Bunes vs Horiuchi

Who won Bunes vs Horiuchi?

Felipe Bunes beat Yuma Horiuchi by knockout in the 1st round during the main event of LFA 149, on Friday 6th January 2023 at Gila River Resorts & Casinos in Chandler.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 5 rounds in the Flyweight division, which meant the weight limit was 125 pounds (8.9 stone or 56.7 KG).

Bunes vs Horiuchi stats

Felipe Bunes stepped into the octagon with a record of 12 wins, 6 losses and 0 draws, 1 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 8 by submission.

Yuma Horiuchi made his way to the cage with a record of 8 wins, 4 losses and 0 draws, 2 of those wins coming by knock out and 4 by submission.

This was Felipe Bunes' 3rd fight in the LFA, having made his debut for the promotion in 2022.

Felipe Bunes' LFA record stood at 2-1-0, while Yuma Horiuchi's came in at 3-3-0.

The stats suggested Horiuchi had an advantage in power over Bunes, with a 25% knock out percentage over Bunes' 8%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Bunes had an advantage over Horiuchi, with a 67% submission rate over Horiuchi's 50%.

Felipe Bunes was the older man by 8 years, at 35 years old.

Bunes had a height advantage of 1 inch over Horiuchi.

Bunes was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 6 more fights, and made his debut in , 11 years and 10 months earlier than Horiuchi, whose first professional fight was in 2013. He had fought 5 more professional rounds, 37 to Horiuchi's 32.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Felipe Bunes had been fighting more than Yuma Horiuchi.

Going to this contest, Felipe Bunes had last fought 2 years, 11 months and 11 days ago, while Yuma Horiuchi's last outing had been 4 years, 2 months and 3 days ago.

Bunes' last 2 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 4 months and 8 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 8 months and 4 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 5 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.5 rounds on average.

Horiuchi's last 2 fights had come over a period of 5 years, 4 months and 19 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 2 years, 8 months and 9 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 5 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.5 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Bunes vs Horiuchi?

Felipe Bunes was a 5/6 (-120) underdog going into the contest, while Yuma Horiuchi made his way into the ring at 5/6 (-120) with oddsmakers.