Morales vs Magny

Who won Morales vs Magny?

Michael Morales beat Neil Magny by knockout in the 1st round during the main card of UFC Fight Night, on Saturday 24th August 2024 at UFC Apex 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).

Morales vs Magny stats

Michael Morales stepped into the octagon with an undefeated record of 16 wins, zero losses and 0 draws, 11 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 1 by submission.

Neil Magny made his way to the cage with a record of 29 wins, 11 losses and 0 draws, 8 of those wins coming by knock out and 4 by submission.

This was Michael Morales' 5th fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2022. Neil Magny marked his 33rd fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2013.

Michael Morales' UFC record stood at 5-0-0, while Neil Magny's came in at 22-11-0.

The stats suggested Morales had a massive power advantage over Magny, boasting a 69% knock out percentage over Magny's 28%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Magny had a slight advantage over Morales, with a 14% submission rate over Morales' 6%.

Michael Morales was the younger man by 12 years, at 25 years old.

Magny had a height advantage of 3 inches over Morales. That also extended to a 1-inch reach advantage.

Morales was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 24 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2017, 7 years later than Magny, whose first professional fight was in 2010. He had fought 76 less professional rounds, 31 to Magny's 107.

Morales vs Magny form

Magny had beaten 2 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going the distance once.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had lost to Michael Morales at UFC Fight Night: Cannonier vs. Borralho on 24th August 2024 by knockout in the 1st round at UFC Apex, Las Vegas, United States.

Previous to that, he had won against Mike Malott at UFC 297 on 20th January 2024 by knockout in the 3rd round at Scotiabank Arena, Toronto, Canada.

Going into that contest, he had been beaten by Ian Machado Garry at UFC 292 on 19th August 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at TD Garden, Boston, United States.

Before that, he had beaten Philip Rowe at UFC Fight Night – Emmett vs. Topuria on 24th June 2023 by split decision in their 3 round contest at : VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena, Jacksonville.

He had been defeated by Gilbert Burns at UFC 283 on 21st January 2023 by submission in the 1st round at Jeunesse Arena, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Activity check

Morales' last 4 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 7 months and 20 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 7 months and 28 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 10 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.5 rounds on average.

Magny's last 5 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 7 months and 21 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 3 months and 29 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 11 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.2 rounds on average.

What time did Morales vs Magny start?

The fighters were expected to walk out at around 2:40 AM UTC , which was 10:40 PM EST or 7:40 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 3:40 AM BST in the UK.

What were the odds on Morales vs Magny?

Michael Morales was a 1/10 (-1000) favourite going into the contest, while Neil Magny made his way into the ring at 6/1 (+600) with oddsmakers.