Vera vs Cheng

Who won Vera vs Cheng?

Brandon Vera beat Paul Cheng by knockout in the 1st round during the main event of ONE Championship – Spirit of Champions, on Friday 11th December 2015 at Mall of Asia Arena in Manila.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 5 rounds in the Heavyweight division, which meant the weight limit was 265 pounds (18.9 stone or 120.2 KG).

This contest was for the One Championship Heavyweight championship.

Vera vs Cheng stats

Brandon Vera stepped into the octagon with an undefeated record of 0 wins, zero losses and 0 draws.

Paul Cheng made his way to the cage with a record of 5 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, 3 of those wins coming by knock out and 1 by submission.

Brandon Vera's One Championship record stood at 4-3-0, while Paul Cheng's came in at 2-1-0.

The stats suggested Cheng had a massive power advantage over Vera, boasting a 60% knock out percentage over Vera's 0%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Cheng had an advantage over Vera, with a 20% submission rate over Vera's 0%.

Brandon Vera was the older man by 1 year, at 47 years old.

Vera was arguably the more experienced fighter, having had 6 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2002, 8 years and 11 months earlier than Cheng, whose first professional fight was in 2011. He had fought 41 more professional rounds, 52 to Cheng's 11.

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