Saruta vs Balart

Who won Saruta vs Balart?

Gustavo Balart beat Yosuke Saruta by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the prelims of ONE Championship – Reloaded, on Friday 22nd April 2022 at Singapore Indoor Stadium in Singapore.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Gustavo Balart.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Strawweight division, which meant the weight limit was 115 pounds (8.2 stone or 52.2 KG).

Saruta vs Balart stats

Yosuke Saruta stepped into the octagon with a record of 21 wins, 10 losses and 3 draws, 6 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 2 by submission.

Gustavo Balart made his way to the cage with a record of 9 wins, 4 losses and 0 draws, 1 of those win coming by knock out.

This was Yosuke Saruta's 8th fight in the One Championship, having made his debut for the promotion in 2018. Gustavo Balart marked his 8th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2019.

Yosuke Saruta's One Championship record stood at 3-5-0, while Gustavo Balart's came in at 4-4-0.

The stats suggested Saruta had an advantage in power over Balart, with a 29% knock out percentage over Balart's 11%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Saruta had a slight advantage over Balart, with a 10% submission rate over Balart's 0%.

Yosuke Saruta was the younger man by 1 year, at 37 years old.

Saruta had a height advantage of 4 inches over Balart.

Saruta was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 21 more fights, and made his debut in 2008, 7 years and 6 months earlier than Balart, whose first professional fight was in 2015. He had fought 53 more professional rounds, 99 to Balart's 46.

Saruta vs Balart form

Yosuke Saruta had beaten 1 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had lost to Mansur Malachiev at ONE Fight Night 19 on 16th February 2024 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Lumpinee Boxing Stadium, Bangkok, Thailand.

Previous to that, he had been beaten by Gustavo Balart at ONE Championship – Reloaded on 22nd April 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Singapore Indoor Stadium, Singapore.

Going into that contest, he had been defeated by Joshua Pacio at ONE Championship – 10 Year Anniversary 2 on 24th September 2021 by knockout in the 1st round in their ONE Strawweight championship fight at Singapore Indoor Stadium.

Before that, he had lost to Joshua Pacio at ONE Championship – Roots of Honor on 12th April 2019 by knockout in the 4th round in their ONE Strawweight championship fight at Mall of Asia Arena, Manila, Philippines.

He had won against Joshua Pacio at ONE Championship – Eternal Glory on 19th January 2019 by split decision in their ONE Strawweight championship fight at Istora Senayan, Jakarta, Indonesia.

Gustavo Balart had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had beaten Hiroshi Minowa at ONE 165 on 28th January 2024 by split decision in their 3 round contest at Ariake Arena, Tokyo, Japan.

Previous to that, he had defeated Alex Silva at ONE Championship 162 on 21st October 2022 by split decision in their 3 round contest at Singapore Indoor Stadium, Singapore.

Going into that contest, he was victorious against Yosuke Saruta at ONE Championship – Reloaded on 22nd April 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Singapore Indoor Stadium.

Before that, he had won against Ryuto Sawada at ONE Championship – Battleground on 30th July 2021 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Singapore Indoor Stadium.

He had been beaten by Tatsumitsu Wada at ONE Championship – Roots of Honor on 12th April 2019 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Mall of Asia Arena, Manila, Philippines.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Gustavo Balart had been fighting more than Yosuke Saruta.

Going to this contest, Yosuke Saruta had last fought 1 year and 25 days ago, while Gustavo Balart's last outing had been 1 year, 1 month and 13 days ago.

Saruta's last 5 fights had come over a period of 6 years, 1 month and 22 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 2 months and 25 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 16 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3.2 rounds on average.

Balart's last 5 fights had come over a period of 5 years, 11 months and 1 day, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 2 months and 8 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 15 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3 rounds on average.

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