Benito Lopez vs Vince Morales

Benito Lopez
United States

Benito Lopez

“Golden Boy”

10-2

Winner

VS
Vince Morales
United States

Vince Morales

“Vandetta”

16-11

Winner

Benito Lopez

Decision - Unanimous · Round 3 — 5:00

13 July 2019 · Golden 1 Center, Sacramento, USA

Key takeaways

  • Benito Lopez beat Vince Morales by unanimous decision after three rounds.
  • Benito Lopez landed 54 of 132 total strikes.
  • Vince Morales landed more total strikes — 67 to 54 — and still lost the fight.
  • The judges scored it 29-28, 29-28, 29-28.

Tale of the tape

Benito LopezVince Morales
10-2Record16-11
25Age on fight night28
5′10″ (178 cm)Height5′7″ (170 cm)
73″ (185 cm)Reach70″ (178 cm)
135 lb (61.2 kg)Weight135 lb (61.2 kg)
SwitchStanceOrthodox
Team Alpha MaleTeamSyndicate MMA
Oroville, California, United StatesFromCaldwell, Idaho, United States

Fight statistics

54of 132 · 41%Total strikes landed67of 150 · 45%
6of 55Head strikes47of 123
9of 25Body strikes11of 15
39of 52Leg strikes9of 12
0Knockdowns1
0:00Control time0:29

Counts are total strikes thrown and landed — the source does not separate significant strikes.

Round by round

Benito LopezRoundVince Morales
16/37strikes0/0TD0KD0:00controlR119/41strikes0/0TD1KD0:29control
17/46strikes0/0TD0KD0:00controlR216/40strikes0/0TD0KD0:00control
21/49strikes0/0TD0KD0:00controlR332/69strikes0/0TD0KD0:00control

Judges’ scorecards

Wade Vierra

9R11010R2910R39

29total28

Marcos Rosales

10R1910R299R310

29total28

Blake Grice

10R199R21010R39

29total28

Form going into the fight

Benito Lopez

  1. LManny Bermudezsubmission R1 3:092019
  2. WAlbert Moralesunanimous decision2017
  3. WSteven Petersonsplit decision2017

Vince Morales

  1. WAiemann Zahabiunanimous decision2019
  2. LSong Yadongunanimous decision2018
  3. LDomingo Pilarte2018

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