Bigdash vs Niimura

Who won Bigdash vs Niimura?

Vitaly Bigdash beat Yuki Niimura by submission in the 1st round during the main card of ONE Championship – Destiny of Champions, on Friday 7th December 2018 at Axiata Arena in Kuala Lumpur.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Light Heavyweight division, which meant the weight limit was 205 pounds (14.6 stone or 93 KG).

Bigdash vs Niimura stats

Vitaly Bigdash stepped into the octagon with a record of 9 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws, 4 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 4 by submission.

Yuki Niimura made his way to the cage with a record of 12 wins, 4 losses and 0 draws, 9 of those wins coming by knock out and 1 by submission.

Vitaly Bigdash's One Championship record stood at 5-3-0, while Yuki Niimura's came in at 0-1-0.

The stats suggested Niimura had a massive power advantage over Bigdash, boasting a 75% knock out percentage over Bigdash's 44%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Bigdash had a massive advantage over Niimura, boasting a 44% submission rate over Niimura's 8%.

Vitaly Bigdash was the younger man by 2 years, at 40 years old.

Niimura had a height advantage of 2 inches over Bigdash.

Bigdash's experience as a professional fighter was relatively equal to Niimura's, having had 5 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2012, 11 months later than Niimura, whose first professional fight was in 2011. He had fought 7 more professional rounds, 37 to Niimura's 30.

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