Ultimate Fighting Calendar
UFCUFC Fight Night: Cannonier vs Rodrigues
Bantamweight3 rounds scheduled
Vince Morales
Vince Morales
“Vandetta”
16-11-0
RESULT

Elijah Smith def. Vince Morales (Unanimous Decision)

Unanimous Decision · Round 3 · 5:00
WIN
Elijah Smith
Elijah Smith
“Swift”
10-1-0
Saturday, February 15, 2025
Meta Apex, Las Vegas, United States

Elijah Smith defeated Vince Morales by Unanimous Decision in round 3 (5:00) in the Bantamweight bout of UFC Fight Night: Cannonier vs Rodrigues, held Saturday, February 15, 2025 at Meta Apex, Las Vegas.

Fight stats

Vince Morales
Elijah Smith
0
Knockdowns
0
40 of 86
Significant strikes
40 of 97
47%
Sig. strike accuracy
41%
42 of 90
Total strikes
52 of 110
2 of 4
Takedowns
3 of 4
50%
Takedown accuracy
75%
3
Submission attempts
1
2
Reversals
2
3:07
Control time
2:53
Significant strikes by target
30 of 74
Head
29 of 81
8 of 10
Body
2 of 3
2 of 2
Leg
9 of 13
36 of 81
Distance
37 of 94
4 of 5
Clinch
3 of 3
0 of 0
Ground
0 of 0

By round

ROUND 1
0
KD
0
19 of 40
Sig. str.
19 of 43
19 of 40
Total str.
19 of 43
0 of 0
Takedowns
1 of 1
0
Sub. att
0
0:00
Ctrl
0:17
ROUND 2
0
KD
0
4 of 5
Sig. str.
1 of 5
6 of 8
Total str.
7 of 12
2 of 3
Takedowns
1 of 1
2
Sub. att
1
2:02
Ctrl
2:08
ROUND 3
0
KD
0
17 of 41
Sig. str.
20 of 49
17 of 42
Total str.
26 of 55
0 of 1
Takedowns
1 of 2
1
Sub. att
0
1:05
Ctrl
0:28

Judges' Scorecards

Michael Bell
#MoralesSmith
1910
2109
3910
Total2829
Sal D'Amato
#MoralesSmith
1910
2109
3910
Total2829
Junichiro Kamijo
#MoralesSmith
1910
2109
3910
Total2829

Media Scores

2
Morales
–
8
Smith
●29–28 Smith×8●29–28 Morales×2
All 10 media scorecards▾

Fan Scorecards

44%
Morales
4%
Draw
53%
Smith
55 fan scorecards submitted
●29–28 Smith52.7%●29–28 Morales38.2%●30–27 Morales5.5%●29–29 Draw3.6%
Fans' round-by-round verdict
R1
67%
Smith
R2
98%
Morales
R3
78%
Smith

Scorecard data via mmadecisions.com

Referee
Mark Smith
Time format
3 Rnd (5-5-5)
Pre-fight comparison▾

Tale of the Tape

16-11-0
Record
10-1-0
0
Win Streak
3
35
Age
23
5'7"
170 cm
Height
5'9"
175 cm
70"
178 cm
Reach
71"
180 cm
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Stance
—
Bantamweight
Weight Class
Bantamweight
—
Nationality
—

Striking Profile

3.54
SLpM
4.18
37%
Str. Acc.
48%
3.91
SApM
2.96
—
Str. Def.
—

Grappling Profile

0.71
TD Avg.
2.98
47%
TD Acc.
53%
63%
TD Def.
53%
—
Sub. Avg.
—

Recent form (last 5 fights)

Vince Morales · 1-4
  • L
    Colby Thicknesse
    UFC Fight Night: Della Maddalena vs PratesSat, May 2, 2026
    Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Bantamweight
  • L
    Raul Rosas Jr.
    UFC Fight Night: Moreno vs ErcegSat, Mar 29, 2025
    Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Bantamweight
  • L
    Elijah Smith
    UFC Fight Night: Cannonier vs RodriguesSat, Feb 15, 2025
    Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Bantamweight
  • L
    Taylor Lapilus
    UFC Paris: Moicano vs Saint DenisSat, Sep 28, 2024
    Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Bantamweight
  • W
    Yuki Motoya
    RIZIN 45Sun, Dec 31, 2023
    Decision
Elijah Smith · 3-0
  • W
    SuYoung You
    UFC Fight Night: Emmett vs VallejosSat, Mar 14, 2026
    Submission · R2 · 1:04 · Bantamweight
  • W
    Toshiomi Kazama
    UFC Fight Night: Dolidze vs HernandezSat, Aug 9, 2025
    TKO · R1 · 4:10 · Bantamweight
  • W
    Vince Morales
    UFC Fight Night: Cannonier vs RodriguesSat, Feb 15, 2025
    Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Bantamweight

Career Averages

Based on 12 fights · 3 fights
45.2
Avg sig. strikes
31.0
0.67
Avg takedowns
1.00
1:08
Avg control time
2:46
76
Career high strikes
40
2
Career high TDs
3

Strike Distribution

Vince Morales
Strike target
Elijah Smith
67%
Head
84%
25%
Body
5%
8%
Leg
11%
Vince Morales
Strike position
Elijah Smith
90%
Distance
46%
7%
Clinch
6%
3%
Ground
47%