Price vs Morono

Who won Price vs Morono?

Niko Price beat Alex Morono by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the main card of UFC 302, on Saturday 1st June 2024 at Prudential Center in Newark.

The scorecards were announced as 29-28, 29-28, 29-28 in favor of the winner Niko Price.

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).

Price vs Morono stats

Niko Price stepped into the octagon with a record of 15 wins, 7 losses and 0 draws, 10 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 3 by submission.

Alex Morono made his way to the cage with a record of 24 wins, 9 losses and 0 draws, 6 of those wins coming by knock out and 7 by submission.

This was Niko Price's 18th fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2016. Alex Morono marked his 22nd fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2016.

Niko Price's UFC record stood at 8-8-0, while Alex Morono's came in at 13-8-0.

The stats suggested Price had a massive power advantage over Morono, boasting a 67% knock out percentage over Morono's 25%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Morono had a slight advantage over Price, with a 29% submission rate over Price's 20%.

Niko Price was the older man by 1 year, at 35 years old.

Price had a height advantage of 1 inch over Morono. That also extended to a 4-inch reach advantage.

Price was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 11 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2012, 1 year and 2 months later than Morono, whose first professional fight was in 2010. He had fought 32 less professional rounds, 48 to Morono's 80.

Price vs Morono form

Niko Price had stopped 3 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had won against James Vick at UFC on ESPN+ 19 on 12th October 2019 by knockout in the 1st round at Amalie Arena, Tampa, United States.

Previous to that, he had lost to Geoff Neal at UFC 240 on 27th July 2019 by knockout in the 2nd round at Rogers Place, Edmonton, Canada.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Tim Means at UFC on ESPN+ 4 on 9th March 2019 by knockout in the 1st round at INTRUST Bank Arena, Wichita, United States.

Before that, he had been beaten by Abdul Razak Alhassan at UFC 228 on 8th September 2018 by knockout in the 1st round at American Airlines Center, Dallas.

He had defeated Randy Brown at UFC Fight Night 133 on 14th July 2018 by knockout in the 2nd round at CenturyLink Arena, Boise.

Alex Morono had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he was victorious against Tim Means at UFC Fight Night – Rozenstruik vs. Almeida on 13th May 2023 by submission in the 2nd round at Spectrum Center, Charlotte, United States.

Previous to that, he had been defeated by Santiago Ponzinibbio at UFC 282 on 10th December 2022 by knockout in the 3rd round at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas.

Going into that contest, he had won against Matt Semelsberger at UFC 277 on 30th July 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Madison Square Garden, New York City.

Before that, he had beaten Mickey Gall at UFC Fight Night on 4th December 2021 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

He had defeated David Zawada at UFC Vegas 36 on 4th September 2021 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Activity check

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

Going to this contest, Niko Price had last fought 5 years and 3 days ago, while Alex Morono's last outing had been 1 year, 5 months and 2 days ago.

Price's last 5 fights had come over a period of 6 years, 3 months and 1 day, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 3 months and 2 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 7 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1.4 rounds on average.

Morono's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 1 month and 11 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 7 months and 15 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 14 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.8 rounds on average.

What time did Price vs Morono start?

The fighters were expected to walk out at around 11:45 PM UTC , which was 7:45 PM EST or 4:45 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 12:45 AM BST in the UK.

What were the odds on Price vs Morono?

Niko Price was a 9/4 (+230) underdog going into the contest, while Alex Morono made his way into the ring at 9/25 (-280) with oddsmakers.