Morales vs Smith

Who won Morales vs Smith?

Elijah Smith beat Vince Morales by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the prelims of UFC Fight Night, on Saturday 15th February 2025 at UFC Apex in Las Vegas.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Elijah Smith.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Bantamweight division, which meant the weight limit was 135 pounds (9.6 stone or 61.2 KG).

Morales vs Smith stats

Vince Morales stepped into the octagon with a record of 16 wins, 8 losses and 0 draws, 7 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 5 by submission.

Elijah Smith made his way to the cage with a record of 7 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, 4 of those wins coming by knock out and 1 by submission.

This was Vince Morales' 11th fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2018. Elijah Smith marked his 1st fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2025.

Vince Morales' UFC record stood at 3-8-0, while Elijah Smith's came in at 1-0-0.

The stats suggested Smith had an advantage in power over Morales, with a 57% knock out percentage over Morales' 44%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Morales had an advantage over Smith, with a 31% submission rate over Smith's 14%.

Vince Morales was the older man by 34 years, at 34 years old.

Morales was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 16 more fights, and made his debut in 2015, 7 years and 3 months earlier than Smith, whose first professional fight was in 2022. He had fought 42 more professional rounds, 62 to Smith's 20.

Morales vs Smith form

Morales had beaten 2 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going to the judges once.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had lost to Taylor Lapilus at UFC Fight Night: Moicano vs. Saint-Denis on 28th September 2024 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Accor Arena, Paris, France.

Previous to that, he had won against Yuki Motoya at RIZIN 45 on 31st December 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Saitama Super Arena, Saitama, Japan.

Going into that contest, he had been beaten by Miles Johns at UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Spivak on 19th November 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC Apex, Las Vegas, United States.

Before that, he had been defeated by Jonathan Martinez at UFC Fight Night: Holm vs. Vieira on 21st May 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

He had beaten Louis Smolka at UFC Fight Night on 4th December 2021 by knockout in the 1st round at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Activity check

Morales' last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 5 months and 3 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 8 months and 7 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 13 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.6 rounds on average.

What time did Morales vs Smith start?

The fighters were expected to walk out at around 9:50 PM UTC , which was 4:50 PM EST or 1:50 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 9:50 PM GMT in the UK.

What were the odds on Morales vs Smith?

Vince Morales was a 1/1 (+100) underdog going into the contest, while Elijah Smith made his way into the ring at 4/5 (-130) with oddsmakers.