Tetsuka vs Fitikefu

Who won Tetsuka vs Fitikefu?

Isi Fitikefu beat Hiroyuki Tetsuka by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the main card of ONE 168, on Friday 6th September 2024 at Ball Arena in Denver.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Isi Fitikefu.

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 Fitikefu stats

Hiroyuki Tetsuka stepped into the octagon with a record of 12 wins, 4 losses and 0 draws, 8 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 2 by submission.

Isi Fitikefu made his way to the cage with a record of 8 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, 4 of those wins coming by knock out and 2 by submission.

This was Hiroyuki Tetsuka's 9th fight in the One Championship, having made his debut for the promotion in 2019. Isi Fitikefu marked his 3rd fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2022.

Hiroyuki Tetsuka's One Championship record stood at 6-3-0, while Isi Fitikefu's came in at 2-1-0.

The stats suggested Tetsuka had an advantage in power over Fitikefu, with a 67% knock out percentage over Fitikefu's 50%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Fitikefu had a slight advantage over Tetsuka, with a 25% submission rate over Tetsuka's 17%.

Hiroyuki Tetsuka was the older man by 35 years, at 35 years old.

Fitikefu had a height advantage of 4 inches over Tetsuka.

Tetsuka was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 7 more fights, and made his debut in 2015, 5 months later than Fitikefu, whose first professional fight was in 2015. He had fought 21 more professional rounds, 43 to Fitikefu's 22.

Tetsuka vs Fitikefu form

Tetsuka had won all 5 of his most recent fights, stopping 2 opponents and going to the judges 3 times.

In his last fight before this contest, 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.

Previous to that, 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.

Going into that contest, 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.

Before that, 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.

He had won against Agilan Thani at ONE Championship – Blockbuster on 12th November 2021 by knockout in the 3rd round at Singapore Indoor Stadium.

Activity check

Tetsuka's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 4 months and 19 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 8 months and 4 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 10 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2 rounds on average.

Fitikefu's last 2 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 4 months and 13 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 2 months and 8 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 4 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2 rounds on average.

What time did Tetsuka vs Fitikefu start?

The fighters were expected to walk out at around 1:40 AM UTC , which was 9:40 PM EST or 6:40 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 2:40 AM BST in the UK.

What were the odds on Tetsuka vs Fitikefu?

Hiroyuki Tetsuka was a 4/7 (-180) favourite going into the contest, while Isi Fitikefu made his way into the ring at 13/10 (+130) with oddsmakers.