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UFC 277: Pena vs. Nunes 2
Alex Morono
Alex Morono
21-7 · USA
VS
July 30, 2022 · Dallas, Texas, USA
Welterweight · 3 rounds
171.0lb
Weigh-in
171.0lb
Alex Morono def. Matthew Semelsberger by U-DEC, R3 5:00
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Morono30/690/100:00
Semelsberger22/750/000:21
R2
Morono47/760/200:05
Semelsberger26/871/100:43
R3
Morono29/490/100:19
Semelsberger26/670/011:34
Total
Morono106/1940/400:24
Semelsberger74/2291/112:38

Scorecards

Morono vs Semelsberger

RdKent BasingerSeth FullerSteve ArmstrongCommunity
R110-910-910-99.9-9.1
R210-910-910-99.8-9.1
R310-99-109-109.1-9.9
Total30-2729-2829-2828.8-28.1

Media (15 cards) · avg 2928 · 15 Morono · 0 Semelsberger

Official cards + public consensus via MMA Decisions. Per round: Morono-Semelsberger.

Pre-fight

The model's read going in

The walk-forward model's call at the time of the bout — persisted out-of-sample, with no hindsight about the result.

Prediction
MoronoWin probabilitySemelsberger
59.3%40.7%
KO / TKO
17%
Submission
5%
Decision
78%
Expected fight time: 13.1 min
Retrospective pick: the walk-forward model's call at the time of the fight — persisted out-of-sample, with no hindsight about the result.
What drives the pick

Each bar is a feature's push on the model from the center axis. Red pushes toward Morono, blue toward Semelsberger. Tap a bar for why.

Predicted outcomes
Morono59%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO8%14%9%
Submission4%7%6%
Decision47%79%25%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes70 (2995)act 106
Takedowns0.4 (0.01.7)act 0
Semelsberger41%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO9%22%25%
Submission1%2%6%
Decision31%76%30%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes61 (2582)act 74
Takedowns0.5 (0.02.2)act 1
Combined totals~131 sig strikes~0.9 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R110%
R28%
R34%
Distance78%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 0.7%
Morono
54.1%-120
Semelsberger
+12045.2%
Most takedownstie 49.9%
Morono
20.4%+145
Semelsberger
-14529.6%
Significant strikes — over/under
Morono
Expected: 69.9
70
Over 70
39.3%
+152
Exactly 70
0.7%
push
Under 70
60.0%
-152
088175
Semelsberger
Expected: 60.7
60.5
Over 60.5
39.9%
+151
Under 60.5
60.1%
-151
076152
Takedowns — over/under
Morono
Expected: 0.4
0.5
Over 0.5
26.7%
+274
Under 0.5
73.3%
-274
035
Semelsberger
Expected: 0.5
0.5
Over 0.5
35.6%
+181
Under 0.5
64.4%
-181
035

Odds are model-implied (no real prop market is priced for these). The “most” prices are draw-no-bet — a tie (for takedowns, usually 0–0) is a push, so each side is priced off its chance of winning given a result, while the % shown is the raw chance of landing strictly more. Drag a line in half-point steps: a half line (e.g. 2.5) is a clean over/under, while a whole number adds a third outcome — landing exactly on it, a push — so over, exact and under sum to 100%. On a whole number the over/under odds are draw-no-bet (priced off the decisive mass, since the push refunds), so the two sides stay mirror images rather than implying an arbitrage.

Expected fight time 13.1 min. Predicted-output ranges are percentiles of the model’s simulated fights: sig strikes the middle 50% (25th–75th); takedowns the wider 10th–90th, since they’re 0 in most fights so a narrow band would collapse to 0. Win-by-method = win probability × that fighter’s own method split: the model forecasts how the fight ends, and that forecast is divided between the corners by each fighter’s finishing record — UFC wins in full, earlier-career wins at half weight, as of fight night — reconciled so the fighters’ totals still equal their win probabilities and the methods still total the fight-level forecast above. “Equity” is each of those over that fighter’s win % — how they win given that they win — so a column adds to 100%, and it differs by corner. A fighter with no classifiable wins at any level leans on the fight-level split. “How it ends” is the model’s round-of-finish split. “Mkt” is the de-vigged market prop (consensus across books), shown for context, not as a betting signal; rounds & totals slots fill as that data lands. Percentages are apportioned by largest remainder, so each set adds to its total exactly and an individual figure can sit a point off its own rounding.

Model vs market
Final
ModelMarketGapLine
To win
Morono59.3%38.4%+20.9+149
Semelsberger40.7%61.6%−20.9-181
By method
Morono by KO/TKO10.3%9.0%+1.3+848
Morono by submission2.9%5.7%−2.8+1396
Morono by decision46.1%25.3%+20.8+236
Semelsberger by KO/TKO7.1%24.9%−17.8+241
Semelsberger by submission2.0%5.6%−3.6+1427
Semelsberger by decision31.7%29.6%+2.1+187
Total rounds (over)
Over 1.5 rds90.4%72.2%+18.2-341
Over 2.5 rds82.2%61.9%+20.3-193
Goes the distance
Fight goes to decision77.7%57.3%+20.4-157

Market % is the de-vigged (no-vig) consensus across the books that price both fighters; the line is the average across books with the min–max range in parentheses. Gap is the model minus the market in points (+ = the model rates that outcome above the market). Thin or one-sided markets are flagged or left blank rather than shown as a fabricated %. Shown for context, not as a bet — the closing line is the sharpest public price and the model trails it on average. For 5-round bouts the model splits its round-3+ finish mass into rounds 3–5 by the historical within-bucket rate, so the over-3.5 / 4.5 lines carry a model estimate.

Trait web
68.1Striking68.6
Semelsberger +0.6
32.5Grappling46.0
Semelsberger +13.5
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
MoronoSemelsberger
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1602
Pound-for-pound
1555
1599
Divisional
1555
1523
Striking offense
1505
1513
Striking defense
1494
1455
Grappling offense
1488
1554
Grappling defense
1516
Physical
31 yrs
Age
29 yrs
5'11"
Height
6'1"
72"
Reach
75"
Orthodox
Stance
Switch
Striking (UFC career)
5.21
Strikes landed / min
5.01
42%
Strike accuracy
49%
3.93
Strikes absorbed / min
4.55
57%
Strike defense
60%
Grappling (UFC career)
0.35
Takedowns / 15 min
0.99
25%
Takedown accuracy
100%
54%
Takedown defense
43%
0.4
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.3
Form & résumé
67%
UFC win rate
80%
+3
Win/loss streak
+2
80%
Last-5 win rate
80%
30%
Finish rate
50%
Recent opp. quality
238
Days since last fight
140
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Alex Morono
  • WMickey GallU-DEC R3
    Close -2458mo before
  • WDavid ZawadaU-DEC R3
    Close -12811mo before
  • WDonald CerroneKO/TKO R1
    Close +1451y 3mo before
  • LAnthony PettisU-DEC R3
    Close +1751y 7mo before
  • WRhys McKeeU-DEC R3
    Close -1771y 8mo before
Matthew Semelsberger
  • WAJ FletcherU-DEC R3
    Close -1975mo before
  • WMartin SanoKO/TKO R1
    Close -50310mo before
  • LKhaos WilliamsU-DEC R3
    Close +1321y 1mo before
  • WJason WittKO/TKO R1
    Close -1261y 5mo before
  • WCarlton MinusU-DEC R3
    Close -1061y 11mo before
Morono — win / loss by method
Record: 21-7-0, 1 NC

Bar length is fight count (largest bar = full width); shading splits finishes by round and decisions by unanimous vs split — tap a bar for the round-by-round count.

KO/TKO
6 wins, 2 losses
W
29% of wins
L
29% of losses
Submission
6 wins, 0 losses
W
29% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
8 wins, 5 losses
W
38% of wins
L
71% of losses
DQ / other
1 win, 0 losses
W
5% of wins
L
0% of losses
UFC
10win4loss0draw1NC
WinsLosses
2 (20%)KO/TKO(25%) 1
1 (10%)Submission(0%) 0
7 (70%)Decision(75%) 3
Non-UFC
11win3loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
4 (36%)KO/TKO(33%) 1
5 (45%)Submission(0%) 0
1 (9%)Decision(67%) 2
1 (9%)DQ / other(0%) 0
Semelsberger — win / loss by method
Record: 10-3-0

Bar length is fight count (largest bar = full width); shading splits finishes by round and decisions by unanimous vs split — tap a bar for the round-by-round count.

KO/TKO
6 wins, 1 loss
W
60% of wins
L
33% of losses
Submission
1 win, 1 loss
W
10% of wins
L
33% of losses
Decision
3 wins, 1 loss
W
30% of wins
L
33% of losses
UFC
4win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
2 (50%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
0 (0%)Submission(0%) 0
2 (50%)Decision(100%) 1
Non-UFC
6win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
4 (67%)KO/TKO(50%) 1
1 (17%)Submission(50%) 1
1 (17%)Decision(0%) 0

Profiles

Experience
Morono
Semelsberger
15
UFC fights
5
170.9 min · 11.4 avg
Octagon time
45.5 min · 9.1 avg
15y 8m
Career length
9y 4m
UFC schedule strength

Opponents' records on fight night — toggle their full cross-promotional record vs UFC bouts only.

Morono
Semelsberger
273W–101L · 73.0%
Overall
52W–11L · 82.5%
179W–70L · 71.9%
Wins
41W–9L · 82.0%
94W–31L · 75.2%
Losses
11W–2L · 84.6%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Morono
Semelsberger
71W–65L · 52.2%
Overall
21W–14L · 60.0%
59W–62L · 48.8%
Wins
18W–10L · 64.3%
12W–3L · 80.0%
Losses
3W–4L · 42.9%
Distance striking
Morono
Semelsberger
5.97
Landed / min
6.60
40.4%
Accuracy
47.1%
57.7%
Defense
60.2%
0.35
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.99
75.0%
Time at distance
64.6%
Grappling & control
Morono
Semelsberger
0.35
Takedowns / 15 min
0.99
25.0%
Takedown accuracy
100.0%
53.8%
Takedown defense
42.9%
0.35
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.33
39.1%
Control share
50.6%
Strike target map
Morono
  • Head79%(703)div 63%
  • Body13%(116)div 20%
  • Legs8%(72)div 16%
Semelsberger
  • Head69%(157)div 63%
  • Body14%(32)div 20%
  • Legs17%(39)div 16%

Where each fighter lands significant strikes (career). “div” = the weight-class average.

Alex Morono
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

Per-fight: SS & TD shown landed/attempted; Close = consensus closing line.

Matthew Semelsberger
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

Per-fight: SS & TD shown landed/attempted; Close = consensus closing line.