Maia vs Moroz

Who won Maia vs Moroz?

Jennifer Maia beat Maryna Moroz by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the prelims of UFC Fight Night, on Saturday 19th November 2022 at UFC Apex in Las Vegas.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Jennifer Maia.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Women’s Flyweight division, which meant the weight limit was 125 pounds (8.9 stone or 56.7 KG).

Maia vs Moroz stats

Jennifer Maia stepped into the octagon with a record of 19 wins, 9 losses and 1 draw, 4 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 5 by submission.

Maryna Moroz made her way to the cage with a record of 11 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws, 1 of those win coming by knock out and 6 by submission.

Jennifer Maia's UFC record stood at 6-6-0, while Maryna Moroz's came in at 6-6-0.

The stats suggested Maia had an advantage in power over Moroz, with a 21% knock out percentage over Moroz's 9%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Moroz had a large advantage over Maia, boasting a 55% submission rate over Maia's 26%.

Jennifer Maia was the older woman by 3 years, at 35 years old.

Moroz had a height advantage of 3 inches over Maia. That also extended to a 3-inch reach advantage.

Maia was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 15 more fights, and made her debut in 2009, 3 years and 11 months earlier than Moroz, whose first professional fight was in 2013. She had fought 49 more professional rounds, 86 to Moroz's 37.

Maia vs Moroz form

Jennifer Maia had beaten 2 of her last 5 opponents.

In her last fight leading up to this contest, she had lost to Manon Fiorot at UFC Fight Night Columbus on 26th March 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Nationwide Arena, Columbus, United States.

Previous to that, she had been beaten by Katlyn Chookagian at UFC Fight Night on 15th January 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Going into that contest, she had won against Jessica Eye at UFC 264 on 10th July 2021 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas.

Before that, she had been defeated by Valentina Shevchenko at UFC 255 on 21st November 2020 by unanimous decision in their UFC Women’s Flyweight championship fight at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

She had beaten Joanne Calderwood at UFC Vegas 5 on 1st August 2020 by submission in the 1st round at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Activity check

Maia's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 8 months and 26 days, meaning she had been fighting on average every 9 months. In those fights, she fought a total of 15 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Maia vs Moroz?

Jennifer Maia was a 3/2 (+150) underdog going into the contest, while Maryna Moroz made her way into the ring at 11/20 (-180) with oddsmakers.