Guardado vs Morais

Who won Guardado vs Morais?

Taylor Guardado beat Mariana Morais by split decision in their 3 round contest during the main card of PFL 2021 #8, on Thursday 19th August 2021 at Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Hollywood.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Taylor Guardado.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Guardado vs Morais division, which meant the weight limit was pounds (0 stone or 0 KG).

Guardado vs Morais stats

Taylor Guardado stepped into the octagon with a record of 0 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws.

Mariana Morais made her way to the cage with a record of 16 wins, 10 losses and 0 draws, 4 of those wins coming by knock out and 8 by submission.

Taylor Guardado's PFL record stood at 3-1-0, while Mariana Morais' came in at 1-2-0.

The stats suggested Morais had a large advantage in power over Guardado, boasting a 25% knock out percentage over Guardado's 0%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Morais had a massive advantage over Guardado, boasting a 50% submission rate over Guardado's 0%.

Taylor Guardado was the older woman by 4 years, at 32 years old.

Guardado had a height advantage of 2 inches over Morais. That also extended to a 2-inch reach advantage.

Guardado was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 25 fewer fights, and made her debut in 2020, 7 years and 9 months later than Morais, whose first professional fight was in 2012. She had fought 43 less professional rounds, 14 to Morais' 57.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Mariana Morais had been fighting more than Taylor Guardado.

Going to this contest, Taylor Guardado had last fought 2 years, 10 months and 1 day ago, while Mariana Morais' last outing had been 2 years, 10 months and 1 day ago.

Guardado's last 2 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 11 months and 20 days, meaning she had been fighting on average every 1 year, 5 months and 27 days. In those fights, she fought a total of 6 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3 rounds on average.

Morais' last 2 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 11 months and 20 days, meaning she had been fighting on average every 1 year, 5 months and 27 days. In those fights, she fought a total of 4 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2 rounds on average.

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