Means vs Morono

Who won Means vs Morono?

Alex Morono beat Tim Means by submission in the 2nd round during the main card of UFC Fight Night – Rozenstruik vs. Almeida, on Saturday 13th May 2023 at Spectrum Center in Charlotte.

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).

Means vs Morono stats

Tim Means stepped into the octagon with a record of 32 wins, 14 losses and 1 draw, 19 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 5 by submission.

Alex Morono made his way to the cage with a record of 22 wins, 7 losses and 0 draws, 6 of those wins coming by knock out and 6 by submission.

This was Tim Means' 30th fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2012. Alex Morono marked his 23rd fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2016.

Tim Means' UFC record stood at 15-14-0, while Alex Morono's came in at 13-9-0.

The stats suggested Means had a massive power advantage over Morono, boasting a 59% knock out percentage over Morono's 27%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Morono had an advantage over Means, with a 27% submission rate over Means' 16%.

Tim Means was the older man by 7 years, at 41 years old.

Means had a height advantage of 3 inches over Morono. That also extended to a 3-inch reach advantage.

Means was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 18 more fights, and made his debut in 2004, 6 years and 8 months earlier than Morono, whose first professional fight was in 2010. He had fought 16 more professional rounds, 97 to Morono's 81.

Means vs Morono form

Tim Means had beaten 2 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had lost to Alex Morono at UFC Fight Night – Rozenstruik vs. Almeida on 13th May 2023 by submission in the 2nd round at Spectrum Center, Charlotte, United States.

Previous to that, he had been beaten by Max Griffin at UFC Fight Night: Kattar vs. Allen on 29th October 2022 by split decision in their 3 round contest at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Going into that contest, he had been defeated by Kevin Holland at UFC Fight Night: Kattar vs. Emmett on 18th June 2022 by submission in the 2nd round at Moody Center, Austin.

Before that, he had won against Nicolas Dalby at UFC Vegas 30 on 26th June 2021 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

He had beaten Mike Perry at UFC 255 on 21st November 2020 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Alex Morono had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, 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, United States.

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

Going into that contest, 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.

Before that, he was victorious against Matt Semelsberger at UFC 277 on 30th July 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Madison Square Garden, New York City.

He had won against Mickey Gall at UFC Fight Night on 4th December 2021 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Alex Morono had been fighting more than Tim Means.

Going to this contest, Tim Means had last fought 2 years, 1 month and 14 days ago, while Alex Morono's last outing had been 1 year, 8 months and 20 days ago.

Means' last 5 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 7 months and 6 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 11 months and 1 day. In those fights, he fought a total of 13 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.6 rounds on average.

Morono's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 6 months and 23 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 8 months and 17 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 14 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.8 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Means vs Morono?

Tim Means was a 9/5 (+180) underdog going into the contest, while Alex Morono made his way into the ring at 9/20 (-220) with oddsmakers.