Who won Lopez vs Morales?
Benito Lopez beat Albert Morales by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the main card of UFC Fight Night 123, on Saturday 9th December 2017 at SaveMart Center in Fresno.
The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Benito Lopez.
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).
Lopez vs Morales stats
Benito Lopez stepped into the octagon with an undefeated record of 8 wins, zero losses and 0 draws, 3 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 2 by submission.
Albert Morales made his way to the cage with a record of 7 wins, 2 losses and 1 draw, 2 of those wins coming by knock out and 3 by submission.
Benito Lopez's UFC record stood at 2-2-0, while Albert Morales' came in at 1-4-1.
The stats suggested Lopez had a slight advantage in power over Morales, with a 38% knock out percentage over Morales' 29%.
If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Morales had an advantage over Lopez, with a 43% submission rate over Lopez's 25%.
Benito Lopez was the younger man by 2 years, at 31 years old.
Lopez had a height advantage of 1 inch over Morales. Despite this, both fighters had a equal reach.
Lopez was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 2 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2014, 9 months earlier than Morales, whose first professional fight was in 2015. He had fought 14 less professional rounds, 22 to Morales' 36.
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