Munoz Jr. vs Aoriqileng

Who won Munoz Jr. vs Aoriqileng?

Qileng Aori beat Johnny Munoz Jr by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the prelims of UFC Fight Night – Green vs Dawson, on Saturday 7th October 2023 at UFC Apex in Las Vegas.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Qileng Aori.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Bantamweight division, which meant the weight limit was 135 pounds (9.6 stone or 61.2 KG).

Munoz Jr. vs Aoriqileng stats

Johnny Munoz Jr stepped into the octagon with a record of 12 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws, 2 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 7 by submission.

Qileng Aori made his way to the cage with a record of 24 wins, 10 losses and 0 draws, 8 of those wins coming by knock out and 1 by submission.

Johnny Munoz Jr's UFC record stood at 2-4-0, while Qileng Aori's came in at 3-3-0.

The stats suggested Aori had an advantage in power over Munoz Jr, with a 33% knock out percentage over Munoz Jr's 17%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Munoz Jr had a massive advantage over Aori, boasting a 58% submission rate over Aori's 4%.

Johnny Munoz Jr was the older man by 1 year, at 31 years old.

Munoz Jr had a height advantage of 2 inches over Aori. That also extended to a 2-inch reach advantage.

Munoz Jr was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 19 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2015, 2 months earlier than Aori, whose first professional fight was in 2015. He had fought 56 less professional rounds, 33 to Aori's 89.

Munoz Jr. vs Aoriqileng form

Aori had beaten 2 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going the distance once.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had lost to Aiemann Zahabi at UFC 289 on 10th June 2023 by knockout in the 1st round at Rogers Arena, Vancouver, Canada.

Previous to that, he had won against Jay Perrin at UFC 278 on 20th August 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Vivint Arena, Salt Lake City, United States.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Cameron Else at UFC Fight Night: Lemos vs. Andrade on 23rd April 2022 by knockout in the 1st round at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Before that, he had been beaten by Cody Durden at UFC Vegas 43 on 20th November 2021 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

He had been defeated by Jeff Molina at UFC 261 on 24th April 2021 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena, Jacksonville.

Activity check

Munoz Jr's last 4 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 8 months and 21 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 8 months and 5 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 9 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.3 rounds on average.

Aori's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years and 4 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 7 months and 8 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 11 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.2 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Munoz Jr. vs Aoriqileng?

Johnny Munoz Jr was a 9/10 (-110) favourite going into the contest, while Qileng Aori made his way into the ring at 10/11 (-110) with oddsmakers.