Price vs Morono

Who won Price vs Morono?

Niko Price beat Alex Morono by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the main card of UFC 302, on Saturday 1st June 2024 at Prudential Center in Newark.

The scorecards were announced as 29-28, 29-28, 29-28 in favor of the winner Niko Price.

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).

Price vs Morono stats

Niko Price stepped into the octagon with a record of 15 wins, 7 losses and 0 draws, 10 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 3 by submission.

Alex Morono made his way to the cage with a record of 24 wins, 9 losses and 0 draws, 6 of those wins coming by knock out and 7 by submission.

This was Niko Price's 17th fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2016. Alex Morono marked his 21st fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2016.

Niko Price's UFC record stood at 8-7-0, while Alex Morono's came in at 13-7-0.

The stats suggested Price had a massive power advantage over Morono, boasting a 67% knock out percentage over Morono's 25%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Morono had a slight advantage over Price, with a 29% submission rate over Price's 20%.

Niko Price was the older man by 1 year, at 34 years old.

Price had a height advantage of 1 inch over Morono. That also extended to a 4-inch reach advantage.

Price was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 11 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2012, 1 year and 2 months later than Morono, whose first professional fight was in 2010. He had fought 32 less professional rounds, 45 to Morono's 77.

Price vs Morono form

Alex Morono had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had won against Court McGee at UFC Fight Night: Allen vs. Curtis 2 on 6th April 2024 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC Apex, Las Vegas, United States.

Previous to that, he had lost to Joaquin Buckley at UFC Fight Night – Green vs Dawson on 7th October 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC Apex, Las Vegas.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Tim Means at UFC Fight Night – Rozenstruik vs. Almeida on 13th May 2023 by submission in the 2nd round at Spectrum Center, Charlotte.

Before 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.

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.

Activity check

Price's last 2 fights had come over a period of 6 years, 11 months and 20 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 3 years, 5 months and 26 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 3 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1.5 rounds on average.

Morono's last 5 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 11 months and 25 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 4 months and 25 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 14 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.8 rounds on average.

What time did Price vs Morono start?

The fighters were expected to walk out at around 11:45 PM UTC , which was 7:45 PM EST or 4:45 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 12:45 AM BST in the UK.

What were the odds on Price vs Morono?

Niko Price was a 9/4 (+230) underdog going into the contest, while Alex Morono made his way into the ring at 9/25 (-280) with oddsmakers.