Ponzinibbio vs Morono

Who won Ponzinibbio vs Morono?

Santiago Ponzinibbio beat Alex Morono by knockout in the 3rd round during the main card of UFC 282, on Saturday 10th December 2022 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Ponzinibbio vs Morono division, which meant the weight limit was pounds (0 stone or 0 KG).

Ponzinibbio vs Morono stats

Santiago Ponzinibbio stepped into the octagon with a record of 28 wins, 6 losses and 0 draws, 15 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 6 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 Santiago Ponzinibbio's 19th fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2013. Alex Morono marked his 23rd fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2016.

Santiago Ponzinibbio's UFC record stood at 12-7-0, while Alex Morono's came in at 13-9-0.

The stats suggested Ponzinibbio had a large advantage in power over Morono, boasting a 54% knock out percentage over Morono's 27%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Morono had a slight advantage over Ponzinibbio, with a 27% submission rate over Ponzinibbio's 21%.

Santiago Ponzinibbio was the older man by 4 years, at 38 years old.

Ponzinibbio had a height advantage of 1 inch over Morono. That also extended to a 1-inch reach advantage.

Ponzinibbio was arguably the more experienced fighter, having had 5 more fights, and made his debut in 2008, 2 years and 4 months earlier than Morono, whose first professional fight was in 2010. He had fought 5 less professional rounds, 76 to Morono's 81.

Ponzinibbio vs Morono form

Ponzinibbio had beaten 2 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going to the judges once.

In his last fight before this contest, he had lost to Michel Pereira at UFC Fight Night: Holm vs. Vieira on 21st May 2022 by split decision in their 3 round contest at UFC APEX, Las Vegas, United States.

Previous to that, he had been beaten by Geoff Neal at UFC 269 on 11th December 2021 by split decision in their 3 round contest at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Going into that contest, he had won against Miguel Baeza at UFC Vegas 28 on 5th June 2021 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest.

Before that, he had been defeated by Jingliang Li at UFC on ABC 1 on 16th January 2021 by knockout in the 1st round at Etihad Arena, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.

He had beaten Neil Magny at UFC Fight Night 140 on 17th November 2018 by knockout in the 4th round at Luna Park, Buenos Aires, Argentina.

Activity check

Ponzinibbio's last 5 fights had come over a period of 6 years, 3 months and 24 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 3 months and 6 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 14 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.8 rounds on average.

Morono's last 4 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 10 months and 5 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 11 months and 17 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 10 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.5 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Ponzinibbio vs Morono?

Santiago Ponzinibbio was a 57/100 (-180) favourite going into the contest, while Alex Morono made his way into the ring at 3/2 (+150) with oddsmakers.