Jordan Mein goes up against Alex Morono at UFC on FOX 30 on Saturday night in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. This event is one of four on the preliminary card on FOX. Mein is 30-12 in his career, while Morono is 14-4 in his career. There are a total of four fights on the main card on FOX, with the headliner a bout between Eddie Alvarez and Dustin Poirier. There are also nine fights on the preliminary card with four on FOX and five on UFC Fight Pass. Let’s look at the bout between Mein and Morono and UFC predictions.
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Jordan Mein (30-12, 4-4 UFC)
Mein came into the UFC with a record of 26-8 and he has four wins and four losses in the UFC. He defeated Dan Miller by TKO, Hernani Perpétuo by split decision, Mike Pyle by TKO, and Erick Silva by unanimous decision; while losing to Matt Brown by TKO, Thiago Alves by TKO, Emil Weber Meek by unanimous decision, and Belal Muhammad by unanimous decision. Mein has been a pro since 2006 and has 16 wins by TKO/KO and seven by submission. He has 19 first round finishes.
Alex Morono (14-4, 3-1 UFC)
Morono came into the UFC with a record of 11-3 and he has three wins and one loss in the UFC. He defeated Kyle Noke by split decision, James Moontasri by unanimous decision, and Josh Burkman by submission; while losing to Keita Nakamura by split decision. Morono has been a pro since 2010 and has six wins by submission and four by TKO/KO. He has nine first round finishes.
Morono said this to combatpress.com about his upcoming fight against Mein, “I remember watching his fights in Strikeforce, and I have been watching the man for a very long time. It’s crazy, man. He’s my age, but he’s had 42 fights as a pro. He’s good. I feel like he was given like every opportunity to really make, like, a big run, and he sometimes was inconsistent with his wins, but that goes with the territory. It’s a very hard sport to consistently win fights. I know he’s very well rounded and been fighting a long time, but I feel that he’s not as in it as he once was. I don’t think this is giving away any information, but I’m definitely going to bring the fight to him in this fight and he needs to expect to start fast and stay fast and fight hard the whole fight.”
Striking Stats
Strikes landed per minute: Mein 3.66 / Morono 4.27
Accuracy: Mein 44% / Morono 41%
Strikes absorbed per minute: Mein 2.71/ Morono 2.78
Defense: Mein 69% / Morono 64%
Grappling Stats
Takedown average: Mein 1.38 / Morono 0.00
Accuracy: Mein 55% / Morono 0%
Takedowns defended: Mein 66% / Morono 50%
Submission average: Mein 0.2 / Morono 0.5
UFC Predictions
Oddmakers have the odds even, but Morono has been in better form lately than has Mein. I will take Morono to get the win and also take the rounds to go under.
UFC on FOX 30 takes place on Saturday, July 28, 2018 at the Scotiabank Saddledome in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. The main card has four fights on FOX, featuring Eddie Alvarez taking on Dustin Poirier. There are nine fights on the preliminary card with four on FOX and five on UFC Fight Pass.
Main Card (FOX)
Lightweight – Dustin Poirier -181 vs. Eddie Alvarez
Featherweight – Jose Aldo -134 vs. Jeremy Stephens
Women’s Strawweight – Joanna Jedrzejczyk -314 vs. Tecia Torres
Lightweight – Olivier Aubin-Mercier -135 vs. Alexander Hernandez
Preliminary Card (FOX)
Welterweight – Alex Morono -115 vs. Jordan Mein
Lightweight – Islam Makhachev -695 vs. Kajan Johnson
Featherweight – Hakeem Dawodu -424 vs. Austin Arnett
Light Heavyweight - Gadzhimurad Antigulov -160 vs. Ion Cu?elaba
Preliminary Card (UFC Fight Pass)
Lightweight – John Makdessi -165 vs. Ross Pearson
Women’s Flyweight - Katlyn Chookagian -170 vs. Alexis Davis
Flyweight - Matheus Nicolau -236 vs. Dustin Ortiz
Women’s Strawweight - Nina Ansaroff -148 vs. Randa Markos
Lightweight – Devin Powell -128 vs. Álvaro Herrera
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