Kang vs Takeuchi

When is Kang vs Takeuchi?

Ji Won Kang is set to square off against Ryugo Takeuchi during the main card of ONE 173, on Friday 1st August 2025 at Ball Arena in Denver.

The fight is scheduled for 3 rounds in the Heavyweight division, which means the weight limit will be 265 pounds (18.9 stone or 120.2 KG).

Kang vs Takeuchi stats

Ji Won Kang steps into the octagon with a record of 7 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws, 7 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.

Ryugo Takeuchi will make his way to the cage with a record of 4 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, 4 of those wins coming by knock out.

This will be Ji Won Kang's 7th fight in the One Championship, having made his debut for the promotion in 2021. Ryugo Takeuchi will mark his 1st fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2025.

Ji Won Kang's One Championship record currently stands at 4-3-0, while Ryugo Takeuchi's comes in at 0-1-0.

The stats suggest that Kang and Takeuchi have similar power, both with a 100% knock out percentage.

If the fight goes to the ground, their records suggest that Kang and Takeuchi will be pretty equal, both with a 0% submission rate.

Ji Won Kang is the older man by 29 years, at 29 years old.

Kang is the more experienced professional fighter, having had 5 more fights, and made his debut in 2018, 5 years and 5 months earlier than Takeuchi, whose first professional fight was in 2024. He has fought 7 more professional rounds, 15 to Takeuchi's 8.

Kang vs Takeuchi form

Ji Won Kang has stopped 2 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight, he lost to Kirill Grishenko at ONE Fight Night 23 on 5th July 2024 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Lumpinee Boxing Stadium, Bangkok, Thailand.

Previous to that, he had won against Mikhail Jamal Abdul-Latif at ONE Fight Night 18 on 12th January 2024 by knockout in the 2nd round at Lumpinee Boxing Stadium, Bangkok.

Going into that contest, he had been beaten by Ben Tynan at ONE Fight Night 16 on 3rd November 2023 by submission in the 3rd round at Lumpinee Boxing Stadium, Bangkok.

Before that, he had beaten Paul Elliott at ONE Championship – One X on 26th March 2022 by knockout in the 1st round at Singapore Indoor Stadium, Singapore, Singapore.

He had been defeated by Marcus Buchecha at ONE Championship – Winter Warriors on 3rd December 2021 by submission in the 1st round at Singapore Indoor Stadium.

Activity check

Kang's last 5 fights have come over a period of 3 years, 7 months and 2 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 8 months and 19 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 10 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 2 rounds on average.

What are the odds on Kang vs Takeuchi?

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