Michael Morales’ professional MMA record was last updated by the website Tapology. The page added one professional win and one professional defeat from the start of his career to the list. With that, Tapology posted on X:
“Update on the Tapology record for welterweight phenom Michael Morales. While Morales has been listed as undefeated as a professional to date, we have added 1 additional professional win and 1 additional professional defeat from the start of his career.”
After the last update, the 26-year-old is no longer undefeated. According to Tapology, his current record is 20-1.
Michael Morales suffered that one defeat while participating in the second season of the Ecuadorian league Ultima Pelea in 2017. He lost the quarterfinals by knockout against Ricardo Centeno. Tapology has classified this loss as a triangle stenosis. Originally, Morales was caught in a triangle choke by Centeno, and he ate several punches before the referee waved him away, while Morales was already in the shadow realm.
Watch the finish at 44:52 seconds in the video below:
Michael Morales claps back at Tapology
After the MMA registration website took away the Ecuadorian fighter’s undefeated record, he took to Instagram and joked:
“I’m hitting injustice right in the face ❤️ 🔥🤝. F**k you Tapology😂🖕🏽”
His official record will most likely remain spotless (19-0), as no official decisions have been made by an athletic committee or the UFC.
Morales, now number four in the welterweight division, has recorded three consecutive knockout victories in his last three fights. Most recently at UFC 322, he scored a round 1 TKO against top contender Sean Brady.
There have been talks about him facing newly minted welterweight champion, Islam Makhachev. However, with Makhachev returning after Ramadan 2026, Morales’ potential opponents in the coming months could include Ian Machado Garry, Carlos Prates, Kamaru Usman and Shavkat Rakhmonov.
He is hungry to come back and recently confirmed the same through an Instagram post that read:
“It’s time to come back❤️ 🔥🇪🇨🇲🇽”
Check out Michael Morales’ post below:
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