Alex Morono vs. Matthew Semelsberger – Preview & Matchup Analysis

UFC 277: Pena vs. Nunes 2 is scheduled to take place on Saturday, July 30, 2022, in Dallas, Texas, USA. In one of the matchups on the fight card, Alex “The Great White” Morono will take on Matthew “Semi The Jedi” Semelsberger in the Welterweight Bout. You can view the full UFC 277 card.

In this post, we will break down Alex Morono vs. Matthew Semelsberger matchup. Let’s take look at the fighter’s ages, their height, records, reach, fight stats, and more below ⤵

The 33-year-old, Alex Morono is coming in with a 21-7-0 (1 NC) record. Morono will be fighting for the first time since a win via unanimous decision against Mickey Gall at UFC Fight Night: Font vs. Aldo in December.

Semelsberger, meanwhile, is coming off a unanimous decision win against AJ Fletcher on December 4, 2021 at UFC Fight Night: Santos vs. Ankalaev and holds a 10-3-0 record.

Alex Morono has an orthodox fighting stance with a 72″ reach. The 31-year-old, Matthew Semelsberger is an switch fighter with a 75″ reach. An orthodox fighter stands with their left side forward and jabs with their left hand, the southpaw fighter is the opposite, southpaw stands with their right side forward and jabs with their right hand. In most cases, orthodox fighters are right-handed, if you are left-handed, then you fight southpaw.

Alex Morono:
→ Morono’s striking accuracy is 42%.
→ Morono lands 5.21 significant strikes per minute.
→ Morono’s takedown accuracy is 25%.
→ Morono’s takedown average is 0.35 per 15 minutes.
→ Morono’s takedown defense is 53%.

Morono comes in with 42% striking accuracy, typically landing about 5.21 significant strikes every minute. On the other side, Semelsberger fires at 48% accuracy, landing about 5.01 significant strikes per minute. Alex Morono also has a 25% takedown accuracy and on average gets around 0.35 takedowns every 15 minutes, compared to Semelsberger’s 0.99 takedowns and 42% takedown accuracy.

Matthew Semelsberger:
→ Semelsberger’s striking accuracy is 48%.
→ Semelsberger lands 5.01 significant strikes per minute.
→ Semelsberger’s takedown accuracy is 100%.
→ Semelsberger’s takedown average is 0.99 per 15 minutes.
→ Semelsberger’s takedown defense is 42%.

Matthew spent on average 9:06 minutes in the Octagon and Alex has an average fight time of 11:24 minutes.

This looks like an interesting matchup, at least on paper. UFC 277 is live in , who do you think will win, Alex or Matthew? Sound off in the comments.

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