Kwon vs Abelardo

Who won Kwon vs Abelardo?

Won Il Kwon beat Mark Abelardo by knockout in the 3rd round during the main card of ONE Championship 163, on Saturday 19th November 2022 at Singapore Indoor Stadium in Singapore.

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).

Kwon vs Abelardo stats

Won Il Kwon stepped into the octagon with a record of 10 wins, 4 losses and 0 draws, 8 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 1 by submission.

Mark Abelardo made his way to the cage with a record of 20 wins, 9 losses and 0 draws, 12 of those wins coming by knock out and 3 by submission.

This was Won Il Kwon's 14th fight in the One Championship, having made his debut for the promotion in 2019.

Won Il Kwon's One Championship record stood at 9-5-0, while Mark Abelardo's came in at 7-6-0.

The stats suggested Kwon had an advantage in power over Abelardo, with a 80% knock out percentage over Abelardo's 60%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Abelardo had a slight advantage over Kwon, with a 15% submission rate over Kwon's 10%.

Won Il Kwon was the younger man by 33 years, at years old.

Kwon had a height advantage of 5 inches over Abelardo.

Kwon was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 15 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2014, 3 years and 8 months later than Abelardo, whose first professional fight was in 2010. He had fought 43 less professional rounds, 28 to Abelardo's 71.

Kwon vs Abelardo form

Won Il Kwon had stopped 3 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had lost to Fabricio de Andrade at ONE Championship – Pacio vs. Brooks on 3rd June 2022 by knockout in the 1st round at Singapore Indoor Stadium, Singapore.

Previous to that, he had won against Kevin Belingon at ONE Championship – Winter Warriors 2 on 17th December 2021 by knockout in the 2nd round at Singapore Indoor Stadium.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Rui Chen at ONE Championship – Unbreakable 2 on 29th January 2021 by knockout in the 3rd round at Singapore Indoor Stadium.

Before that, he had defeated Bruno Pucci at ONE Championship – Inside the Matrix 4 on 20th November 2020 by knockout in the 1st round at Singapore Indoor Stadium.

He had been beaten by Shoko Sato at ONE Championship – Fire & Fury on 31st January 2020 by submission in the 1st round at Mall Of Asia Arena, Manila, Philippines.

Abelardo had beaten 2 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going the distance once.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had been defeated by Rui Chen at ONE Championship on 11th February 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Singapore Indoor Stadium, Singapore.

Previous to that, he was victorious against Emilio Urrutia at ONE Championship – Fists of Fury 2 on 5th March 2021 by knockout in the 2nd round at Singapore Indoor Stadium.

Going into that contest, he had lost to Fabricio de Andrade at ONE Championship – No Surrender on 31st July 2020 by submission in the 2nd round at Impact Arena, Bangkok, Thailand.

Before that, he had won against Ayideng Jumayi at ONE Championship – Dawn of Valor on 25th October 2019 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Istora Senayan, Jakarta, Indonesia.

He had been beaten by Shoko Sato at ONE Championship – Warriors of Light on 10th May 2019 by knockout in the 2nd round at Impact Arena, Bangkok, Thailand.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Won Il Kwon had been fighting more than Mark Abelardo.

Going to this contest, Won Il Kwon had last fought 3 years and 1 day ago, while Mark Abelardo's last outing had been 3 years, 3 months and 24 days ago.

Kwon's last 5 fights had come over a period of 5 years, 4 months and 4 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year and 25 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 8 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1.6 rounds on average.

Abelardo's last 5 fights had come over a period of 6 years and 25 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 2 months and 19 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 12 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.4 rounds on average.

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