Morales vs Giles

Who won Morales vs Giles?

Michael Morales beat Trevin Giles by knockout in the 1st round during the main card of UFC 270, on Saturday 22nd January 2022 at Honda Center in Anaheim.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Welterweight division, which meant the weight limit was 170 pounds (12.1 stone or 77.1 KG).

Morales vs Giles stats

Michael Morales stepped into the octagon with an undefeated record of 12 wins, zero losses and 0 draws, 9 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 1 by submission.

Trevin Giles made his way to the cage with a record of 14 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws, 6 of those wins coming by knock out and 5 by submission.

This was Michael Morales' 6th fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2022. Trevin Giles marked his 14th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2017.

Michael Morales' UFC record stood at 6-0-0, while Trevin Giles' came in at 7-7-0.

The stats suggested Morales had a massive power advantage over Giles, boasting a 75% knock out percentage over Giles' 43%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Giles had a large advantage over Morales, boasting a 36% submission rate over Morales' 8%.

Michael Morales was the younger man by 7 years, at 25 years old.

Morales had a 5-inch reach advantage.

Morales was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 5 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2017, 3 years and 6 months later than Giles, whose first professional fight was in 2014. He had fought 19 less professional rounds, 32 to Giles' 51.

Morales vs Giles form

Morales remained undefeated as a professional, stopping 3 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had won against Gilbert Burns at UFC Fight Night: Burns vs. Morales on 17th May 2025 by knockout in the 1st round at UFC Apex, Las Vegas, United States.

Previous to that, he had beaten Neil Magny at UFC Fight Night: Cannonier vs. Borralho on 24th August 2024 by knockout in the 1st round at UFC Apex, Las Vegas.

Going into that contest, he had defeated Jake Matthews at UFC Fight Night – Allen vs Craig on 18th November 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC Apex, Las Vegas.

Before that, he was victorious against Max Griffin at UFC Fight Night – Strickland vs. Magomedov on 1st July 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC Apex, Las Vegas.

He had won against Adam Fugitt at UFC 277 on 30th July 2022 by knockout in the 3rd round at Madison Square Garden, New York City.

Activity check

Morales' last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 10 months and 18 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 6 months and 29 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 11 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.2 rounds on average.

Giles' last 2 fights had come over a period of 5 years, 10 months and 14 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 2 years, 11 months and 7 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 5 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.5 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Morales vs Giles?

Sorry, we couldn’t find any historical odds for Morales vs Giles.