Morono vs Buckley

When is Morono vs Buckley?

Alex Morono is set to take on Joaquin Buckley during the main card of UFC Fight Night – Green vs Dawson, on Saturday 7th October 2023 at UFC Apex in Las Vegas.

The fight is scheduled for 3 rounds in the Welterweight division, which means the weight limit will be 170 pounds (12.1 stone or 77.1 KG).

Morono vs Buckley stats

Alex Morono steps into the octagon with a record of 23 wins, 8 loses and 0 draws, 6 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 7 by submission.

Joaquin Buckley will make his way to the cage with a record of 16 wins, 6 loses and 0 draws, with 12 of those wins by knock out.

The stats suggest Buckley has a massive power advantage over Morono, boosting at 75% knock out percentage over Morono's 26%.

If the fight goes to the ground, their records suggest Morono will have a large advantage over Buckley, boasting at 30% submission rate over Buckley's 0%.

Alex Morono is the older man by 4 years, at 33 years old.

Morono has a height advantage of 1 inch over Buckley. Despite this, Buckley has 4-inch reach advantage.

Morono is the more experienced professional fighter, having had 9 more fights, and made his debut in 2010, 3 years and 9 months earlier than Buckley, whose first professional fight was in 2014. He has fought 21 more professional rounds, 68 to Buckley's 47.

Morono vs Buckley form

Alex Morono has beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight, he defeated Tim Means at UFC Fight Night – Rozenstruik vs. Almeida on 13th May 2023 by in the 2nd round at Spectrum Center, Charlotte, United States.

Previous to that, he had been beaten by Santiago Ponzinibbio at UFC 282 on 10th December 2022 by knockout in the 3rd round at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas.

Going into that contest, he had defeated Matt Semelsberger at UFC 277 on 30th July 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Madison Square Garden, New York City.

Before that, he had beat Mickey Gall at UFC Fight Night on 4th December 2021 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

He had won against David Zawada at UFC Vegas 36 on 4th September 2021 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Buckley has beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 2 of them, going the distance once.

In his last fight, he beat Andre Fialho at UFC Fight Night – Pennington vs. Aldana 2 on 20th May 2023 by knockout in the 2nd round at UFC Apex, Las Vegas, United States.

Previous to that, he had lost to Chris Curtis at UFC 282 on 10th December 2022 by knockout in the 2nd round at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas.

Going into that contest, he had been beaten by Nassourdine Imavov at UFC Fight Night Paris on 3rd September 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Accor Arena, Paris, France.

Before that, he had beat Albert Duraev at UFC Fight Night: Kattar vs. Emmett on 18th June 2022 by knockout in the 3rd round at Moody Center, Austin, United States.

He had defeated Abdul Razak Alhassan at UFC Fight Night on 19th February 2022 by split decision in their 3 round contest at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Activity check

In terms of recent activity, Joaquin Buckley has been fighting more than Alex Morono.

Alex Morono last fought 4 months and 5 days ago, while Joaquin Buckley's last outing was 3 months and 29 days ago.

Morono's last 5 fights have come over a period of 2 years and 14 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 4 months and 28 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 14 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 2.8 rounds on average.

Buckley's last 5 fights have come over a period of 1 year, 6 months and 30 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 3 months and 25 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 13 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 2.6 rounds on average.

What are the odds on Morono vs Buckley?

Joaquin Buckley is currently 11/20 (-180) to win the contest outright, while you can get 29/20 (+150) on Alex Morono if you fancy the small upset.

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