Tetsuka vs Zhang

Who won Tetsuka vs Zhang?

Lipeng Zhang beat Hiroyuki Tetsuka by knockout in the 1st round during the main card of ONE Fight Night 28, on Friday 7th February 2025 at Lumpinee Boxing Stadium in Bangkok.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Welterweight division, which meant the weight limit was 170 pounds (12.1 stone or 77.1 KG).

Tetsuka vs Zhang stats

Hiroyuki Tetsuka stepped into the octagon with a record of 14 wins, 5 losses and 0 draws, 8 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 4 by submission.

Lipeng Zhang made his way to the cage with a record of 34 wins, 12 losses and 2 draws, 13 of those wins coming by knock out and 13 by submission.

This was Hiroyuki Tetsuka's 9th fight in the One Championship, having made his debut for the promotion in 2019. Lipeng Zhang marked his 7th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2021.

Hiroyuki Tetsuka's One Championship record stood at 6-3-0, while Lipeng Zhang's came in at 4-3-0.

The stats suggested Tetsuka had an advantage in power over Zhang, with a 57% knock out percentage over Zhang's 38%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Zhang had a slight advantage over Tetsuka, with a 38% submission rate over Tetsuka's 29%.

Hiroyuki Tetsuka was the same age as Lipeng Zhang, at 35 years old.

Zhang had a height advantage of 5 inches over Tetsuka.

Tetsuka was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 29 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2015, 6 years and 6 months later than Zhang, whose first professional fight was in 2009. He had fought 50 less professional rounds, 43 to Zhang's 93.

Tetsuka vs Zhang form

Tetsuka had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going to the judges 3 times.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had lost to Isi Fitikefu at ONE 168 on 6th September 2024 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Ball Arena, Denver, United States.

Previous to that, he had won against Valmir da Silva at ONE Fight Night 21 on 5th April 2024 by submission in the 2nd round at Lumpinee Boxing Stadium, Bangkok, Thailand.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Abraao Amorim at ONE Fight Night 19 on 16th February 2024 by submission in the 1st round at Lumpinee Boxing Stadium, Bangkok.

Before that, he had defeated Tae Ho Jin at ONE Fight Night 15 on 6th October 2023 by submission in the 1st round at Lumpinee Boxing Stadium, Bangkok.

He was victorious against Edson Marques at ONE Championship – Only the Brave on 28th January 2022 by knockout in the 3rd round at Singapore Indoor Stadium, Singapore.

Activity check

Tetsuka's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 3 months and 17 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 7 months and 28 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 10 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2 rounds on average.

Zhang's last 4 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 9 months and 2 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 11 months and 8 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 8 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2 rounds on average.

What time did Tetsuka vs Zhang start?

The fighters were expected to walk out at around 3:10 AM UTC , which was 10:10 PM EST or 7:10 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 3:10 AM GMT in the UK.

What were the odds on Tetsuka vs Zhang?

Hiroyuki Tetsuka was a 8/15 (-190) favourite going into the contest, while Lipeng Zhang made his way into the ring at 11/8 (+140) with oddsmakers.