Sexton vs Shimoishi

Who won Sexton vs Shimoishi?

Ariel Sexton beat Kota Shimoishi by submission in the 3rd round during the main card of ONE Championship – Pursuit of Power, on Friday 13th July 2018 at Axiata Arena in Kuala Lumpur.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Lightweight division, which meant the weight limit was 155 pounds (11.1 stone or 70.3 KG).

Sexton vs Shimoishi stats

Ariel Sexton stepped into the octagon with a record of 11 wins, 4 losses and 0 draws, 3 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 8 by submission.

Kota Shimoishi made his way to the cage with a record of 21 wins, 5 losses and 0 draws, 4 of those wins coming by knock out and 7 by submission.

Ariel Sexton's One Championship record stood at 5-3-0, while Kota Shimoishi's came in at 0-3-0.

The stats suggested Sexton had a slight advantage in power over Shimoishi, with a 27% knock out percentage over Shimoishi's 19%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Sexton had a massive advantage over Shimoishi, boasting a 73% submission rate over Shimoishi's 33%.

Ariel Sexton was the older man by 6 years, at 43 years old.

Sexton had a height advantage of 2 inches over Shimoishi.

Sexton was arguably the less experienced fighter, having had 11 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2006, 2 years and 6 months earlier than Shimoishi, whose first professional fight was in 2008. He had fought 27 less professional rounds, 36 to Shimoishi's 63.

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