{"id":104791,"date":"2026-06-04T06:56:44","date_gmt":"2026-06-04T06:56:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.grizzliz.com\/media\/fighter\/vince-morales\/"},"modified":"2026-06-20T11:52:54","modified_gmt":"2026-06-20T11:52:54","slug":"vince-morales","status":"publish","type":"fighter_profile","link":"https:\/\/www.grizzliz.com\/media\/fighter\/vince-morales\/","title":{"rendered":"Vince Morales"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Vince \u00ab\u00a0Vandetta\u00a0\u00bb Morales \u2014 le grappler d&rsquo;Oregon qui ne l\u00e2che jamais<\/h2>\n<h3>Origines et formation<\/h3>\n<p>N\u00e9 le 12 novembre 1990 \u00e0 Caldwell, Idaho, Vince Morales a grandi \u00e0 Ontario, Oregon, une petite ville du bord de la Snake River o\u00f9 la lutte n&rsquo;est pas qu&rsquo;un sport \u2014 c&rsquo;est une culture. Champion d&rsquo;\u00c9tat de wrestling en derni\u00e8re ann\u00e9e de lyc\u00e9e, il file bri\u00e8vement \u00e0 Boise State University avant de se tourner vers le MMA. Son surnom, \u00ab\u00a0Vandetta\u00a0\u00bb, n&rsquo;est pas une affectation : c&rsquo;est tout simplement son deuxi\u00e8me pr\u00e9nom. Il s&rsquo;entra\u00eene aujourd&rsquo;hui \u00e0 la Syndicate MMA de Las Vegas sous la direction de John Wood, apr\u00e8s avoir d\u00e9but\u00e9 sa carri\u00e8re \u00e0 la Freak-Jitsu. Il est aussi ceinture violette en jiu-jitsu br\u00e9silien \u2014 et en fait la publicit\u00e9 avec humour, se pr\u00e9sentant comme \u00ab\u00a0la ceinture violette la plus dangereuse du monde\u00a0\u00bb.<\/p>\n<h3>D\u00e9buts professionnels et mont\u00e9e en puissance<\/h3>\n<p>Il passe pro en mai 2015 \u00e0 la Front Street Fights, une s\u00e9rie de gala r\u00e9gionale de l&rsquo;Oregon o\u00f9 il fait ses armes. Ses premiers combats sont erratiques \u2014 une soumission subie face \u00e0 Josh Wick d\u00e8s septembre 2015 \u2014 mais la progression est r\u00e9elle. Il construit un bilan solide sur les circuits r\u00e9gionaux, couplant KO propres et soumissions, avant de d\u00e9crocher une place \u00e0 Bellator 155 en mai 2016, o\u00f9 il bat Hamilton Ash par arr\u00eat de l&rsquo;arbitre au troisi\u00e8me round.<\/p>\n<h3>L&rsquo;Octogone et le chemin sem\u00e9 d&#8217;emb\u00fbches<\/h3>\n<p>En juillet 2018, Morales \u00e9choue \u00e0 la Contender Series face \u00e0 Domingo Pilarte (soumission, round 2). Il rebondit n\u00e9anmoins avec une victoire \u00e0 Bellator 205 en septembre, puis d\u00e9croche son ticket UFC quand Frankie Saenz se blesse \u00e0 court terme. Son bapt\u00eame de l&rsquo;Octogone a lieu le 24 novembre 2018 \u00e0 P\u00e9kin, face \u00e0 un certain Song Yadong \u2014 qui allait devenir l&rsquo;un des meilleurs bantamweights de la plan\u00e8te. Morales y laisse sa chemise mais pas sa dignit\u00e9 : il fait le travail jusqu&rsquo;\u00e0 la fin, battu aux points (30-27 sur les trois cartes).<\/p>\n<p>La suite est un parcours en dents de scie caract\u00e9ristique des combattants qui vivent de peu de marge \u00e0 l&rsquo;UFC. Il bat Aiemann Zahabi en mai 2019, perd contre Benito Lopez, se fait stopper \u00e0 coups de kick de jambe par Chris Gutierrez en mai 2020. Il revient en force \u00e0 l&rsquo;UFC 265 en ao\u00fbt 2021 avec une victoire aux points sur Drako Rodriguez, puis encha\u00eene avec le moment le plus marquant de sa carri\u00e8re : le 4 d\u00e9cembre 2021, il exp\u00e9die Louis Smolka d&rsquo;un overhand droit \u00e0 2:02 du premier round. Un KO propre, sans discussion, le genre qui fait les highlights. Deux d\u00e9faites aux points face \u00e0 Jonathan Martinez (mai 2022) et Miles Johns (novembre 2022) lui valent la porte de sortie de l&rsquo;UFC d\u00e9but 2023.<\/p>\n<h3>La reconstruction et le retour<\/h3>\n<p>Plut\u00f4t que de dispara\u00eetre, Morales encha\u00eene cinq victoires d&rsquo;affil\u00e9e entre mai 2023 et ao\u00fbt 2024 : il soumet le v\u00e9t\u00e9ran UFC Teruto Ishihara par D&rsquo;arce en 1:17 \u00e0 XMMA 6 (mai 2023), gagne \u00e0 la Front Street Fights, file au Japon pour s&rsquo;imposer aux points face \u00e0 Yuki Motoya \u00e0 RIZIN 45 (d\u00e9cembre 2023), puis remporte le titre UFL des bantamweights en soumettant Hunter Azure avec un Peruvian Necktie au troisi\u00e8me round (30 ao\u00fbt 2024). Cette s\u00e9rie lui ouvre une deuxi\u00e8me chance \u00e0 l&rsquo;UFC.<\/p>\n<p>Le retour est difficile. Quatre d\u00e9faites cons\u00e9cutives aux points \u2014 Taylor Lapilus (septembre 2024), Elijah Smith (f\u00e9vrier 2025), Raul Rosas Jr. (mars 2025), Colby Thicknesse (mai 2026) \u2014 et il est de nouveau \u00e9cart\u00e9 du roster. Son bilan final en UFC : 3 victoires, 8 d\u00e9faites. L&rsquo;essentiel de ses pertes vient aux points ; ses arr\u00eats restent rares. C&rsquo;est souvent le signe d&rsquo;un combattant qui accroche les meilleurs mais se perd dans le scoring des rounds.<\/p>\n<h3>Style et identit\u00e9<\/h3>\n<p>Morales est un finisseur : 7 KO et 5 soumissions en 16 victoires, soit 75 % de finish. Son grappling est son outil de pr\u00e9dilection \u2014 D&rsquo;arce choke, Peruvian Necktie, arm triangle \u2014 mais il peut clairement assommer les gens debout comme il l&rsquo;a prouv\u00e9 face \u00e0 Smolka. Sa base de wrestler lui donne les outils pour imposer le rythme, m\u00eame si ses phases debout restent perfectibles sur la dur\u00e9e. Son cousin Ricky Sim\u00f3n combat \u00e9galement au sein du roster UFC en bantamweight \u2014 deux gars de l&rsquo;Oregon dans le m\u00eame roster, pas si commun.<\/p>\n<div class=\"sources-article\"><strong>Sources :<\/strong> <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Vince_Morales\">Wikipedia<\/a>, <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ufc.com\/athlete\/vince-morales\">UFC.com<\/a>, <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/verdictmma.com\/fighter\/vince-vandetta-morales\">VerdictMMA<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Vince \u00ab\u00a0Vandetta\u00a0\u00bb Morales, bantamweight am\u00e9ricain (16-11), champion de wrestling devenu finisseur UFC : 7 KO, 5 soumissions et un retour rat\u00e9 \u00e0 l&rsquo;Octogone en 2024-2026.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":102723,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"inline_featured_image":false},"fighter_category":[],"fighter_tag":[],"class_list":["post-104791","fighter_profile","type-fighter_profile","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.3 - 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