Morono vs Buckley

Who won Morono vs Buckley?

Joaquin Buckley beat Alex Morono by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the main card of UFC Fight Night – Green vs Dawson, on Saturday 7th October 2023 at UFC Apex in Las Vegas.

The scorecards were announced as 30-27, 30-27, 30-26 in favor of the winner Joaquin Buckley.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Welterweight division, which meant the weight limit was 170 pounds (12.1 stone or 77.1 KG).

Morono vs Buckley stats

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

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

This was Alex Morono's 21st fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2016. Joaquin Buckley marked his 13th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2020.

Alex Morono's UFC record stood at 13-7-0, while Joaquin Buckley's came in at 9-4-0.

The stats suggested Buckley had a massive power advantage over Morono, boasting a 75% knock out percentage over Morono's 26%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Morono had a large advantage over Buckley, boasting a 30% submission rate over Buckley's 0%.

Alex Morono was the older man by 3 years, at 33 years old.

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

Morono was 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 had fought 22 more professional rounds, 77 to Buckley's 55.

Morono vs Buckley form

Buckley had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 3 of them, going the distance once.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had won against 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.

Previous to that, he had beaten Abdul Razak Alhassan at UFC Fight Night on 19th February 2022 by split decision in their 3 round contest at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Going into that contest, he had defeated Ant nio Arroyo at UFC Vegas 37 on 18th September 2021 by knockout in the 3rd round at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Before that, he had lost to Alessio Di Chirico at UFC on ABC 1 on 16th January 2021 by knockout in the 1st round at Etihad Arena, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.

He was victorious against Jackie Gosh at LFA 87 on 31st July 2020 by knockout in the 2nd round at Sanford Pentagon, Sioux Falls, United States.

Activity check

Morono's last 3 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 2 months and 16 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year and 26 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 7 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.3 rounds on average.

Buckley's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 11 months and 23 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 9 months and 17 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 12 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.4 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Morono vs Buckley?

Alex Morono was a 81/50 (+160) underdog going into the contest, while Joaquin Buckley made his way into the ring at 53/100 (-190) with oddsmakers.