Pacio vs Saruta

Who won Pacio vs Saruta?

Joshua Pacio beat Yosuke Saruta by knockout in the 4th round during the co-main event of ONE Championship – Roots of Honor, on Friday 12th April 2019 at Mall of Asia Arena in Manila.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 5 rounds in the Strawweight division, which meant the weight limit was 115 pounds (8.2 stone or 52.2 KG).

This contest was for the One Championship Strawweight championship.

Pacio vs Saruta stats

Joshua Pacio stepped into the octagon with a record of 14 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws, 4 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 8 by submission.

Yosuke Saruta made his way to the cage with a record of 19 wins, 8 losses and 3 draws, 5 of those wins coming by knock out and 2 by submission.

This was Joshua Pacio's 18th fight in the One Championship, having made his debut for the promotion in 2016. Yosuke Saruta marked his 8th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2018.

Joshua Pacio's One Championship record stood at 14-4-0, while Yosuke Saruta's came in at 3-5-0.

The stats suggested Pacio had a slight advantage in power over Saruta, with a 29% knock out percentage over Saruta's 26%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Pacio had a massive advantage over Saruta, boasting a 57% submission rate over Saruta's 11%.

Joshua Pacio was the younger man by 8 years, at 29 years old.

Pacio had a height advantage of 1 inch over Saruta.

Pacio was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 13 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2013, 5 years and 10 months later than Saruta, whose first professional fight was in 2008. He had fought 40 less professional rounds, 59 to Saruta's 99.

Activity check

Pacio's last 4 fights had come over a period of 7 years, 3 months and 11 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 9 months and 26 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 15 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3.8 rounds on average.

Saruta's last 2 fights had come over a period of 6 years and 5 months, meaning he had been fighting on average every 3 years, 2 months and 16 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 8 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 4 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Pacio vs Saruta?

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