.05
60%
Strike defense
57%
3.25
TDs / 15 min
1.14
66%
Takedown defense
26%
0.00
Sub atts / 15 min
3.00
Net striking (SLpM − SApM)
-0.13evenly matched on net striking-0.05

Statistical Profile

Career averages · bigger area = stronger across dimensions

Elo1500 vs 1483Strikes2.5 vs 2.0Takedowns3.3 vs 1.1Sub Atts0.00 vs 3.00Form0.0 vs -0.7
Alibi IdirisJoseph Morales

Recent Elo Trajectory

Last 10 fights for each fighter, aligned right (most recent on the right).

14701490151015301550← oldermost recent →
Alibi Idiris(2 fights)Joseph Morales(5 fights)

Model Feature Differentials

Red − Blue for each engineered feature. Bar leans toward the stronger fighter.Hover a label to see what it measures.

ELO Rating
Red -26.7|Blue +26.7
Recent Form
Red +0.7|Blue -0.7
Striker Score
Red +49.4|Blue -49.4
Grappler Score
Red +49.9|Blue -49.9
Red Corner advantageBlue Corner advantage

Strike Breakdown

Where the strikes landed. Head accuracy is the single strongest predictor of fight outcomes.

Alibi IdirisTargetJoseph Morales

By target zone

9
26% acc · 32%
Head
15
34% acc · 52%
17
89% acc · 61%
Body
13
72% acc · 45%
2
100% acc · 7%
Leg
1
100% acc · 3%

By position

22
46% acc · 79%
Distance
18
38% acc · 62%
6
75% acc · 21%
Clinch
9
75% acc · 31%
0
Ground
2
50% acc · 7%

Round-by-Round Scoring (Model)

Statistical round-winner heuristic based on strikes, takedowns, control time, and knockdowns. Not the official judges' scorecard.

0
Alibi Idiris rounds
0
even
2
Joseph Morales rounds
Round 1Joseph Morales edged it
Sig. strikes18
Takedowns0
Control0:23
10Sig. strikes
2Takedowns
2:55Control
Round 2Joseph Morales edged it
Sig. strikes10
Takedowns0
Control0:41
19Sig. strikes
0Takedowns
0:43Control
Statistical round count agrees with the official result.

Fight Stats

Totals

0
KD
0
28 / 56
Sig Strikes
29 / 63
50%
Sig Str %
44.5%
50 / 82
Total Strikes
44 / 86
0 / 1
TDs
2 / 5
0%
TD %
33%
0
Sub Att
2
1
Rev
0
1:04
Ctrl Time
3:38

Round-by-Round

RoundFighterSig StrTotal StrTDSub
1Joseph Morales10 / 2419 / 402 / 31
1Alibi Idiris18 / 2737 / 490 / 10
2Joseph Morales19 / 3925 / 460 / 21
2Alibi Idiris10 / 2913 / 330 / 00

Alibi Idiris

StanceOrthodox
Height66.0"
Reach68.0"
Fights2

Joseph Morales

StanceSwitch
Height66.0"
Reach69.0"
Fights5