Prates vs Morales at UFC 336: Two Knockout Artists Fight for the Interim Title
No. 2 Carlos Prates and No. 3 Michael Morales meet for the interim welterweight title at UFC 336 on Saturday, Jan. 30, 2027, at Scotiabank Arena in Toronto. Between them they have 33 knockouts, and each man has 10 first-round finishes.
Prates, 33, "The Nightmare," is from the state of São Paulo and fights out of The Fighting Nerds. He has competed in the UFC since February 2024 and is 24-7, with 19 knockouts, three submissions and two decisions. He averages 2.33 knockdowns per 15 minutes, lands 4.41 significant strikes per minute at 55% accuracy, and 91% of his significant strikes come standing. His most recent fight, in May 2026, was a knockout win in the third round.
Morales, 27, from Pasaje, Ecuador, is 19-0, with 14 knockouts, one submission and four decisions, and has fought in the UFC since January 2022. He lands 5.68 significant strikes per minute and averages 1.46 knockdowns per 15 minutes. His most recent fight, in November 2025, was a first-round knockout win. At 6 feet with a 79-inch reach, he is an inch shorter than Prates and has an inch more reach.
- Striking accuracy: Prates 55%, Morales 49%.
- Striking defense: Prates 48%, Morales 54%.
- Strikes absorbed per minute: Prates 4.30, Morales 3.26.
- Takedown defense: Prates 78%, Morales 90%.
- Average fight time: Prates 9:18, Morales 9:00.
The question: does Morales stay unbeaten and leave Toronto with the interim belt, or does Prates add a 20th knockout to his record?
The early prelims start at 5 p.m. Eastern time, the prelims at 7 p.m. and the main card at 9 p.m. Get your seat: Prates vs Morales tickets.