Ultimate Fighting Calendar
Welterweight3 rounds scheduled
Alex Morono
The Great White
24-13-0 (1 NC)
RESULT

Joaquin Buckley def. Alex Morono (Unanimous Decision)

Unanimous Decision · Round 3 · 5:00
WIN
Joaquin Buckley
New Mansa
21-8-0
Saturday, October 7, 2023
Meta Apex, Las Vegas, United States

Joaquin Buckley defeated Alex Morono by Unanimous Decision in round 3 (5:00) in the Welterweight bout of UFC Fight Night: Dawson vs Green, held Saturday, October 7, 2023 at Meta Apex, Las Vegas. The judges scored it 30-27, 30-26, 30-27, Joaquin Buckley won the decision.

Fight stats

Alex Morono
Joaquin Buckley
0
Knockdowns
0
40 of 141
Significant strikes
68 of 176
28%
Sig. strike accuracy
39%
54 of 161
Total strikes
77 of 186
1 of 2
Takedowns
2 of 4
50%
Takedown accuracy
50%
0
Submission attempts
0
0
Reversals
0
0:13
Control time
2:21
Significant strikes by target
29 of 122
Head
41 of 134
10 of 17
Body
24 of 36
1 of 2
Leg
3 of 6
37 of 133
Distance
55 of 141
3 of 8
Clinch
2 of 9
0 of 0
Ground
11 of 26

By round

ROUND 1
0
KD
0
12 of 33
Sig. str.
10 of 41
12 of 35
Total str.
14 of 45
0 of 0
Takedowns
2 of 4
0
Sub. att
0
0:00
Ctrl
0:35
ROUND 2
0
KD
0
15 of 52
Sig. str.
18 of 45
25 of 62
Total str.
18 of 45
0 of 0
Takedowns
0 of 0
0
Sub. att
0
0:00
Ctrl
0:27
ROUND 3
0
KD
0
13 of 56
Sig. str.
40 of 90
17 of 64
Total str.
45 of 96
1 of 2
Takedowns
0 of 0
0
Sub. att
0
0:13
Ctrl
1:19

Judges' Scorecards

#MoronoBuckley
1910
2910
3910
Total2730
#MoronoBuckley
1910
2910
3810
Total2630
#MoronoBuckley
1910
2910
3910
Total2730

Media Scores

0
Morono
-
13
Buckley
30-26 Buckley×930-27 Buckley×4
All 13 media scorecards

Fan Scorecards

3%
Morono
97%
Buckley
36 fan scorecards submitted
30-26 Buckley61.1%30-27 Buckley30.6%29-28 Buckley2.8%29-27 Buckley2.8%
Fans' round-by-round verdict
R1
94%
Buckley
R2
94%
Buckley
R3
64%
Buckley

Scorecard data via mmadecisions.com

Betting Odds

Alex Morono
+177
36% implied win probability
Open: +145Best: +320
Joaquin Buckley
-215
68% implied win probability
Open: -173Best: -165

Average moneyline across 14 sportsbooks.

Line Movement

Alex MoronoJoaquin Buckley
40%50%60%70%Sep 10Sep 19Sep 28Oct 8Sep 10, 7:39 PM UTC · Alex Morono -150 (60%)Sep 11, 3:39 AM UTC · Alex Morono +140 (42%)Sep 13, 1:57 PM UTC · Alex Morono +155 (39%)Sep 17, 3:42 PM UTC · Alex Morono +145 (41%)Sep 19, 6:32 AM UTC · Alex Morono +141 (41%)Sep 19, 9:52 PM UTC · Alex Morono +142 (41%)Sep 20, 12:03 AM UTC · Alex Morono +144 (41%)Sep 20, 4:26 AM UTC · Alex Morono +145 (41%)Sep 24, 1:40 AM UTC · Alex Morono +147 (40%)Sep 24, 3:50 AM UTC · Alex Morono +149 (40%)Sep 24, 8:50 PM UTC · Alex Morono +150 (40%)Sep 25, 1:11 AM UTC · Alex Morono +150 (40%)Sep 25, 3:02 PM UTC · Alex Morono +151 (40%)Sep 26, 12:50 AM UTC · Alex Morono +152 (40%)Sep 26, 12:55 AM UTC · Alex Morono +155 (39%)Sep 26, 3:00 AM UTC · Alex Morono +153 (40%)Sep 26, 3:40 AM UTC · Alex Morono +151 (40%)Sep 26, 10:33 PM UTC · Alex Morono +152 (40%)Sep 26, 10:45 PM UTC · Alex Morono +154 (39%)Sep 27, 12:25 AM UTC · Alex Morono +155 (39%)Sep 27, 6:25 AM UTC · Alex Morono +156 (39%)Sep 27, 7:35 PM UTC · Alex Morono +156 (39%)Sep 27, 10:40 PM UTC · Alex Morono +155 (39%)Sep 29, 3:35 AM UTC · Alex Morono +154 (39%)Sep 29, 11:25 PM UTC · Alex Morono +155 (39%)Sep 30, 1:10 AM UTC · Alex Morono +156 (39%)Sep 30, 2:10 AM UTC · Alex Morono +154 (39%)Sep 30, 3:35 AM UTC · Alex Morono +156 (39%)Sep 30, 5:16 AM UTC · Alex Morono +155 (39%)Sep 30, 7:31 AM UTC · Alex Morono +159 (39%)Sep 30, 4:05 PM UTC · Alex Morono +159 (39%)Oct 1, 4:11 AM UTC · Alex Morono +157 (39%)Oct 1, 12:52 PM UTC · Alex Morono +158 (39%)Oct 1, 1:39 PM UTC · Alex Morono +158 (39%)Oct 1, 2:30 PM UTC · Alex Morono +154 (39%)Oct 1, 3:15 PM UTC · Alex Morono +152 (40%)Oct 1, 11:16 PM UTC · Alex Morono +149 (40%)Oct 2, 9:55 AM UTC · Alex Morono +151 (40%)Oct 2, 12:40 PM UTC · Alex Morono +152 (40%)Oct 2, 2:40 PM UTC · Alex Morono +153 (40%)Oct 2, 5:30 PM UTC · Alex Morono +152 (40%)Oct 2, 11:25 PM UTC · Alex Morono +149 (40%)Oct 3, 1:15 AM UTC · Alex Morono +151 (40%)Oct 3, 4:36 AM UTC · Alex Morono +151 (40%)Oct 3, 5:25 AM UTC · Alex Morono +151 (40%)Oct 3, 6:15 AM UTC · Alex Morono +148 (40%)Oct 3, 9:30 AM UTC · Alex Morono +148 (40%)Oct 3, 9:50 AM UTC · Alex Morono +147 (40%)Oct 3, 12:20 PM UTC · Alex Morono +145 (41%)Oct 3, 3:05 PM UTC · Alex Morono +145 (41%)Oct 3, 7:01 PM UTC · Alex Morono +143 (41%)Oct 3, 7:12 PM UTC · Alex Morono +143 (41%)Oct 3, 7:50 PM UTC · Alex Morono +143 (41%)Oct 4, 6:45 AM UTC · Alex Morono +144 (41%)Oct 5, 12:22 PM UTC · Alex Morono +144 (41%)Oct 5, 5:42 PM UTC · Alex Morono +146 (41%)Oct 6, 3:56 AM UTC · Alex Morono +144 (41%)Oct 6, 3:03 PM UTC · Alex Morono +146 (41%)Oct 6, 8:30 PM UTC · Alex Morono +147 (40%)Oct 7, 6:45 AM UTC · Alex Morono +147 (40%)Oct 7, 2:35 PM UTC · Alex Morono +148 (40%)Oct 7, 3:36 PM UTC · Alex Morono +152 (40%)Oct 7, 3:46 PM UTC · Alex Morono +150 (40%)Oct 7, 6:35 PM UTC · Alex Morono +151 (40%)Oct 7, 7:15 PM UTC · Alex Morono +152 (40%)Oct 7, 9:26 PM UTC · Alex Morono +153 (40%)Oct 7, 11:11 PM UTC · Alex Morono +154 (39%)Oct 7, 11:37 PM UTC · Alex Morono +154 (39%)Oct 7, 11:54 PM UTC · Alex Morono +151 (40%)Oct 8, 12:01 AM UTC · Alex Morono +153 (40%)Oct 8, 12:01 AM UTC · Alex Morono +153 (40%)Oct 8, 12:05 AM UTC · Alex Morono +154 (39%)Oct 8, 12:15 AM UTC · Alex Morono +166 (38%)Oct 8, 12:23 AM UTC · Alex Morono +177 (36%)Sep 10, 7:39 PM UTC · Joaquin Buckley +130 (43%)Sep 11, 3:39 AM UTC · Joaquin Buckley -190 (66%)Sep 13, 1:57 PM UTC · Joaquin Buckley -180 (64%)Sep 17, 3:42 PM UTC · Joaquin Buckley -181 (64%)Sep 19, 6:32 AM UTC · Joaquin Buckley -179 (64%)Sep 19, 9:52 PM UTC · Joaquin Buckley -179 (64%)Sep 20, 12:03 AM UTC · Joaquin Buckley -182 (65%)Sep 20, 4:26 AM UTC · Joaquin Buckley -182 (65%)Sep 24, 1:40 AM UTC · Joaquin Buckley -183 (65%)Sep 24, 3:50 AM UTC · Joaquin Buckley -184 (65%)Sep 24, 8:50 PM UTC · Joaquin Buckley -186 (65%)Sep 25, 1:11 AM UTC · Joaquin Buckley -187 (65%)Sep 25, 3:02 PM UTC · Joaquin Buckley -189 (65%)Sep 26, 12:50 AM UTC · Joaquin Buckley -191 (66%)Sep 26, 12:55 AM UTC · Joaquin Buckley -193 (66%)Sep 26, 3:00 AM UTC · Joaquin Buckley -192 (66%)Sep 26, 3:40 AM UTC · Joaquin Buckley -190 (66%)Sep 26, 10:33 PM UTC · Joaquin Buckley -190 (66%)Sep 26, 10:45 PM UTC · Joaquin Buckley -194 (66%)Sep 27, 12:25 AM UTC · Joaquin Buckley -195 (66%)Sep 27, 6:25 AM UTC · Joaquin Buckley -195 (66%)Sep 27, 7:35 PM UTC · Joaquin Buckley -194 (66%)Sep 27, 10:40 PM UTC · Joaquin Buckley -195 (66%)Sep 29, 3:35 AM UTC · Joaquin Buckley -195 (66%)Sep 29, 11:25 PM UTC · Joaquin Buckley -195 (66%)Sep 30, 1:10 AM UTC · Joaquin Buckley -197 (66%)Sep 30, 2:10 AM UTC · Joaquin Buckley -194 (66%)Sep 30, 3:35 AM UTC · Joaquin Buckley -195 (66%)Sep 30, 5:16 AM UTC · Joaquin Buckley -195 (66%)Sep 30, 7:31 AM UTC · Joaquin Buckley -198 (66%)Sep 30, 4:05 PM UTC · Joaquin Buckley -197 (66%)Oct 1, 4:11 AM UTC · Joaquin Buckley -196 (66%)Oct 1, 12:52 PM UTC · Joaquin Buckley -196 (66%)Oct 1, 1:39 PM UTC · Joaquin Buckley -196 (66%)Oct 1, 2:30 PM UTC · Joaquin Buckley -192 (66%)Oct 1, 3:15 PM UTC · Joaquin Buckley -188 (65%)Oct 1, 11:16 PM UTC · Joaquin Buckley -185 (65%)Oct 2, 9:55 AM UTC · Joaquin Buckley -186 (65%)Oct 2, 12:40 PM UTC · Joaquin Buckley -188 (65%)Oct 2, 2:40 PM UTC · Joaquin Buckley -188 (65%)Oct 2, 5:30 PM UTC · Joaquin Buckley -188 (65%)Oct 2, 11:25 PM UTC · Joaquin Buckley -184 (65%)Oct 3, 1:15 AM UTC · Joaquin Buckley -187 (65%)Oct 3, 4:36 AM UTC · Joaquin Buckley -186 (65%)Oct 3, 5:25 AM UTC · Joaquin Buckley -187 (65%)Oct 3, 6:15 AM UTC · Joaquin Buckley -184 (65%)Oct 3, 9:30 AM UTC · Joaquin Buckley -183 (65%)Oct 3, 9:50 AM UTC · Joaquin Buckley -181 (64%)Oct 3, 12:20 PM UTC · Joaquin Buckley -178 (64%)Oct 3, 3:05 PM UTC · Joaquin Buckley -179 (64%)Oct 3, 7:01 PM UTC · Joaquin Buckley -178 (64%)Oct 3, 7:12 PM UTC · Joaquin Buckley -176 (64%)Oct 3, 7:50 PM UTC · Joaquin Buckley -176 (64%)Oct 4, 6:45 AM UTC · Joaquin Buckley -178 (64%)Oct 5, 12:22 PM UTC · Joaquin Buckley -179 (64%)Oct 5, 5:42 PM UTC · Joaquin Buckley -180 (64%)Oct 6, 3:56 AM UTC · Joaquin Buckley -177 (64%)Oct 6, 3:03 PM UTC · Joaquin Buckley -180 (64%)Oct 6, 8:30 PM UTC · Joaquin Buckley -180 (64%)Oct 7, 6:45 AM UTC · Joaquin Buckley -181 (64%)Oct 7, 2:35 PM UTC · Joaquin Buckley -181 (64%)Oct 7, 3:36 PM UTC · Joaquin Buckley -183 (65%)Oct 7, 3:46 PM UTC · Joaquin Buckley -182 (65%)Oct 7, 6:35 PM UTC · Joaquin Buckley -182 (65%)Oct 7, 7:15 PM UTC · Joaquin Buckley -184 (65%)Oct 7, 9:26 PM UTC · Joaquin Buckley -184 (65%)Oct 7, 11:11 PM UTC · Joaquin Buckley -184 (65%)Oct 7, 11:37 PM UTC · Joaquin Buckley -183 (65%)Oct 7, 11:54 PM UTC · Joaquin Buckley -180 (64%)Oct 8, 12:01 AM UTC · Joaquin Buckley -183 (65%)Oct 8, 12:01 AM UTC · Joaquin Buckley -186 (65%)Oct 8, 12:05 AM UTC · Joaquin Buckley -189 (65%)Oct 8, 12:15 AM UTC · Joaquin Buckley -191 (66%)Oct 8, 12:23 AM UTC · Joaquin Buckley -215 (68%)+177-215
SportsbookAlex MoronoJoaquin Buckley
BetAnything+160-220
BetOnline+170-200
BetUS+162-192
Betway+220-333
Bovada+145-165
Cloudbet+147-196
DraftKings+250-345
FanDuel+320-460
MyBookie+215-333
Pinnacle+142-195
sportsbetio+129-200
sports-interaction+155-195
SXBet+160-196
unibet+143-177

Odds are for information only. · Odds data: fightodds.io

Frequently asked questions

Who won Alex Morono vs Joaquin Buckley?

Joaquin Buckley defeated Alex Morono by Unanimous Decision in round 3 (5:00) in the Welterweight bout of UFC Fight Night: Dawson vs Green, held Saturday, October 7, 2023 at Meta Apex, Las Vegas. The judges scored it 30-27, 30-26, 30-27, Joaquin Buckley won the decision.

What were the judges' scorecards for Alex Morono vs Joaquin Buckley?

The judges scored it 30-27, 30-26, 30-27, Joaquin Buckley won the decision.

Was Alex Morono vs Joaquin Buckley a robbery?

Public scoring backed the judges: 97% of 36 fan cards scored it for Joaquin Buckley; 100% of 13 media scores picked Joaquin Buckley.

Full robbery index
Referee
Kerry Hatley
Time format
3 Rnd (5-5-5)
Pre-fight comparison

Win probability

Alex Morono 55%45% Joaquin Buckley

What the model gave each fighter going into the fight, from their pre-fight UFCalendar Power Index ratings. See the full Power Index

Fight DNA

Head to head

UFCalendar's style model · Welterweight roster (258 fighters)

Alex Morono
Complete Fighter
2 edges
Joaquin Buckley
Knockout Artist
9 edges
PowerSpeedPrecisionDurabilityEngineWrestlingGround

Radar scaled to this matchup · bars show the gap

Style shape

54Power97
76Speed93
77Precision92
88Durability93
95Engine94
61Wrestling89
69Ground91

Biggest edge Joaquin Buckley, Punch power +49

Attribute by attribute

Alex Morono is on the left of every row, Joaquin Buckley on the right.
49Punch power98
59Kick power96
90Punch speed94
61Kick speed92
77Accuracy92
61Takedowns89
50Ground striking94
87Submissions88
96Chin94
80Body strength92
95Cardio94

Attributes are rated 0-100 by UFCalendar's style model.

Tale of the Tape

24-13-0 (1 NC)
Record
21-8-0
1789
Power Index rating
1751
0
Win Streak
0
35
Age
32
5'11"
180 cm
Height
5'10"
178 cm
72"
183 cm
Reach
76"
193 cm
Orthodox
Stance
Southpaw
Welterweight
Weight Class
Welterweight
United States
Nationality
United States

Striking Profile

4.90
SLpM
3.62
39%
Str. Acc.
36%
4.88
SApM
3.10
55%
Str. Def.
58%

Grappling Profile

0.32
TD Avg.
1.43
24%
TD Acc.
45%
47%
TD Def.
70%
0.30
Sub. Avg.
0.10

Recent form (last 5 fights)

Alex Morono · 1-4
  • L
    UFC Fight Night: Bautista vs Oliveira · Feb 7, 2026
    Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Welterweight
  • L
    UFC 313: Pereira vs Ankalaev · Mar 8, 2025
    TKO · R1 · 4:16 · Welterweight
  • L
    UFC Fight Night: Royval vs Taira · Oct 12, 2024
    Split Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Welterweight
  • L
    UFC 302: Makhachev vs Poirier · Jun 1, 2024
    Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Welterweight
  • W
    UFC Fight Night: Allen vs Curtis 2 · Apr 6, 2024
    Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Welterweight
Joaquin Buckley · 2-3
  • L
    UFC 328: Chimaev vs Strickland · May 9, 2026
    Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Welterweight
  • L
    RAF 3: Mendes vs. Chandler · Nov 29, 2025
  • L
    UFC Fight Night: Usman vs Buckley · Jun 14, 2025
    Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Welterweight
  • W
    UFC Fight Night: Covington vs Buckley · Dec 15, 2024
    TKO · R3 · 4:42 · Welterweight
  • W
    UFC 307: Pereira vs Rountree Jr. · Oct 5, 2024
    TKO · R3 · 2:17 · Welterweight

Career Averages

Based on 23 fights · 17 fights
58.7
Avg sig. strikes
42.5
0.26
Avg takedowns
1.12
0:41
Avg control time
1:17
176
Career high strikes
86
3
Career high TDs
5

Strike Distribution

Alex Morono
Strike target
Joaquin Buckley
80%
Head
62%
13%
Body
28%
7%
Leg
10%
Alex Morono
Strike position
Joaquin Buckley
89%
Distance
75%
7%
Clinch
6%
4%
Ground
19%