Gafurov vs Issa

Who won Gafurov vs Issa?

Muin Gafurov beat Leandro Issa by knockout in the 1st round during the main card of ONE Championship – Kingdom of Heroes, on Saturday 6th October 2018 at Impact Arena in Bangkok.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Bantamweight division, which meant the weight limit was 135 pounds (9.6 stone or 61.2 KG).

Gafurov vs Issa stats

Muin Gafurov stepped into the octagon with a record of 14 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws, 7 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 7 by submission.

Leandro Issa made his way to the cage with a record of 16 wins, 6 losses and 0 draws, 2 of those wins coming by knock out and 10 by submission.

This was Muin Gafurov's 6th fight in the One Championship, having made his debut for the promotion in 2015.

Muin Gafurov's One Championship record stood at 3-3-0, while Leandro Issa's came in at 7-4-0.

The stats suggested Gafurov had a massive power advantage over Issa, boasting a 50% knock out percentage over Issa's 13%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Issa had an advantage over Gafurov, with a 63% submission rate over Gafurov's 50%.

Muin Gafurov was the younger man by 13 years, at 28 years old.

Issa had a height advantage of 2 inches over Gafurov. That also extended to a 1-inch reach advantage.

Gafurov was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 6 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2013, 7 years later than Issa, whose first professional fight was in 2006. He had fought 3 less professional rounds, 47 to Issa's 50.

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