Morono vs Leal

Who won Morono vs Leal?

Carlos Leal beat Alex Morono by knockout in the 1st round during the prelims of UFC 313, on Saturday 8th March 2025 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.

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).

Morono vs Leal stats

Alex Morono stepped into the octagon with a record of 24 wins, 11 losses and 0 draws, 6 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 7 by submission.

Carlos Leal made his way to the cage with a record of 21 wins, 6 losses and 0 draws, 10 of those wins coming by knock out and 2 by submission.

This was Alex Morono's 23rd fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2016. Carlos Leal marked his 2nd fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2024.

Alex Morono's UFC record stood at 13-9-0, while Carlos Leal's came in at 1-1-0.

The stats suggested Leal had a large advantage in power over Morono, boasting a 48% knock out percentage over Morono's 25%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Morono had an advantage over Leal, with a 29% submission rate over Leal's 10%.

Alex Morono was the older man by 2 years, at 34 years old.

Morono was arguably the more experienced fighter, having had 8 more fights, and made his debut in 2010, 14 years and 5 months later than Leal, whose first professional fight was in . He had fought 25 more professional rounds, 81 to Leal's 56.

Morono vs Leal form

Alex Morono had beaten 2 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had lost to Daniel Rodriguez at UFC Fight Night: Royval vs. Taira on 12th October 2024 by split decision in their 3 round contest at UFC Apex, Las Vegas, United States.

Previous to that, he had been beaten by Niko Price at UFC 302 on 1st June 2024 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Prudential Center, Newark.

Going into that contest, he had won against Court McGee at UFC Fight Night: Allen vs. Curtis 2 on 6th April 2024 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC Apex, Las Vegas.

Before that, he had been defeated by 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.

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

Carlos Leal had stopped 3 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had lost to Rinat Fakhretdinov at UFC 308 on 26th October 2024 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Etihad Arena, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.

Previous to that, he had defeated Manuel Mena at LFA 187 on 6th July 2024 by knockout in the 1st round at N/A, São Paulo, Brazil.

Going into that contest, he had been beaten by Sadibou Sy at 2023 PFL Playoffs: Welterweights & Lightweights on 23rd August 2023 by split decision in their 3 round contest at The Theater at Madison Square Garden, New York, United States.

Before that, he was victorious against Dilano Taylor at PFL 6 on 23rd June 2023 by knockout in the 2nd round at Overtime Elite Arena, Atlanta.

He had won against David Zawada at PFL 3 on 14th April 2023 by knockout in the 1st round at The Theater at Virgin Hotels, Las Vegas.

Activity check

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

Going to this contest, Alex Morono had last fought 6 months and 22 days ago, while Carlos Leal's last outing had been 6 months and 8 days ago.

Morono's last 5 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 11 months and 21 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 4 months and 24 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 14 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.8 rounds on average.

Leal's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years and 20 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 4 months and 30 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 10 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2 rounds on average.

What time did Morono vs Leal start?

The fighters were expected to walk out at around 12:15 AM UTC , which was 7:15 PM EST or 4:15 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 12:15 AM GMT in the UK.

What were the odds on Morono vs Leal?

Alex Morono was a 11/2 (+550) underdog going into the contest, while Carlos Leal made his way into the ring at 3/25 (-830) with oddsmakers.