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.

Alex Morono's UFC record stood at 13-6-0, 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 29 more professional rounds, 74 to Semelsberger's 45.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Matt Semelsberger had been fighting more than Alex Morono.

Going to this contest, Alex Morono had last fought 2 years, 4 months and 20 days ago, while Matt Semelsberger's last outing had been 2 years, 1 month and 12 days ago.

Morono's last 3 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 11 months and 16 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 11 months 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 3 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 10 months and 5 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 11 months and 12 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 7 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.3 rounds on average.

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