Yamakita vs Saruta

Who won Yamakita vs Saruta?

Keito Yamakita beat Yosuke Saruta by split decision in their 3 round contest during the main card of ONE Fight Night 24, on Friday 2nd August 2024 at Lumpinee Boxing Stadium in Bangkok.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Keito Yamakita.

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).

Yamakita vs Saruta stats

Keito Yamakita stepped into the octagon with a record of 9 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, 1 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 3 by submission.

Yosuke Saruta made his way to the cage with a record of 21 wins, 11 losses and 3 draws, 6 of those wins coming by knock out and 2 by submission.

This was Keito Yamakita's 5th fight in the One Championship, having made his debut for the promotion in 2023. Yosuke Saruta marked his 8th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2018.

Keito Yamakita's One Championship record stood at 4-1-0, while Yosuke Saruta's came in at 3-5-0.

The stats suggested Saruta had an advantage in power over Yamakita, with a 29% knock out percentage over Yamakita's 11%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Yamakita had a large advantage over Saruta, boasting a 33% submission rate over Saruta's 10%.

Keito Yamakita was the younger man by 9 years, at 28 years old.

Saruta had a height advantage of 2 inches over Yamakita.

Yamakita was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 25 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2020, 12 years later than Saruta, whose first professional fight was in 2008. He had fought 66 less professional rounds, 33 to Saruta's 99.

Yamakita vs Saruta form

Yosuke Saruta had beaten 1 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had lost to Mansur Malachiev at ONE Fight Night 19 on 16th February 2024 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Lumpinee Boxing Stadium, Bangkok, Thailand.

Previous to that, he had been beaten by Gustavo Balart at ONE Championship – Reloaded on 22nd April 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Singapore Indoor Stadium, Singapore.

Going into that contest, he had been defeated by Joshua Pacio at ONE Championship – 10 Year Anniversary 2 on 24th September 2021 by knockout in the 1st round in their ONE Strawweight championship fight at Singapore Indoor Stadium.

Before that, he had lost to Joshua Pacio at ONE Championship – Roots of Honor on 12th April 2019 by knockout in the 4th round in their ONE Strawweight championship fight at Mall of Asia Arena, Manila, Philippines.

He had won against Joshua Pacio at ONE Championship – Eternal Glory on 19th January 2019 by split decision in their ONE Strawweight championship fight at Istora Senayan, Jakarta, Indonesia.

Activity check

Yamakita's last 3 fights had come over a period of 2 years and 6 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 8 months and 2 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 7 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.3 rounds on average.

Saruta's last 5 fights had come over a period of 6 years, 2 months and 11 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 2 months and 28 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 16 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3.2 rounds on average.

What time did Yamakita vs Saruta start?

The fighters were expected to walk out at around 12:40 AM UTC , which was 8:40 PM EST or 5:40 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 1:40 AM BST in the UK.

What were the odds on Yamakita vs Saruta?

Keito Yamakita was a 2/9 (-450) favourite going into the contest, while Yosuke Saruta made his way into the ring at 3/1 (+300) with oddsmakers.