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Alex Morono
Alex Morono
16-5 · USA
VS
Max Griffin
Max Griffin
15-6 · USA
October 12, 2019 · Tampa, Florida, USA
Welterweight · 3 rounds
170.0lb
Weigh-in
169.5lb
Alex Morono def. Max Griffin by U-DEC, R3 5:00
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Morono31/1040/000:00
Griffin24/630/000:00
R2
Morono40/1100/110:17
Griffin30/670/000:03
R3
Morono10/410/000:10
Griffin21/364/502:32
Total
Morono81/2550/110:27
Griffin75/1664/502:35

Scorecards

Morono vs Griffin

RdDave TirelliMichelle OlneyTony WeeksCommunity
R110-910-910-99.5-9.5
R210-810-910-810-8.6
R39-109-109-109-10
Total29-2729-2829-2728.5-28.1

Media (14 cards) · avg 28.927.7 · 13 Morono · 0 Griffin · 1 draw

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

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 probabilityGriffin
22.4%77.6%
KO / TKO
29%
Submission
1%
Decision
70%
Expected fight time: 13.2 min
What drives the pick

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

Predicted outcomes
Morono22%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO6%26%
Submission1%3%
Decision15%71%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes70 (4091)act 81
Takedowns0.1 (0.00.0)act 0
Griffin78%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO23%29%
Submission1%1%
Decision54%70%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes75 (4398)act 75
Takedowns0.3 (0.01.3)act 4
Combined totals~146 sig strikes~0.4 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R15%
R211%
R314%
Distance70%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 0.8%
Morono
46.2%+115
Griffin
-11553.0%
Most takedownstie 70.0%
Morono
8.0%+273
Griffin
-27322.0%
Significant strikes — over/under
Morono
Expected: 70.2
70
Over 70
42.2%
+135
Exactly 70
1.0%
push
Under 70
56.8%
-135
088176
Griffin
Expected: 75.4
75.5
Over 75.5
42.4%
+136
Under 75.5
57.6%
-136
095189
Takedowns — over/under
Morono
Expected: 0.1
0
Over 0
9.7%
Exactly 0
90.3%
push
Under 0
0.0%
035
Griffin
Expected: 0.3
0.5
Over 0.5
23.5%
+326
Under 0.5
76.5%
-326
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 13.2 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
Morono22.4%42.9%−20.5+125
Griffin77.6%57.1%+20.5-145

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
72.1Striking65.7
Morono +6.5
18.4Grappling54.9
Griffin +36.5
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
MoronoGriffin
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1562
Pound-for-pound
1520
1563
Divisional
1520
1510
Striking offense
1512
1522
Striking defense
1496
1465
Grappling offense
1494
1533
Grappling defense
1513
Physical
29 yrs
Age
33 yrs
5'11"
Height
5'11"
72"
Reach
76"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
4.26
Strikes landed / min
4.08
42%
Strike accuracy
51%
2.69
Strikes absorbed / min
3.89
63%
Strike defense
52%
Grappling (UFC career)
0.00
Takedowns / 15 min
1.53
0%
Takedown accuracy
47%
36%
Takedown defense
62%
0.7
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.7
Form & résumé
63%
UFC win rate
43%
+2
Win/loss streak
+1
60%
Last-5 win rate
40%
40%
Finish rate
33%
Recent opp. quality
217
Days since last fight
182
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Alex Morono
  • WZak OttowKO/TKO R1
    Close -1757mo before
  • WSong KenanU-DEC R3
    Close +12011mo before
  • LJordan MeinU-DEC R3
    Close +1301y 2mo before
  • WJoshua BurkmanSUB R1
    Close -3601y 8mo before
  • LKeita NakamuraS-DEC R3
    Close -1102y 1mo before
Max Griffin
  • WZelim ImadaevM-DEC R3
    Close +1106mo before
  • LThiago AlvesS-DEC R3
    Close -1858mo before
  • LCurtis MillenderU-DEC R3
    Close +1501y 3mo before
  • WMike PerryU-DEC R3
    Close +2501y 8mo before
  • LElizeu Zaleski dos SantosU-DEC R3
    Close +1901y 11mo before
Morono — win / loss by method
Record: 16-5-0, 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, 1 loss
W
31% of wins
L
20% of losses
Submission
6 wins, 0 losses
W
38% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
4 wins, 4 losses
W
25% of wins
L
80% of losses
DQ / other
1 win, 0 losses
W
6% of wins
L
0% of losses
UFC
5win2loss0draw1NC
WinsLosses
1 (20%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
1 (20%)Submission(0%) 0
3 (60%)Decision(100%) 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
Griffin — win / loss by method
Record: 15-6-0

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
7 wins, 1 loss
W
47% of wins
L
17% of losses
Submission
2 wins, 0 losses
W
13% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
6 wins, 5 losses
W
40% of wins
L
83% of losses
UFC
3win4loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (33%)KO/TKO(25%) 1
0 (0%)Submission(0%) 0
2 (67%)Decision(75%) 3
Non-UFC
12win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
6 (50%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
2 (17%)Submission(0%) 0
4 (33%)Decision(100%) 2

Profiles

Experience
Morono
Griffin
8
UFC fights
7
90.8 min · 11.3 avg
Octagon time
88.2 min · 12.6 avg
15y 8m
Career length
16y 10m
UFC schedule strength

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

Morono
Griffin
156W–57L · 73.2%
Overall
89W–27L · 76.7%
94W–37L · 71.8%
Wins
26W–5L · 83.9%
62W–20L · 75.6%
Losses
63W–22L · 74.1%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Morono
Griffin
71W–65L · 52.2%
Overall
154W–60L · 72.0%
59W–62L · 48.8%
Wins
133W–54L · 71.1%
12W–3L · 80.0%
Losses
21W–6L · 77.8%
Distance striking
Morono
Griffin
4.82
Landed / min
5.57
40.7%
Accuracy
46.8%
65.4%
Defense
57.2%
0.33
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.68
75.2%
Time at distance
53.9%
Grappling & control
Morono
Griffin
0.00
Takedowns / 15 min
1.53
0.0%
Takedown accuracy
47.4%
36.4%
Takedown defense
61.9%
0.66
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.68
27.7%
Control share
43.8%
Strike target map
Morono
  • Head76%(295)div 63%
  • Body12%(47)div 20%
  • Legs12%(45)div 16%
Griffin
  • Head69%(250)div 63%
  • Body21%(76)div 20%
  • Legs9%(34)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.

Max Griffin
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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