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Anthony Pettis
Anthony Pettis
23-10 · USA
VS
Alex Morono
Alex Morono
18-6 · USA
December 19, 2020 · Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Welterweight · 3 rounds
170.0lb
Weigh-in
170.5lb
Anthony Pettis def. Alex Morono by U-DEC, R3 5:00
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Pettis6/140/000:31
Morono11/241/202:30
R2
Pettis32/510/100:03
Morono17/460/100:00
R3
Pettis12/150/003:58
Morono3/80/200:00
Total
Pettis50/800/104:32
Morono31/781/502:30

Scorecards

Pettis vs Morono

RdDerek ClearyEric ColónRon McCarthyCommunity
R19-109-109-109-10
R210-910-910-99.9-9.1
R310-910-910-910-8.9
Total29-2829-2829-2828.9-28

Media (20 cards) · avg 2928 · 20 Pettis · 0 Morono

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

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
PettisWin probabilityMorono
54.6%45.4%
KO / TKO
32%
Submission
6%
Decision
62%
Expected fight time: 11.4 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 Pettis, blue toward Morono. Tap a bar for why.

Predicted outcomes
Pettis55%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO21%38%
Submission4%7%
Decision30%55%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes52 (2271)act 50
Takedowns0.3 (0.01.6)act 0
Morono45%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO11%25%
Submission2%5%
Decision32%70%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes62 (2684)act 31
Takedowns0.4 (0.01.7)act 1
Combined totals~114 sig strikes~0.7 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R119%
R215%
R34%
Distance62%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 0.8%
Pettis
43.8%+126
Morono
-12655.3%
Most takedownstie 55.7%
Pettis
20.7%+114
Morono
-11423.6%
Significant strikes — over/under
Pettis
Expected: 52.0
52
Over 52
39.3%
+152
Exactly 52
0.9%
push
Under 52
59.8%
-152
066131
Morono
Expected: 61.6
61.5
Over 61.5
39.9%
+151
Under 61.5
60.1%
-151
078155
Takedowns — over/under
Pettis
Expected: 0.3
0.5
Over 0.5
25.5%
+293
Under 0.5
74.5%
-293
035
Morono
Expected: 0.4
0.5
Over 0.5
28.2%
+254
Under 0.5
71.8%
-254
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 11.4 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
Pettis54.6%65.1%−10.5-210
Morono45.4%34.9%+10.5+175

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
60.7Striking70.1
Morono +9.5
46.6Grappling35.7
Pettis +10.9
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
PettisMorono
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1590
Pound-for-pound
1571
1561
Divisional
1572
1530
Striking offense
1516
1493
Striking defense
1515
1490
Grappling offense
1468
1494
Grappling defense
1537
Physical
33 yrs
Age
30 yrs
5'10"
Height
5'11"
72"
Reach
72"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
3.32
Strikes landed / min
5.32
48%
Strike accuracy
43%
4.12
Strikes absorbed / min
3.74
53%
Strike defense
58%
Grappling (UFC career)
0.55
Takedowns / 15 min
0.37
42%
Takedown accuracy
33%
55%
Takedown defense
45%
0.8
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.5
Form & résumé
53%
UFC win rate
64%
+1
Win/loss streak
+1
40%
Last-5 win rate
80%
70%
Finish rate
29%
Recent opp. quality
224
Days since last fight
35
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Anthony Pettis
  • WDonald CerroneU-DEC R3
    Close -1357mo before
  • LDiego FerreiraSUB R2
    Close +20011mo before
  • LNate DiazU-DEC R3
    Close -1201y 4mo before
  • WStephen ThompsonKO/TKO R2
    Close +3451y 9mo before
  • LTony FergusonKO/TKO R2
    Close +2952y 2mo before
Alex Morono
  • WRhys McKeeU-DEC R3
    Close -17735d before
  • LKhaos WilliamsKO/TKO R1
    Close -40010mo before
  • WMax GriffinU-DEC R3
    Close +1251y 2mo before
  • WZak OttowKO/TKO R1
    Close -1751y 9mo before
  • WSong KenanU-DEC R3
    Close +1202y 1mo before
Pettis — win / loss by method
Record: 23-10-0

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
11 wins, 3 losses
W
48% of wins
L
30% of losses
Submission
7 wins, 1 loss
W
30% of wins
L
10% of losses
Decision
5 wins, 6 losses
W
22% of wins
L
60% of losses
UFC
10win9loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
3 (30%)KO/TKO(33%) 3
4 (40%)Submission(11%) 1
3 (30%)Decision(56%) 5
Non-UFC
13win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
8 (62%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
3 (23%)Submission(0%) 0
2 (15%)Decision(100%) 1
Morono — win / loss by method
Record: 18-6-0, 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
5 wins, 2 losses
W
28% of wins
L
33% of losses
Submission
6 wins, 0 losses
W
33% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
6 wins, 4 losses
W
33% of wins
L
67% of losses
DQ / other
1 win, 0 losses
W
6% of wins
L
0% of losses
UFC
7win3loss0draw1NC
WinsLosses
1 (14%)KO/TKO(33%) 1
1 (14%)Submission(0%) 0
5 (71%)Decision(67%) 2
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

Profiles

Experience
Pettis
Morono
19
UFC fights
11
216.8 min · 11.4 avg
Octagon time
121.2 min · 11.0 avg
19y 6m
Career length
15y 8m
UFC schedule strength

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

Pettis
Morono
400W–105L · 79.2%
Overall
190W–67L · 73.9%
212W–55L · 79.4%
Wins
119W–46L · 72.1%
188W–50L · 79.0%
Losses
71W–21L · 77.2%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Pettis
Morono
116W–70L · 62.4%
Overall
71W–65L · 52.2%
84W–57L · 59.6%
Wins
59W–62L · 48.8%
32W–13L · 71.1%
Losses
12W–3L · 80.0%
Distance striking
Pettis
Morono
5.35
Landed / min
5.96
45.1%
Accuracy
40.9%
57.1%
Defense
59.7%
0.28
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.37
52.5%
Time at distance
75.2%
Grappling & control
Pettis
Morono
0.55
Takedowns / 15 min
0.37
42.1%
Takedown accuracy
33.3%
54.6%
Takedown defense
45.0%
0.76
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.49
23.7%
Control share
33.4%
Strike target map
Pettis
  • Head66%(471)div 63%
  • Body21%(151)div 20%
  • Legs13%(97)div 16%
Morono
  • Head78%(502)div 63%
  • Body12%(79)div 20%
  • Legs10%(64)div 16%

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

Anthony Pettis
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Alex Morono
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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