Wood vs Moroz

Who won Wood vs Moroz?

Joanne Calderwood beat Maryna Moroz by split decision in their 3 round contest during the prelims of UFC 299, on Saturday 9th March 2024 at Kaseya Center in Miami.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Joanne Calderwood.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Women’s Flyweight division, which meant the weight limit was 125 pounds (8.9 stone or 56.7 KG).

Wood vs Moroz stats

Joanne Calderwood stepped into the octagon with a record of 16 wins, 8 losses and 0 draws, 5 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 1 by submission.

Maryna Moroz made her way to the cage with a record of 11 wins, 5 losses and 0 draws, 1 of those win coming by knock out and 6 by submission.

Joanne Calderwood's UFC record stood at 9-8-0, while Maryna Moroz's came in at 6-6-0.

The stats suggested Calderwood had a large advantage in power over Moroz, boasting a 31% knock out percentage over Moroz's 9%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Moroz had a massive advantage over Calderwood, boasting a 55% submission rate over Calderwood's 6%.

Joanne Calderwood was the older woman by 6 years, at 38 years old.

Moroz had a height advantage of 1 inch over Calderwood. That also extended to a 2-inch reach advantage.

Calderwood was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 8 more fights, and made her debut in 2012, 1 year and 8 months earlier than Moroz, whose first professional fight was in 2013. She had fought 19 more professional rounds, 56 to Moroz's 37.

Wood vs Moroz form

Joanne Calderwood had beaten 2 of her last 5 opponents.

In her last fight before this contest, she had won against Luana Carolina at UFC 286 on 18th March 2023 by split decision in their 3 round contest at o2 Arena, London, United Kingdom.

Previous to that, she had lost to Alexa Grasso at UFC Fight Night Columbus on 26th March 2022 by submission in the 1st round at Nationwide Arena, Columbus, United States.

Going into that contest, she had been beaten by Taila Santos at UFC Vegas 43 on 20th November 2021 by submission in the 1st round at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Before that, she had been defeated by Lauren Murphy at UFC 263 on 12th June 2021 by split decision in their 3 round contest at Gila River Arena, Glendale.

She had beaten Jessica Eye at UFC 257 on 23rd January 2021 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Etihad Arena, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.

Activity check

Calderwood's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 3 months and 13 days, meaning she had been fighting on average every 7 months and 27 days. In those fights, she fought a total of 11 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.2 rounds on average.

Moroz's last 3 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 2 months and 1 day, meaning she had been fighting on average every 8 months and 21 days. In those fights, she fought a total of 6 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Wood vs Moroz?

Joanne Calderwood was a 9/5 (+180) underdog going into the contest, while Maryna Moroz made her way into the ring at 2/5 (-250) with oddsmakers.