Duncan vs Morales

Who won Duncan vs Morales?

Chris Duncan beat Omar Morales by split decision in their 3 round contest during the prelims of UFC 286, on Saturday 18th March 2023 at o2 Arena in London.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Chris Duncan.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Lightweight division, which meant the weight limit was 155 pounds (11.1 stone or 70.3 KG).

Duncan vs Morales stats

Chris Duncan stepped into the octagon with an undefeated record of 7 wins, zero losses and 0 draws, 6 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 1 by submission.

Omar Morales made his way to the cage with a record of 11 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws, 2 of those wins coming by knock out and 5 by submission.

This was Chris Duncan's 4th fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2023.

Chris Duncan's UFC record stood at 3-1-0, while Omar Morales' came in at 3-4-0.

The stats suggested Duncan had a massive power advantage over Morales, boasting a 86% knock out percentage over Morales' 18%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Morales had a massive advantage over Duncan, boasting a 45% submission rate over Duncan's 14%.

Chris Duncan was the younger man by 39 years, at years old.

Duncan had a height advantage of 1 inch over Morales.

Duncan was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 7 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2018, 6 years and 4 months later than Morales, whose first professional fight was in 2011. He had fought 4 less professional rounds, 26 to Morales' 30.

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Morales' last 3 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 8 months and 24 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year and 3 months. In those fights, he fought a total of 7 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.3 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Duncan vs Morales?

Chris Duncan was a 87/100 (-110) favourite going into the contest, while Omar Morales made his way into the ring at 19/20 (-110) with oddsmakers.