Ultimate Fighting Calendar
UFCUFC Fight Night: Strickland vs Magomedov
Welterweight3 rounds scheduled
Max Griffin
Max Griffin
“Pain”
20-13-0
RESULT

Michael Morales def. Max Griffin (Unanimous Decision)

Unanimous Decision · Round 3 · 5:00
WIN
Michael Morales
Michael Morales
19-0-0
Saturday, July 1, 2023
Meta Apex, Las Vegas, United States

Michael Morales defeated Max Griffin by Unanimous Decision in round 3 (5:00) in the Welterweight bout of UFC Fight Night: Strickland vs Magomedov, held Saturday, July 1, 2023 at Meta Apex, Las Vegas.

Fight stats

Max Griffin
Michael Morales
0
Knockdowns
0
36 of 102
Significant strikes
72 of 164
35%
Sig. strike accuracy
44%
39 of 105
Total strikes
73 of 165
0 of 8
Takedowns
1 of 1
0%
Takedown accuracy
100%
0
Submission attempts
0
0
Reversals
0
2:10
Control time
0:27
Significant strikes by target
28 of 93
Head
59 of 145
4 of 4
Body
5 of 8
4 of 5
Leg
8 of 11
35 of 99
Distance
68 of 159
1 of 3
Clinch
4 of 5
0 of 0
Ground
0 of 0

By round

ROUND 1
0
KD
0
11 of 26
Sig. str.
15 of 40
13 of 28
Total str.
15 of 40
0 of 2
Takedowns
0 of 0
0
Sub. att
0
1:14
Ctrl
0:05
ROUND 2
0
KD
0
15 of 38
Sig. str.
31 of 70
15 of 38
Total str.
31 of 70
0 of 2
Takedowns
0 of 0
0
Sub. att
0
0:05
Ctrl
0:02
ROUND 3
0
KD
0
10 of 38
Sig. str.
26 of 54
11 of 39
Total str.
27 of 55
0 of 4
Takedowns
1 of 1
0
Sub. att
0
0:51
Ctrl
0:20

Judges' Scorecards

Eric Colón
#GriffinMorales
1109
2910
3910
Total2829
Junichiro Kamijo
#GriffinMorales
1109
2910
3910
Total2829
Ron McCarthy
#GriffinMorales
1109
2910
3910
Total2829

Media Scores

0
Griffin
–
11
Morales
●29–28 Morales×11
All 11 media scorecards▾

Fan Scorecards

9%
Griffin
91%
Morales
33 fan scorecards submitted
●29–28 Morales72.7%●30–27 Morales18.2%●30–22 Griffin3%●29–28 Griffin3%
Fans' round-by-round verdict
R1
76%
Griffin
R2
94%
Morales
R3
91%
Morales

Scorecard data via mmadecisions.com

Referee
Kerry Hatley
Time format
3 Rnd (5-5-5)
Pre-fight comparison▾

Tale of the Tape

20-13-0
Record
19-0-0
0
Win Streak
7
40
Age
27
5'11"
180 cm
Height
6'0"
183 cm
76"
193 cm
Reach
79"
201 cm
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Stance
—
Welterweight
Weight Class
Welterweight
—
Nationality
—

Striking Profile

3.70
SLpM
5.68
47%
Str. Acc.
49%
3.69
SApM
3.26
—
Str. Def.
—

Grappling Profile

1.44
TD Avg.
1.04
41%
TD Acc.
41%
69%
TD Def.
89%
—
Sub. Avg.
—

Recent form (last 5 fights)

Max Griffin · 1-4
  • L
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  • L
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  • L
    Michael Chiesa
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    Submission · R3 · 1:56 · Welterweight
  • W
    Jeremiah Wells
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  • L
    Michael Morales
    UFC Fight Night: Strickland vs MagomedovSat, Jul 1, 2023
    Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Welterweight
Michael Morales · 5-0
  • W
    Sean Brady
    VeChain UFC 322: Della Maddalena vs MakhachevSat, Nov 15, 2025
    TKO · R1 · 3:27 · Welterweight
  • W
    Gilbert Burns
    UFC Fight Night: Burns vs MoralesSat, May 17, 2025
    TKO · R1 · 3:39 · Welterweight
  • W
    Neil Magny
    UFC Fight Night: Cannonier vs BorralhoSat, Aug 24, 2024
    TKO · R1 · 4:39 · Welterweight
  • W
    Jake Matthews
    UFC Fight Night: Allen vs CraigSat, Nov 18, 2023
    Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Welterweight
  • W
    Max Griffin
    UFC Fight Night: Strickland vs MagomedovSat, Jul 1, 2023
    Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Welterweight

Career Averages

Based on 19 fights · 7 fights
48.5
Avg sig. strikes
50.9
1.26
Avg takedowns
0.14
2:01
Avg control time
0:28
112
Career high strikes
84
6
Career high TDs
1

Strike Distribution

Max Griffin
Strike target
Michael Morales
67%
Head
80%
19%
Body
7%
14%
Leg
13%
Max Griffin
Strike position
Michael Morales
85%
Distance
77%
9%
Clinch
6%
6%
Ground
17%