Rodriguez vs Morono

Who won Rodriguez vs Morono?

Daniel Rodriguez beat Alex Morono by split decision in their 3 round contest during the main card of UFC Fight Night, on Saturday 12th October 2024 at UFC Apex in Las Vegas.

The scorecards were announced as 29-28, 29-28, 29-28 in favor of the winner Daniel Rodriguez.

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).

Rodriguez vs Morono stats

Daniel Rodriguez stepped into the octagon with a record of 17 wins, 5 losses and 0 draws, 8 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 4 by submission.

Alex Morono made his way to the cage with a record of 24 wins, 10 losses and 0 draws, 6 of those wins coming by knock out and 7 by submission.

This was Daniel Rodriguez's 13th fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2020. Alex Morono marked his 23rd fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2016.

Daniel Rodriguez's UFC record stood at 9-4-0, while Alex Morono's came in at 13-9-0.

The stats suggested Rodriguez had a large advantage in power over Morono, boasting a 47% knock out percentage over Morono's 25%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Morono had a slight advantage over Rodriguez, with a 29% submission rate over Rodriguez's 24%.

Daniel Rodriguez was the older man by 4 years, at 38 years old.

Rodriguez had a height advantage of 2 inches over Morono. That also extended to a 2-inch reach advantage.

Rodriguez was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 12 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2015, 4 years and 6 months later than Morono, whose first professional fight was in 2010. He had fought 26 less professional rounds, 55 to Morono's 81.

Rodriguez vs Morono form

Rodriguez had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 2 of them, going to the judges twice.

In his last fight before this contest, he had lost to Neil Magny at UFC Fight Night: Mitchell vs. Evloev on 5th November 2022 by submission in the 3rd round at UFC Apex, Las Vegas, United States.

Previous to that, he had won against Jingliang Li at UFC 279 on 10th September 2022 by split decision in their 3 round contest at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Kevin Lee at UFC Vegas 35 on 28th August 2021 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC APEX, Enterprise.

Before that, he had defeated Preston Parsons at UFC Vegas 31 on 17th July 2021 by knockout in the 1st round at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

He was victorious against Dwight Grant at UFC Vegas 7 on 22nd August 2020 by knockout in the 1st round at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Activity check

Rodriguez's last 5 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 10 months and 4 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 11 months and 19 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 11 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.2 rounds on average.

Morono's last 4 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 1 month and 18 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year and 12 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 10 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.5 rounds on average.

What time did Rodriguez vs Morono start?

The fighters were expected to walk out at around 12:10 AM UTC , which was 8:10 PM EST or 5:10 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 1:10 AM BST in the UK.

What were the odds on Rodriguez vs Morono?

Daniel Rodriguez was a 11/25 (-230) favourite going into the contest, while Alex Morono made his way into the ring at 187/100 (+190) with oddsmakers.