Omar Morales (fighter) explained

Omar Morales
Birth Name:Omar Antonio Morales Ferrer[1]
Birth Date:17 October 1985
Birth Place:Caracas, Venezuela
Weight Lb:155
Weight Class:Lightweight
Featherweight
Reach:73.0 in[2]
Fighting Out Of:Florida, United States
Team:Sanford MMA
Years Active:2011–present
Mma Kowin:2
Mma Subwin:5
Mma Decwin:4
Mma Koloss:1
Mma Subloss:1
Mma Decloss:2
Sherdog:120645

Omar Antonio Morales Ferrer (born October 17, 1985) is a Venezuelan mixed martial artist who competes in the Featherweight and Lightweight divisions. He is most notable for his time in the Ultimate Fighting Championship.

Mixed martial arts career

Early career

Starting his career in 2011, Morales compiled a 7–0 record, fighting mainly for various regional Venezuelan promotions and picking up a knockout win at Bellator 204. Morales moved to United States in order to pursuit his career in mixed martial arts in 2015.[3]

Dana White's Contender Series

Morales was eventually invited to Dana White's Contender Series 23, where he faced the then Legacy Fighting Alliance Lightweight champ, Harvey Park, for a UFC contract. he finished the fight with the use of leg kicks and eventually winning by TKO, earning himself a chance into the UFC.[4]

Ultimate Fighting Championship

Morales made his promotional debut facing Dong Hyun Ma on December 21, 2019, at UFC on ESPN+ 23. He won the fight by unanimous decision.[5]

Next Morales faced Gabriel Benítez on May 13, 2020, at .[6] He won the fight via unanimous decision.[7]

Morales then faced Giga Chikadze on October 11, 2020 at .[8] He lost the fight by unanimous decision.[9]

Morales faced Shane Young on March 27, 2021, at UFC 260.[10] He won the fight via unanimous decision.[11]

Morales faced Jonathan Pearce on September 25, 2021, at UFC 266.[12] He lost the fight via rear-naked choke in round two.[13]

Morales faced Uroš Medić on May 21, 2022, at UFC Fight Night 206.[14] He lost the fight via technical knockout in round two.[15]

Morales was scheduled to face Mateusz Rębecki on January 14, 2023, at UFC Fight Night 217.[16] However, Morales withdrew the fight for Undisclosed reasons.[17]

Morales faced Chris Duncan, replacing Michal Figlak, on March 18, 2023, at UFC 286.[18] He lost the fight via split decision.[19]

On June 5, 2023, news surfaced that Morales had fought out his contract and the organization opted not to renew it.[20]

Mixed martial arts record

|-|Loss|align=center|11–4|Chris Duncan|Decision (split)|UFC 286||align=center|3|align=center|5:00|London, England||-|Loss|align=center|11–3|Uroš Medić|TKO (punches)|||align=center|2|align=center|3:05|Las Vegas, Nevada, United States||-|Loss|align=center|11–2|Jonathan Pearce|Submission (rear-naked choke)|UFC 266||align=center|2|align=center|3:31|Las Vegas, Nevada, United States||-|Win|align=center|11–1|Shane Young|Decision (unanimous)|UFC 260 ||align=center|3|align=center|5:00|Las Vegas, Nevada, United States||-|Loss|align=center|10–1|Giga Chikadze|Decision (unanimous)|||align=center|3|align=center|5:00|Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates||-| Win| align=center|10–0| Gabriel Benítez|Decision (unanimous)|||align=center|3|align=center|5:00|Jacksonville, Florida, United States||-| Win| align=center|9–0| Ma Dong-hyun|Decision (unanimous)| ||align=center|3|align=center|5:00|Busan, South Korea||-| Win| align=center|8–0| Harvey Park| TKO (leg kicks and punches)| Dana White's Contender Series 23| | align=center| 2| align=center| 1:06| Las Vegas, Nevada, United States||-| Win| align=center| 7–0| Troy Nawrocki| KO (punches)|Bellator 204||align=center|1|align=center|0:58|Sioux Falls, South Dakota, United States| |-| Win| align=center| 6–0| Jhan Zuniga| Submission (rear-naked choke)| Latin American Championship||align=Center|1|align=center|3:14|Valencia, Venezuela| |-| Win| align=center| 5–0| Danilo Padilha da Silva| Decision (unanimous)| Fight Time 25| | align=center| 3| align=center| 5:00| Miami, Florida, United States| |-| Win| align=center| 4–0| Stefan Werleman| Submission (rear-naked choke)| Eye 4N Eye Fighting Championships| | align=center| 1| align=center| 0:49| Oranjestad, Aruba| |-| Win| align=center| 3–0| Wilmer Gonzalez| Submission (guillotine choke)| Supremacia MMA 2| | align=center| 1| align=center| 1:54| Caracas, Venezuela| |-| Win| align=center| 2–0| Jesus Rodriguez| Submission (armbar)| Pugilatus MMA| | align=center| 1| align=center| 3:34| Los Teques, Venezuela||-| Win| align=center| 1–0| Angel Brito| Submission| GOV 2| | align=center| 1| align=center| N/A| Maturín, Venezuela|[21]

See also

Notes and References

  1. https://boxing.nv.gov/uploadedFiles/boxingnvgov/content/results/2019_Results/08-06-19MMA.pdf Mixed martial arts show results Date: August 6, 2019
  2. Web site: Stats UFC. 2020-10-04. ufcstats.com.
  3. Web site: UFC's Omar Morales feels duty to represent Venezuela as athletics struggle in ongoing crisis. March 25, 2021. MMAjunkie.com. Danny Segura.
  4. Web site: Dana White's Contender Series: Season 3, Week 7 Results: 3 fighters awarded UFC contracts. Martin. Damon. 2020-05-13. MMAFighting. en-US. 2020-10-09.
  5. Web site: UFC Busan Results: Omar Morales Outworks Dong Hyun Ma in Decision Win. Anderson. Jay. 2019-12-21. Cageside Press. en-US. 2019-12-22.
  6. Web site: Gabriel Benitez vs. Omar Morales toegevoegd aan UFC evenement op 13 mei. DNA. MMA. en-US. 2020-05-05.
  7. Web site: UFC Jacksonville Results: Omar Morales Earns Victory, Gabriel Benitez Boasts Nasty Injury. McClory. Mike. 2020-05-13. Cageside Press. en-US. 2020-05-14.
  8. Web site: Omar Morales vs. Giga Chikadze added to UFC event on October 10. mmadna.nl. Staff. 2020-09-02. 2020-09-02.
  9. Web site: UFC Fight Island 5 Results: Giga Chikadze Overwhelms Omar Morales With Striking. Doherty. Dan. 2020-10-10. Cageside Press. en-US. 2020-10-10.
  10. Web site: Brad Riddell again left frustrated by MIQ voucher system after booking big UFC bout. stuff.co.nz. Marvin France. 2021-02-19. 2021-02-19.
  11. Web site: Anderson. Jay. 2021-03-27. UFC 260 Results: Omar Morales Bests Shane Young, Earns Decision Win. 2021-03-28. Cageside Press. en-US.
  12. Web site: Behunin. Alex. 2021-08-19. Omar Morales vs. Jonathan Pearce Added To UFC 266. 2021-08-20. Cageside Press. en-US.
  13. Web site: Evanoff. Josh. 2021-09-25. UFC 266 Results: Jonathan Pearce Submits Omar Morales. 2021-09-25. Cageside Press. en-US.
  14. Web site: ATSteveDuncan. 2022-02-23. Omar Morales vs. Uros Medic agregado a UFC Fight Night del 21 de mayo. 2022-02-23. MMA.uno, #1 En noticias de Artes Marciales Mixtas (MMA) en Español.. es.
  15. Web site: Anderson . Jay . 2022-05-21 . UFC Vegas 55: The Doctor Is In! Uros Medic Stuns Omar Morales with Second-Round TKO . 2022-05-22 . Cageside Press . en-US.
  16. Web site: Debiut w UFC potwierdzony! Mateusz Rębecki skrzyżuje rękawice z mocnym kickbokserem!. lowking.pl. 2022-11-03. 2022-11-03.
  17. Web site: Omar Morales wypada z walki! Mateusz Rębecki z nowym przeciwnikiem na debiut w UFC! . 2022-12-29 . Lowking.pl . pl-PL.
  18. Web site: Arshad . 2023-02-08 . UFC 286: Omar Morales to Replace Michal Figlak Against Chris Duncan . 2023-02-08 . www.itnwwe.com . en-US.
  19. Web site: UFC 286: Chris Duncan Grinds His Way to Decision Victory Over Omar Morales. Cageside Press. Val Dewar. 2023-03-18. 2023-03-18.
  20. Web site: Damon Martin . June 5, 2023 . Makwan Amirkhani, Trevin Jones and four more fighters removed from UFC roster . mmafighting.com.
  21. Web site: Sherdog.com. Omar Morales. 2021-09-25. Sherdog.

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