Wada vs Zakirov

Who won Wada vs Zakirov?

Sanzhar Zakirov beat Tatsumitsu Wada by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the main card of ONE Fight Night 27, on Friday 10th January 2025 at Lumpinee Boxing Stadium in Bangkok.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Sanzhar Zakirov.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Strawweight division, which meant the weight limit was 115 pounds (8.2 stone or 52.2 KG).

Wada vs Zakirov stats

Tatsumitsu Wada stepped into the octagon with a record of 25 wins, 12 losses and 2 draws, 5 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 5 by submission.

Sanzhar Zakirov made his way to the cage with an unblemished record of 12 wins, 0 losses, and 0 draws, 5 of those wins coming by knock out and 4 by submission.

This was Tatsumitsu Wada's 12th fight in the One Championship, having made his debut for the promotion in 2018. Sanzhar Zakirov marked his 6th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2023.

Tatsumitsu Wada's One Championship record stood at 6-6-0, while Sanzhar Zakirov's came in at 6-0-0.

The stats suggested Zakirov had a large advantage in power over Wada, boasting a 42% knock out percentage over Wada's 20%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Zakirov had an advantage over Wada, with a 33% submission rate over Wada's 20%.

Tatsumitsu Wada was the older man by 14 years, at 36 years old.

Wada was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 27 more fights, and made his debut in 2008, 13 years and 7 months earlier than Zakirov, whose first professional fight was in 2021. He had fought 63 more professional rounds, 96 to Zakirov's 33.

Wada vs Zakirov form

Tatsumitsu Wada had beaten 2 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had won against Wei Xie at ONE Fight Night 23 on 5th July 2024 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Lumpinee Boxing Stadium, Bangkok, Thailand.

Previous to that, he had lost to Kairat Akhmetov at ONE Championship – Pacio vs. Brooks on 3rd June 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Singapore Indoor Stadium, Singapore.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Shuo Wang at ONE Championship – Only the Brave on 28th January 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Singapore Indoor Stadium.

Before that, he had been beaten by Yodkaikaew Fairtex at ONE Championship – Collision Course on 18th December 2020 by split decision in their 3 round contest at Singapore Indoor Stadium.

He had been defeated by Demetrious Johnson at ONE Championship – Dawn of Heroes on 2nd August 2019 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Mall of Asia Arena, Manila, Philippines.

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Wada's last 5 fights had come over a period of 5 years, 9 months and 16 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 1 month and 27 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 15 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3 rounds on average.

What time did Wada vs Zakirov start?

The fighters were expected to walk out at around 2:10 AM UTC , which was 9:10 PM EST or 6:10 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 2:10 AM GMT in the UK.

What were the odds on Wada vs Zakirov?

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