Schultz vs Morris

Who won Schultz vs Morris?

Wes Schultz beat Maurice Morris by knockout in the 1st round during the main card of LFA 174, on Friday 12th January 2024 at Mystic Lake Casino Hotel in Prior Lake.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Middleweight division, which meant the weight limit was 185 pounds (13.2 stone or 83.9 KG).

Schultz vs Morris stats

Wes Schultz stepped into the octagon with a record of 3 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws and 2 by submission.

Maurice Morris made his way to the cage with a record of 5 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws, 4 of those wins coming by knock out and 1 by submission.

This was Wes Schultz's 5th fight in the LFA, having made his debut for the promotion in 2022.

Wes Schultz's LFA record stood at 4-1-0, while Maurice Morris' came in at 0-2-0.

The stats suggested Morris had a massive power advantage over Schultz, boasting a 80% knock out percentage over Schultz's 0%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Schultz had a massive advantage over Morris, boasting a 67% submission rate over Morris' 20%.

Wes Schultz was the younger man by 5 years, at 28 years old.

Schultz had a height advantage of 2 inches over Morris.

Schultz was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 4 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2021, 9 months earlier than Morris, whose first professional fight was in 2022. He had fought 4 less professional rounds, 14 to Morris' 18.

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Schultz's last 3 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 3 months and 29 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 9 months and 11 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 8 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.7 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Schultz vs Morris?

Wes Schultz was a 3/10 (-330) favourite going into the contest, while Maurice Morris made his way into the ring at 11/5 (+220) with oddsmakers.