Minowa vs Balart

Who won Minowa vs Balart?

Gustavo Balart beat Hiroshi Minowa by split decision in their 3 round contest during the main card of ONE 165, on Sunday 28th January 2024 at Ariake Arena in Tokyo.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Gustavo Balart.

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).

Minowa vs Balart stats

Hiroshi Minowa stepped into the octagon with a record of 13 wins, 4 losses and 0 draws, 3 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 8 by submission.

Gustavo Balart made his way to the cage with a record of 11 wins, 4 losses and 0 draws, 1 of those win coming by knock out.

This was Hiroshi Minowa's 6th fight in the One Championship, having made his debut for the promotion in 2020. Gustavo Balart marked his 8th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2019.

Hiroshi Minowa's One Championship record stood at 3-3-0, while Gustavo Balart's came in at 4-4-0.

The stats suggested Minowa had an advantage in power over Balart, with a 23% knock out percentage over Balart's 9%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Minowa had a massive advantage over Balart, boasting a 62% submission rate over Balart's 0%.

Hiroshi Minowa was the younger man by 13 years, at 25 years old.

Minowa had a height advantage of 4 inches over Balart.

Minowa's experience as a professional fighter was relatively equal to Balart's, having had 2 more fights, and made his debut in 2015, 3 months later than Balart, whose first professional fight was in 2015. He had fought 5 less professional rounds, 41 to Balart's 46.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Hiroshi Minowa had been fighting more than Gustavo Balart.

Going to this contest, Hiroshi Minowa had last fought 1 year, 11 months and 9 days ago, while Gustavo Balart's last outing had been 2 years, 5 months and 9 days ago.

Minowa's last 4 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 4 months and 17 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 1 month and 3 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 12 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3 rounds on average.

Balart's last 4 fights had come over a period of 5 years, 11 months and 18 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 5 months and 28 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 12 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3 rounds on average.

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