Morozov vs Newson

Who won Morozov vs Newson?

Sergey Morozov beat Journey Newson by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the prelims of UFC Fight Night, on Saturday 17th December 2022 at UFC Apex in Las Vegas.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Sergey Morozov.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Bantamweight division, which meant the weight limit was 135 pounds (9.6 stone or 61.2 KG).

Morozov vs Newson stats

Sergey Morozov stepped into the octagon with a record of 18 wins, 5 losses and 0 draws, 8 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 3 by submission.

Journey Newson made his way to the cage with a record of 10 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws, 3 of those wins coming by knock out and 3 by submission.

Sergey Morozov's UFC record stood at 3-2-0, while Journey Newson's came in at 1-4-0.

The stats suggested Morozov had an advantage in power over Newson, with a 44% knock out percentage over Newson's 30%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Newson had an advantage over Morozov, with a 30% submission rate over Morozov's 17%.

Sergey Morozov was the younger man by 1 year, at 35 years old.

Morozov had a height advantage of 1 inch over Newson. Despite this, both fighters had a equal reach.

Morozov was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 10 more fights, and made his debut in 2008, 7 years and 6 months earlier than Newson, whose first professional fight was in 2015. He had fought 20 more professional rounds, 55 to Newson's 35.

Activity check

In of activity leading into the fight, Journey Newson had been fighting more than Sergey Morozov.

Going to this contest, Sergey Morozov had last fought 3 years, 10 months and 23 days ago, while Journey Newson's last outing had been 3 years, 1 month and 2 days ago.

What were the odds on Morozov vs Newson?

Sergey Morozov was a 3/10 (-330) favourite going into the contest, while Journey Newson made his way into the ring at 13/5 (+260) with oddsmakers.