Smolka vs Morales

Who won Smolka vs Morales?

Vince Morales beat Louis Smolka by knockout in the 1st round during the prelims of UFC Fight Night, on Saturday 4th December 2021 at UFC APEX in Las Vegas.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Bantamweight division, which meant the weight limit was 135 pounds (9.6 stone or 61.2 KG).

Smolka vs Morales stats

Louis Smolka stepped into the octagon with a record of 17 wins, 7 losses and 0 draws, 8 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 7 by submission.

Vince Morales made his way to the cage with a record of 10 wins, 5 losses and 0 draws, 5 of those wins coming by knock out and 2 by submission.

Vince Morales marked his 9th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2018.

Louis Smolka's UFC record stood at 8-9-0, while Vince Morales' came in at 3-6-0.

The stats suggested Morales had a slight advantage in power over Smolka, with a 50% knock out percentage over Smolka's 47%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Smolka had a large advantage over Morales, boasting a 41% submission rate over Morales' 20%.

Louis Smolka was the younger man by 1 year, at 33 years old.

Smolka had a height advantage of 2 inches over Morales. That also extended to a 1-inch reach advantage.

Smolka was arguably the more experienced fighter, having had 9 more fights, and made his debut in 2012, 3 years earlier than Morales, whose first professional fight was in 2015. He had fought 2 less professional rounds, 54 to Morales' 56.

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Morales' last 2 fights had come over a period of 6 years, 1 month and 21 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 3 years and 25 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 6 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Smolka vs Morales?

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