Matsushima vs Gafurov

Who won Matsushima vs Gafurov?

Koyomi Matsushima beat Marat Gafurov by knockout in the 1st round during the main card of ONE Championship – Conquest of Heroes, on Saturday 22nd September 2018 at Jakarta Convention Center in Jakarta.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Featherweight division, which meant the weight limit was 145 pounds (10.4 stone or 65.8 KG).

Matsushima vs Gafurov stats

Koyomi Matsushima stepped into the octagon with a record of 9 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws, 5 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 1 by submission.

Marat Gafurov made his way to the cage with a record of 16 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, 1 of those win coming by knock out and 12 by submission.

Koyomi Matsushima's One Championship record stood at 3-2-0, while Marat Gafurov's came in at 10-4-0.

The stats suggested Matsushima had a massive power advantage over Gafurov, boasting a 56% knock out percentage over Gafurov's 6%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Gafurov had a massive advantage over Matsushima, boasting a 75% submission rate over Matsushima's 11%.

Koyomi Matsushima was the younger man by 8 years, at 32 years old.

Gafurov had a height advantage of 1 inch over Matsushima.

Matsushima was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 5 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2015, 4 years and 8 months later than Gafurov, whose first professional fight was in 2010. He had fought 13 less professional rounds, 33 to Gafurov's 46.

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