Saruta vs Pacio

Who won Saruta vs Pacio?

Yosuke Saruta beat Joshua Pacio by split decision in their 5 round contest during the main event of ONE Championship – Eternal Glory, on Saturday 19th January 2019 at Istora Senayan in Jakarta.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Yosuke Saruta.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 5 rounds in the Strawweight division, which meant the weight limit was 115 pounds (8.2 stone or 52.2 KG).

This contest was for the One Championship Strawweight championship.

Saruta vs Pacio stats

Yosuke Saruta stepped into the octagon with a record of 18 wins, 8 losses and 3 draws, 5 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 2 by submission.

Joshua Pacio made his way to the cage with a record of 14 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws, 4 of those wins coming by knock out and 8 by submission.

This was Yosuke Saruta's 8th fight in the One Championship, having made his debut for the promotion in 2018. Joshua Pacio marked his 18th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2016.

Yosuke Saruta's One Championship record stood at 3-5-0, while Joshua Pacio's came in at 14-4-0.

The stats suggested Pacio had a slight advantage in power over Saruta, with a 29% knock out percentage over Saruta's 28%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Pacio had a massive advantage over Saruta, boasting a 57% submission rate over Saruta's 11%.

Yosuke Saruta was the older man by 8 years, at 37 years old.

Pacio had a height advantage of 1 inch over Saruta.

Saruta was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 13 more fights, and made his debut in 2008, 5 years and 10 months earlier than Pacio, whose first professional fight was in 2013. He had fought 40 more professional rounds, 99 to Pacio's 59.

Saruta vs Pacio form

Pacio had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going the distance 3 times.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had won against Mansur Malachiev at ONE Fight Night 15 on 6th October 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Lumpinee Boxing Stadium, Bangkok, Thailand.

Previous to that, he had lost to Jarred Brooks at ONE Championship 164 on 3rd December 2022 by unanimous decision in their ONE Strawweight championship fight at Singapore Indoor Stadium, Singapore.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Yosuke Saruta 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 defeated Alex Silva at ONE Championship – Fire & Fury on 31st January 2020 by split decision in their ONE Strawweight championship fight at Mall Of Asia Arena, Manila, Philippines.

He was victorious against Rene Catalan at ONE Championship – Masters of Fate on 8th November 2019 by submission in the 2nd round in their ONE Strawweight championship fight at Mall Of Asia Arena, Manila.

Activity check

Saruta's last 3 fights had come over a period of 6 years, 6 months and 26 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 2 years, 2 months and 10 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 12 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 4 rounds on average.

Pacio's last 5 fights had come over a period of 5 years, 7 months and 25 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 1 month and 16 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 16 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3.2 rounds on average.

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