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Flyweight
3 Rounds
Joseph Morales won · SUB R1
Elo1465
Elo1532

Matt SchnellvsJoseph MoralesUFC Prediction Result

UFC Fight Night: Bonfim vs. Brown · Saturday, November 8, 2025Las Vegas, Nevada, USA

Official fight result

Joseph Morales won

SUB · Round 1 · 2:54

Style matchupMatt Schnell: Pressure fightervsJoseph Morales: Submission grappler

The pressure fighter risks getting subbed if they over-commit on the ground.

Model Prediction: Joseph Morales wins(57.0%)

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 -490 American odds

+$20 profit

$120 total returned

Scouting Report

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

  • Joseph Morales threatens submissions; Matt Schnell has lost 30% of fights by sub.
  • Matt Schnell has 17pp better takedown defense — controls where the fight happens.
  • Stance matchup historically favors Joseph Morales (52.9%).

Tale of the Tape

Matt Schnell
Red Corner
VS
Joseph Morales
Blue Corner
+380
(21%)
Vegas Odds
-490
(83%)
1465
Elo
1532
36
Age
31
Orthodox
Stance
Switch
5'8"
Height
5'6"
177.8 cm
Reach
175.26 cm

Recent Form

Last 5 fights for each fighter — most recent on the right. Hover any result for the matchup.

Matt Schnell
oldest →
L
KOvs Matheus Nicolau · Dec 22
L
KOvs Steve Erceg · Mar 24
L
SUBvs Cody Durden · Sep 24
W
vs Jimmy Flick · Apr 25
L
KOvs Alessandro Costa · Jun 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 Alibi Idiris · Aug 25
latest

Output & Defense Comparison

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

Matt SchnellMetricJoseph Morales
4.07
Strikes / min
2.00
4.11
Strikes absorbed / min
2.05
55%
Strike defense
57%
0.60
TDs / 15 min
1.14
43%
Takedown defense
26%
1.20
Sub atts / 15 min
3.00
Net striking (SLpM − SApM)
-0.04evenly matched on net striking-0.05

Statistical Profile

Career averages · bigger area = stronger across dimensions

Elo1492 vs 1500Strikes4.1 vs 2.0Takedowns0.6 vs 1.1Sub Atts1.20 vs 3.00Form0.1 vs 1.0
Matt SchnellJoseph Morales

Recent Elo Trajectory

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

14501475150015251550← oldermost recent →
Matt Schnell(10 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 -67.0|Blue +67.0
Recent Form
Red -0.9|Blue +0.9
Striker Score
Red +0.1|Blue -0.1
Grappler Score
Red -0.0|Blue +0.0
EVEN
Layoff
Red +112.0|Blue -112.0
Red Corner advantageBlue Corner advantage

Strike Breakdown

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

Matt SchnellTargetJoseph Morales

By target zone

1
13% acc · 25%
Head
4
40% acc · 80%
2
100% acc · 50%
Body
0
1
100% acc · 25%
Leg
1
100% acc · 20%

By position

4
36% acc · 100%
Distance
2
29% acc · 40%
0
Clinch
0
0
Ground
3
75% acc · 60%

Round-by-Round Scoring (Model)

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

0
Matt Schnell rounds
1
even
0
Joseph Morales rounds
Round 1Even round
Sig. strikes4
Takedowns1
Control0:15
5Sig. strikes
0Takedowns
1:12Control

Fight Stats

Totals

0
KD
0
4 / 11
Sig Strikes
5 / 11
36%
Sig Str %
45%
5 / 12
Total Strikes
12 / 18
1 / 1
TDs
0 / 0
100%
TD %
0
Sub Att
1
1
Rev
1
0:15
Ctrl Time
1:12

Round-by-Round

RoundFighterSig StrTotal StrTDSub
1Joseph Morales5 / 1112 / 180 / 01
1Matt Schnell4 / 115 / 121 / 10

Matt Schnell

StanceOrthodox
Height68.0"
Reach70.0"
Fights18

Joseph Morales

StanceSwitch
Height66.0"
Reach69.0"
Fights5