UFC UFC Fight Night: Bonfim vs. Brown Final

Flyweight

Matt Schnell vs Joseph Morales

Matt Schnell
United States

Matt Schnell

“Danger”

17-11

VS
Joseph Morales
United States

Joseph Morales

“Bopo”

15-3

Winner

Winner

Joseph Morales

Submission (From Guard) · Round 1 — 2:54

8 November 2025 · Meta Apex, Las Vegas, USA

Key takeaways

  • Joseph Morales beat Matt Schnell by submission in round 1 at 2:54.
  • Joseph Morales landed 12 of 18 total strikes, with 1:12 of control time.

Tale of the tape

Matt SchnellJoseph Morales
17-11Record15-3
35Age on fight night31
5′8″ (173 cm)Height5′6″ (168 cm)
70″ (178 cm)Reach69″ (175 cm)
125 lb (56.7 kg)Weight125 lb (56.7 kg)
OrthodoxStanceSwitch
Fortis MMATeamTeam Alpha Male
Amory, Mississippi, United StatesFromClovis, California, United States

Fight statistics

5of 12 · 42%Total strikes landed12of 18 · 67%
2of 9Head strikes11of 17
2of 2Body strikes0
1of 1Leg strikes1of 1
1of 1Takedowns0
0Submission attempts1
0:15Control time1:12

Counts are total strikes thrown and landed — the source does not separate significant strikes.

Round by round

Matt SchnellRoundJoseph Morales
5/12strikes1/1TD0KD0:15controlR112/18strikes0/0TD0KD1:12control

Form going into the fight

Matt Schnell

  1. WJimmy Flickunanimous decision2025
  2. LCody Durdensubmission R2 0:292024
  3. LSteve ErcegKO/TKO R2 0:262024
  4. LMatheus NicolauKO/TKO R2 1:442022
  5. WSumudaerjisubmission R2 4:242022

Joseph Morales

  1. WAlibi Idirissubmission R2 3:042025
  2. LEric Sheltonsplit decision2018
  3. LDeiveson Figueiredo2018
  4. WRobert Sanchezsubmission R1 3:562017

Also on this card

Gabriel Bonfim vs Randy BrownWelterweightKO/TKO R2 1:40Muslim Salikhov vs Uros MedicWelterweightKO/TKO R1 1:03Chris Padilla vs Ismael BonfimLightweightKO/TKO R2 4:30Christian Leroy Duncan vs Marco TulioMiddleweightKO/TKO R2 3:20Hyder Amil vs Jamall EmmersFeatherweightunanimous decision

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