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Welterweight
3 Rounds
Niko Price won · U-DEC R3
Elo1445
Niko Price
Elo1478

Niko PricevsAlex MoronoUFC Prediction Result

UFC 302: Makhachev vs. Poirier · Saturday, June 1, 2024Newark, New Jersey, USA

Official fight result

Niko Price won

U-DEC · Round 3 · 5:00

Style matchupNiko Price: Pressure fightervsAlex Morono: Pressure fighter

Two pressure fighters — expect a fast pace and a war of attrition. Fitness decides it.

Model Prediction: Niko Price wins(51.4%)

Actual result: Niko Price wins · Model version: ufc_v6_2_pure_lightgbm_20260715_055615

Correct

Scouting Report

Auto-generated signals worth knowing before you read the deep stats below.

  • Niko Price enters on a 5-fight losing streak.
  • Alex Morono enters on a 3-fight losing streak.
  • Niko Price has a 10cm reach advantage.

Tale of the Tape

Niko Price
Red Corner
VS
Alex Morono
Blue Corner
Vegas Odds
1445
Elo
1478
36
Age
35
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
6'0"
Height
5'11"
193.04 cm
Reach
182.88 cm

Recent Form

Last 5 fights for each fighter — most recent on the right. Hover any result for the matchup.

Niko PriceL5 streak
oldest →
L
KOvs Robbie Lawler · Jul 23
L
vs Themba Gorimbo · Oct 24
L
SUBvs Jacobe Smith · Jun 25
L
KOvs Nikolay Veretennikov · Feb 26
L
SUBvs Michael Chiesa · Mar 26
latest
Alex MoronoL3 streak
oldest →
L
vs Joaquin Buckley · Oct 23
W
vs Court McGee · Apr 24
L
vs Daniel Rodriguez · Oct 24
L
KOvs Carlos Leal · Mar 25
L
vs Daniil Donchenko · Feb 26
latest

Output & Defense Comparison

Rate-normalized career statistics. Bold side has the edge per metric.

Niko PriceMetricAlex Morono
5.11
Strikes / min
4.90
5.57
Strikes absorbed / min
4.88
48%
Strike defense
55%
1.06
TDs / 15 min
0.32
50%
Takedown defense
47%
0.60
Sub atts / 15 min
0.30
Net striking (SLpM − SApM)
-0.46evenly matched on net striking+0.02

Statistical Profile

Career averages · bigger area = stronger across dimensions

Elo1505 vs 1596Strikes5.2 vs 5.0Takedowns1.0 vs 0.3Sub Atts0.70 vs 0.30Form-0.8 vs 0.3
Niko PriceAlex Morono

Recent Elo Trajectory

Last 10 fights for each fighter, aligned right (most recent on the right).

14301453147514981520← oldermost recent →
Niko Price(10 fights)Alex Morono(10 fights)

Model Feature Differentials

Red − Blue for each engineered feature. Bar leans toward the stronger fighter.Hover a label to see what it measures.

ELO Rating
Red -32.6|Blue +32.6
Recent Form
Red -1.1|Blue +1.1
Striker Score
Red -0.7|Blue +0.7
Grappler Score
Red +0.1|Blue -0.1
Layoff
Red +273.0|Blue -273.0
Red Corner advantageBlue Corner advantage

Strike Breakdown

Where the strikes landed. Head accuracy is the single strongest predictor of fight outcomes.

Niko PriceTargetAlex Morono

By target zone

78
43% acc · 72%
Head
74
40% acc · 77%
24
73% acc · 22%
Body
13
87% acc · 14%
6
60% acc · 6%
Leg
9
82% acc · 9%

By position

78
43% acc · 72%
Distance
91
45% acc · 95%
9
47% acc · 8%
Clinch
2
67% acc · 2%
21
91% acc · 19%
Ground
3
100% acc · 3%

Round-by-Round Scoring (Model)

Statistical round-winner heuristic based on strikes, takedowns, control time, and knockdowns. Not the official judges' scorecard.

2
Niko Price rounds
0
even
1
Alex Morono rounds
Round 1Alex Morono edged it
Sig. strikes16
Takedowns1
Control1:10
34Sig. strikes
1Takedowns
0:29Control
Round 2Niko Price edged it
Sig. strikes34
Takedowns3
Control2:04
21Sig. strikes
0Takedowns
0:27Control
Round 3Niko Price edged it
Sig. strikes58
Takedowns1
Control0:23
41Sig. strikes
0Takedowns
0:00Control
Statistical round count agrees with the official result.

Fight Stats

Totals

0
KD
0
108 / 224
Sig Strikes
96 / 210
45.3%
Sig Str %
46%
138 / 259
Total Strikes
111 / 225
5 / 5
TDs
1 / 1
100%
TD %
100%
0
Sub Att
0
1
Rev
0
3:37
Ctrl Time
0:56

Round-by-Round

RoundFighterSig StrTotal StrTDSub
1Alex Morono34 / 7240 / 781 / 10
1Niko Price16 / 5121 / 581 / 10
2Alex Morono21 / 4330 / 520 / 00
2Niko Price34 / 6550 / 833 / 30
3Alex Morono41 / 9541 / 950 / 00
3Niko Price58 / 10867 / 1181 / 10

Niko Price

StanceOrthodox
Height72.0"
Reach76.0"
Fights19

Alex Morono

StanceOrthodox
Height71.0"
Reach72.0"
Fights23