Ultimate Fighting Calendar
UFCUFC Fight Night: Smith vs Teixeira
Lightweight3 rounds scheduled
Gabriel Benitez
MexicoGabriel Benitez
“Moggly”
23-13-0
RESULT

Omar Morales def. Gabriel Benitez (Unanimous Decision)

Unanimous Decision · Round 3 · 5:00
WIN
Omar Morales
VenezuelaOmar Morales
“Venezuelan Fighter”
11-4-0
Thursday, May 14, 2020
VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena, Jacksonville, United States

Omar Morales defeated Gabriel Benitez by Unanimous Decision in round 3 (5:00) in the Lightweight bout of UFC Fight Night: Smith vs Teixeira, held Thursday, May 14, 2020 at VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena, Jacksonville. The judges scored it 29-28, 29-28, 30-27, Omar Morales won the decision.

Fight stats

Gabriel Benitez
Omar Morales
0
Knockdowns
0
50 of 179
Significant strikes
63 of 215
28%
Sig. strike accuracy
29%
50 of 179
Total strikes
63 of 215
0 of 1
Takedowns
0 of 0
0%
Takedown accuracy
-
0
Submission attempts
0
0
Reversals
0
0:00
Control time
0:00
Significant strikes by target
17 of 133
Head
36 of 178
21 of 28
Body
20 of 28
12 of 18
Leg
7 of 9
50 of 179
Distance
61 of 210
0 of 0
Clinch
2 of 5
0 of 0
Ground
0 of 0

By round

ROUND 1
0
KD
0
15 of 53
Sig. str.
12 of 55
15 of 53
Total str.
12 of 55
0 of 0
Takedowns
0 of 0
0
Sub. att
0
0:00
Ctrl
0:00
ROUND 2
0
KD
0
13 of 53
Sig. str.
20 of 60
13 of 53
Total str.
20 of 60
0 of 1
Takedowns
0 of 0
0
Sub. att
0
0:00
Ctrl
0:00
ROUND 3
0
KD
0
22 of 73
Sig. str.
31 of 100
22 of 73
Total str.
31 of 100
0 of 0
Takedowns
0 of 0
0
Sub. att
0
0:00
Ctrl
0:00

Judges' Scorecards

Derek Cleary
#BenitezMorales
1109
2910
3910
Total2829
Sal D'Amato
#BenitezMorales
1109
2910
3910
Total2829
Howard Reichbach
#BenitezMorales
1910
2910
3910
Total2730

Media Scores

2
Benitez
-
13
Morales
●29-28 Morales×10●30-27 Morales×3●29-28 Benitez×2
All 15 media scorecards▾

Fan Scorecards

21%
Benitez
79%
Morales
48 fan scorecards submitted
●29-28 Morales60.4%●30-27 Morales16.7%●29-28 Benitez16.7%●30-27 Benitez4.2%
Fans' round-by-round verdict
R1
67%
Benitez
R2
83%
Morales
R3
75%
Morales

Scorecard data via mmadecisions.com

Betting Odds

Gabriel Benitez
+185
35% implied win probability
Open: +129Best: +345
Omar Morales
-206
67% implied win probability
Open: -162Best: -160

Average moneyline across 8 sportsbooks.

Line Movement

Gabriel BenitezOmar Morales
30%40%50%60%70%May 8May 10May 12May 14May 8, 6:50 AM UTC · Gabriel Benitez +122 (45%)May 8, 2:35 PM UTC · Gabriel Benitez +122 (45%)May 8, 4:15 PM UTC · Gabriel Benitez +122 (45%)May 8, 4:35 PM UTC · Gabriel Benitez +122 (45%)May 8, 9:00 PM UTC · Gabriel Benitez +125 (44%)May 9, 2:10 PM UTC · Gabriel Benitez +123 (45%)May 10, 5:35 AM UTC · Gabriel Benitez +122 (45%)May 10, 5:40 AM UTC · Gabriel Benitez +120 (45%)May 10, 6:25 AM UTC · Gabriel Benitez +123 (45%)May 10, 6:25 AM UTC · Gabriel Benitez +124 (45%)May 10, 10:31 AM UTC · Gabriel Benitez +123 (45%)May 10, 5:20 PM UTC · Gabriel Benitez +126 (44%)May 10, 6:10 PM UTC · Gabriel Benitez +127 (44%)May 10, 6:21 PM UTC · Gabriel Benitez +128 (44%)May 10, 7:05 PM UTC · Gabriel Benitez +129 (44%)May 10, 7:10 PM UTC · Gabriel Benitez +129 (44%)May 10, 9:20 PM UTC · Gabriel Benitez +130 (43%)May 10, 9:20 PM UTC · Gabriel Benitez +132 (43%)May 10, 9:35 PM UTC · Gabriel Benitez +133 (43%)May 10, 10:15 PM UTC · Gabriel Benitez +134 (43%)May 10, 11:20 PM UTC · Gabriel Benitez +136 (42%)May 10, 11:20 PM UTC · Gabriel Benitez +137 (42%)May 10, 11:30 PM UTC · Gabriel Benitez +137 (42%)May 10, 11:35 PM UTC · Gabriel Benitez +138 (42%)May 10, 11:40 PM UTC · Gabriel Benitez +140 (42%)May 11, 12:35 AM UTC · Gabriel Benitez +142 (41%)May 11, 1:00 AM UTC · Gabriel Benitez +141 (41%)May 11, 1:35 AM UTC · Gabriel Benitez +140 (42%)May 11, 1:40 AM UTC · Gabriel Benitez +137 (42%)May 11, 1:41 AM UTC · Gabriel Benitez +137 (42%)May 11, 2:20 AM UTC · Gabriel Benitez +136 (42%)May 11, 7:40 AM UTC · Gabriel Benitez +137 (42%)May 11, 4:05 PM UTC · Gabriel Benitez +138 (42%)May 11, 7:00 PM UTC · Gabriel Benitez +137 (42%)May 11, 7:55 PM UTC · Gabriel Benitez +138 (42%)May 11, 9:00 PM UTC · Gabriel Benitez +140 (42%)May 11, 10:10 PM UTC · Gabriel Benitez +141 (41%)May 11, 10:15 PM UTC · Gabriel Benitez +142 (41%)May 11, 10:36 PM UTC · Gabriel Benitez +141 (41%)May 11, 10:45 PM UTC · Gabriel Benitez +142 (41%)May 12, 1:05 AM UTC · Gabriel Benitez +143 (41%)May 12, 3:35 PM UTC · Gabriel Benitez +144 (41%)May 12, 5:41 PM UTC · Gabriel Benitez +146 (41%)May 12, 9:40 PM UTC · Gabriel Benitez +148 (40%)May 12, 10:41 PM UTC · Gabriel Benitez +149 (40%)May 13, 7:50 AM UTC · Gabriel Benitez +148 (40%)May 13, 9:35 AM UTC · Gabriel Benitez +146 (41%)May 13, 12:50 PM UTC · Gabriel Benitez +145 (41%)May 13, 3:50 PM UTC · Gabriel Benitez +142 (41%)May 13, 3:55 PM UTC · Gabriel Benitez +141 (41%)May 13, 4:00 PM UTC · Gabriel Benitez +140 (42%)May 13, 4:35 PM UTC · Gabriel Benitez +142 (41%)May 13, 5:40 PM UTC · Gabriel Benitez +143 (41%)May 13, 6:05 PM UTC · Gabriel Benitez +142 (41%)May 13, 6:45 PM UTC · Gabriel Benitez +141 (41%)May 13, 8:35 PM UTC · Gabriel Benitez +142 (41%)May 13, 9:25 PM UTC · Gabriel Benitez +142 (41%)May 13, 9:40 PM UTC · Gabriel Benitez +143 (41%)May 13, 9:50 PM UTC · Gabriel Benitez +145 (41%)May 13, 9:55 PM UTC · Gabriel Benitez +143 (41%)May 13, 10:01 PM UTC · Gabriel Benitez +144 (41%)May 13, 10:15 PM UTC · Gabriel Benitez +145 (41%)May 13, 10:31 PM UTC · Gabriel Benitez +147 (40%)May 13, 11:10 PM UTC · Gabriel Benitez +145 (41%)May 13, 11:31 PM UTC · Gabriel Benitez +145 (41%)May 13, 11:50 PM UTC · Gabriel Benitez +143 (41%)May 13, 11:55 PM UTC · Gabriel Benitez +142 (41%)May 14, 12:00 AM UTC · Gabriel Benitez +139 (42%)May 14, 12:01 AM UTC · Gabriel Benitez +138 (42%)May 14, 12:15 AM UTC · Gabriel Benitez +166 (38%)May 14, 12:27 AM UTC · Gabriel Benitez +185 (35%)May 8, 6:50 AM UTC · Omar Morales -185 (65%)May 8, 2:35 PM UTC · Omar Morales -161 (62%)May 8, 4:15 PM UTC · Omar Morales -160 (62%)May 8, 4:35 PM UTC · Omar Morales -158 (61%)May 8, 9:00 PM UTC · Omar Morales -164 (62%)May 9, 2:10 PM UTC · Omar Morales -159 (61%)May 10, 5:35 AM UTC · Omar Morales -154 (61%)May 10, 5:40 AM UTC · Omar Morales -152 (60%)May 10, 6:25 AM UTC · Omar Morales -151 (60%)May 10, 6:25 AM UTC · Omar Morales -156 (61%)May 10, 10:31 AM UTC · Omar Morales -155 (61%)May 10, 5:20 PM UTC · Omar Morales -156 (61%)May 10, 6:10 PM UTC · Omar Morales -159 (61%)May 10, 6:21 PM UTC · Omar Morales -161 (62%)May 10, 7:05 PM UTC · Omar Morales -164 (62%)May 10, 7:10 PM UTC · Omar Morales -162 (62%)May 10, 9:20 PM UTC · Omar Morales -165 (62%)May 10, 9:20 PM UTC · Omar Morales -166 (62%)May 10, 9:35 PM UTC · Omar Morales -168 (63%)May 10, 10:15 PM UTC · Omar Morales -170 (63%)May 10, 11:20 PM UTC · Omar Morales -173 (63%)May 10, 11:20 PM UTC · Omar Morales -173 (63%)May 10, 11:30 PM UTC · Omar Morales -175 (64%)May 10, 11:35 PM UTC · Omar Morales -173 (63%)May 10, 11:40 PM UTC · Omar Morales -177 (64%)May 11, 12:35 AM UTC · Omar Morales -178 (64%)May 11, 1:00 AM UTC · Omar Morales -178 (64%)May 11, 1:35 AM UTC · Omar Morales -173 (63%)May 11, 1:40 AM UTC · Omar Morales -174 (64%)May 11, 1:41 AM UTC · Omar Morales -173 (63%)May 11, 2:20 AM UTC · Omar Morales -174 (64%)May 11, 7:40 AM UTC · Omar Morales -173 (63%)May 11, 4:05 PM UTC · Omar Morales -173 (63%)May 11, 7:00 PM UTC · Omar Morales -173 (63%)May 11, 7:55 PM UTC · Omar Morales -175 (64%)May 11, 9:00 PM UTC · Omar Morales -176 (64%)May 11, 10:10 PM UTC · Omar Morales -175 (64%)May 11, 10:15 PM UTC · Omar Morales -178 (64%)May 11, 10:36 PM UTC · Omar Morales -178 (64%)May 11, 10:45 PM UTC · Omar Morales -179 (64%)May 12, 1:05 AM UTC · Omar Morales -181 (64%)May 12, 3:35 PM UTC · Omar Morales -183 (65%)May 12, 5:41 PM UTC · Omar Morales -185 (65%)May 12, 9:40 PM UTC · Omar Morales -187 (65%)May 12, 10:41 PM UTC · Omar Morales -186 (65%)May 13, 7:50 AM UTC · Omar Morales -186 (65%)May 13, 9:35 AM UTC · Omar Morales -183 (65%)May 13, 12:50 PM UTC · Omar Morales -181 (64%)May 13, 3:50 PM UTC · Omar Morales -179 (64%)May 13, 3:55 PM UTC · Omar Morales -175 (64%)May 13, 4:00 PM UTC · Omar Morales -174 (64%)May 13, 4:35 PM UTC · Omar Morales -175 (64%)May 13, 5:40 PM UTC · Omar Morales -177 (64%)May 13, 6:05 PM UTC · Omar Morales -177 (64%)May 13, 6:45 PM UTC · Omar Morales -175 (64%)May 13, 8:35 PM UTC · Omar Morales -175 (64%)May 13, 9:25 PM UTC · Omar Morales -176 (64%)May 13, 9:40 PM UTC · Omar Morales -178 (64%)May 13, 9:50 PM UTC · Omar Morales -179 (64%)May 13, 9:55 PM UTC · Omar Morales -178 (64%)May 13, 10:01 PM UTC · Omar Morales -178 (64%)May 13, 10:15 PM UTC · Omar Morales -180 (64%)May 13, 10:31 PM UTC · Omar Morales -181 (64%)May 13, 11:10 PM UTC · Omar Morales -180 (64%)May 13, 11:31 PM UTC · Omar Morales -179 (64%)May 13, 11:50 PM UTC · Omar Morales -178 (64%)May 13, 11:55 PM UTC · Omar Morales -175 (64%)May 14, 12:00 AM UTC · Omar Morales -173 (63%)May 14, 12:01 AM UTC · Omar Morales -170 (63%)May 14, 12:15 AM UTC · Omar Morales -193 (66%)May 14, 12:27 AM UTC · Omar Morales -206 (67%)+185-206
SportsbookGabriel BenitezOmar Morales
BetOnline+140-160
Bookmaker+135-170
Bovada+135-165
Cloudbet+345-538
Pinnacle+311-470
sportsbetio+137-185
sports-interaction+140-180
unibet+140-177

Odds are for information only. · Odds data: fightodds.io

Frequently asked questions

Who won Gabriel Benitez vs Omar Morales?

Omar Morales defeated Gabriel Benitez by Unanimous Decision in round 3 (5:00) in the Lightweight bout of UFC Fight Night: Smith vs Teixeira, held Thursday, May 14, 2020 at VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena, Jacksonville. The judges scored it 29-28, 29-28, 30-27, Omar Morales won the decision.

What were the judges' scorecards for Gabriel Benitez vs Omar Morales?

The judges scored it 29-28, 29-28, 30-27, Omar Morales won the decision.

Was Gabriel Benitez vs Omar Morales a robbery?

Public scoring backed the judges: 79% of 48 fan cards scored it for Omar Morales; 87% of 15 media scores picked Omar Morales.

Full robbery index →
Referee
Dan Miragliotta
Time format
3 Rnd (5-5-5)
Pre-fight comparison▾

Win probability

Gabriel Benitez 47%53% Omar Morales

What the model gave each fighter going into the fight, from their pre-fight UFCalendar Power Index ratings. See the full Power Index

Fight DNA

Head to head

UFCalendar's style model. Each fighter is rated against their own division, so read the gaps as directional.

Gabriel Benitez
Striking Technician
7 edges
Omar Morales
Complete Fighter
4 edges
PowerSpeedPrecisionDurabilityEngineWrestlingGround

Radar scaled to this matchup · bars show the gap

Style shape

83Power67
96Speed95
90Precision94
86Durability88
94Engine93
52Wrestling70
82Ground58

Biggest edge Gabriel Benitez, Submissions +39

Attribute by attribute

Gabriel Benitez is on the left of every row, Omar Morales on the right.
73Punch power62
93Kick power72
96Punch speed97
96Kick speed92
90Accuracy94
52Takedowns70
70Ground striking61
93Submissions54
82Chin81
90Body strength94
94Cardio93

Attributes are rated 0-100 by UFCalendar's style model.

Tale of the Tape

23-13-0
Record
11-4-0
1685
Power Index rating
1703
0
Win Streak
0
38
Age
40
5'8"
173 cm
Height
5'11"
180 cm
71"
180 cm
Reach
73"
185 cm
Southpaw
Stance
Orthodox
Lightweight
Weight Class
Lightweight
Mexico
Nationality
Venezuela

Striking Profile

5.26
SLpM
3.42
41%
Str. Acc.
40%
4.49
SApM
3.18
63%
Str. Def.
58%

Grappling Profile

0.22
TD Avg.
0.46
50%
TD Acc.
100%
55%
TD Def.
63%
0.90
Sub. Avg.
0.00

Recent form (last 5 fights)

Gabriel Benitez · 1-4
  • L
    Maheshate
    UFC Fight Night: Nicolau vs Perez · Apr 27, 2024
    Split Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Lightweight
  • L
    Jim Miller
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    Submission · R3 · 3:25 · Lightweight
  • W
    Charlie Ontiveros
    UFC Fight Night: Vera vs Cruz · Aug 13, 2022
    TKO · R1 · 3:33 · Lightweight
  • L
    David Onama
    UFC Fight Night: Walker vs Hill · Feb 19, 2022
    TKO · R1 · 4:24 · Featherweight
  • L
    Billy Quarantillo
    UFC Fight Night: Makhachev vs Moises · Jul 17, 2021
    TKO · R3 · 3:40 · Featherweight
Omar Morales · 4-1
  • W
    Ivan Herrera
    Pradabsri vs. Canizales II · Aug 1, 2025
    TKO
  • W
    Alejandro Brugal
    Karate Combat 50 · Oct 11, 2024
    Unanimous Decision · Welterweight
  • W
    Antonio Molloy
    Karate Combat · Mar 23, 2024
    Unanimous Decision · Welterweight
  • W
    Armus Guyton
    Karate Combat 43 · Dec 15, 2023
    Unanimous Decision · Welterweight
  • L
    Chris Duncan
    UFC 286: Edwards vs Usman 3 · Mar 18, 2023
    Split Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Lightweight

Career Averages

Based on 15 fights · 7 fights
48.7
Avg sig. strikes
41.4
0.13
Avg takedowns
0.43
0:22
Avg control time
1:17
121
Career high strikes
69
1
Career high TDs
2

Strike Distribution

Gabriel Benitez
Strike target
Omar Morales
57%
Head
65%
23%
Body
19%
21%
Leg
16%
Gabriel Benitez
Strike position
Omar Morales
90%
Distance
88%
3%
Clinch
7%
7%
Ground
5%