Morono vs Semelsberger

Who won Morono vs Semelsberger?

Alex Morono beat Matt Semelsberger by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the prelims of UFC 277, on Saturday 30th July 2022 at Madison Square Garden in New York City.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Alex Morono.

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 Semelsberger stats

Alex Morono stepped into the octagon with a record of 21 wins, 7 losses and 0 draws, 6 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 6 by submission.

Matt Semelsberger made his way to the cage with a record of 9 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws, 6 of those wins coming by knock out and 1 by submission.

This was Alex Morono's 21st fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2016.

Alex Morono's UFC record stood at 13-7-0, while Matt Semelsberger's came in at 5-5-0.

The stats suggested Semelsberger had a massive power advantage over Morono, boasting a 67% knock out percentage over Morono's 29%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Morono had an advantage over Semelsberger, with a 29% submission rate over Semelsberger's 11%.

Alex Morono was the older man by 2 years, at 33 years old.

Semelsberger had a height advantage of 2 inches over Morono. That also extended to a 3-inch reach advantage.

Morono was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 16 more fights, and made his debut in 2010, 6 years and 4 months earlier than Semelsberger, whose first professional fight was in 2017. He had fought 32 more professional rounds, 77 to Semelsberger's 45.

Morono vs Semelsberger form

Semelsberger had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going the distance twice.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had lost to Jeremiah Wells at UFC Fight Night – Pavlovich vs. Blaydes on 22nd April 2023 by split decision in their 3 round contest at UFC Apex, Las Vegas, United States.

Previous to that, he had won against Jake Matthews at UFC Fight Night: Cannonier vs. Strickland on 17th December 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC Apex, Las Vegas.

Going into that contest, he had been beaten by Alex Morono 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 beaten AJ Fletcher at UFC Fight Night on 12th March 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

He had defeated Martin Sano at UFC 266 on 25th September 2021 by knockout in the 1st round at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas.

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.

Semelsberger's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 9 months and 29 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 6 months and 25 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 13 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.6 rounds on average.

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