Morales vs Young

Who won Morales vs Young?

Omar Morales beat Shane Young by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the prelims of UFC 260, on Saturday 27th March 2021 at UFC APEX in Las Vegas.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Omar Morales.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Featherweight division, which meant the weight limit was 145 pounds (10.4 stone or 65.8 KG).

Morales vs Young stats

Omar Morales stepped into the octagon with a record of 10 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, 2 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 5 by submission.

Shane Young made his way to the cage with a record of 13 wins, 5 losses and 0 draws, 6 of those wins coming by knock out and 4 by submission.

Omar Morales' UFC record stood at 3-4-0, while Shane Young's came in at 2-5-0.

The stats suggested Young had a large advantage in power over Morales, boasting a 46% knock out percentage over Morales' 20%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Morales had an advantage over Young, with a 50% submission rate over Young's 31%.

Omar Morales was the older man by 8 years, at 39 years old.

Morales had a height advantage of 3 inches over Young. That also extended to a 2-inch reach advantage.

Morales was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 7 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2011, 9 months earlier than Young, whose first professional fight was in 2012. He had fought 14 less professional rounds, 30 to Young's 44.

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