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 12th fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2020. Alex Morono marked his 22nd fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2016.

Daniel Rodriguez's UFC record stood at 8-4-0, while Alex Morono's came in at 13-8-0.

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 3 years, at 37 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 28 less professional rounds, 52 to Morono's 80.

Rodriguez vs Morono form

Daniel Rodriguez had beaten 2 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had lost to Kelvin Gastelum at UFC Fight Night: Whittaker vs. Aliskerov on 22nd June 2024 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Kingdom Arena, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

Previous to that, he had been beaten by Ian Machado Garry at UFC Fight Night – Rozenstruik vs. Almeida on 13th May 2023 by knockout in the 1st round at Spectrum Center, Charlotte, United States.

Going into that contest, he had been defeated by Neil Magny at UFC Fight Night: Mitchell vs. Evloev on 5th November 2022 by submission in the 3rd round at UFC Apex, Las Vegas.

Before 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.

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.

Alex Morono had beaten 2 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had lost to Niko Price at UFC 302 on 1st June 2024 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Prudential Center, Newark, United States.

Previous to that, he had defeated Court McGee at UFC Fight Night: Allen vs. Curtis 2 on 6th April 2024 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC Apex, Las Vegas.

Going into that contest, he had been beaten by Joaquin Buckley at UFC Fight Night – Green vs Dawson on 7th October 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC Apex, Las Vegas.

Before that, 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.

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.

Activity check

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

Going to this contest, Daniel Rodriguez had last fought 3 months and 22 days ago, while Alex Morono's last outing had been 4 months and 13 days ago.

Rodriguez's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 1 month and 16 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 7 months and 16 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 13 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.6 rounds on average.

Morono's last 5 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 10 months and 4 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 4 months and 14 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 14 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.8 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.