Wakamatsu vs McLaren

Who won Wakamatsu vs McLaren?

Yuya Wakamatsu beat Reece McLaren by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the co-main event of ONE on TNT 3, on Wednesday 21st April 2021 at Singapore Indoor Stadium in Singapore.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Yuya Wakamatsu.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Flyweight division, which meant the weight limit was 125 pounds (8.9 stone or 56.7 KG).

Wakamatsu vs McLaren stats

Yuya Wakamatsu stepped into the octagon with a record of 13 wins, 4 losses and 0 draws, 11 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.

Reece McLaren made his way to the cage with a record of 14 wins, 7 losses and 0 draws, 3 of those wins coming by knock out and 8 by submission.

This was Yuya Wakamatsu's 12th fight in the One Championship, having made his debut for the promotion in 2018. Reece McLaren marked his 17th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2015.

Yuya Wakamatsu's One Championship record stood at 8-4-0, while Reece McLaren's came in at 11-6-0.

The stats suggested Wakamatsu had a massive power advantage over McLaren, boasting a 85% knock out percentage over McLaren's 21%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested McLaren had a massive advantage over Wakamatsu, boasting a 57% submission rate over Wakamatsu's 0%.

Yuya Wakamatsu was the younger man by 3 years, at 30 years old.

Wakamatsu was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 4 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2015, 4 years and 7 months later than McLaren, whose first professional fight was in 2010. He had fought 14 less professional rounds, 50 to McLaren's 64.

Wakamatsu vs McLaren form

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

In his last fight before this contest, he had won against Aleksi Toivonen at ONE Championship – Reign of Dynasties on 9th October 2020 by knockout in the 1st round at Singapore Indoor Stadium, Singapore.

Previous to that, he had beaten Gary Mangat at ONE Championship – Mark of Greatness on 6th December 2019 by submission in the 1st round at Axiata Arena, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

Going into that contest, he had lost to Danny Kingad at ONE Championship – Dawn of Heroes on 2nd August 2019 by split decision in their 3 round contest at Mall of Asia Arena, Manila, Philippines.

Before that, he had defeated Tatsumitsu Wada at ONE Championship – Battle for the Heavens on 7th July 2018 by split decision in their 3 round contest at Guangzhou Tianhe Gymnasium, Guangzhou, China.

He was victorious against Gianni Subba at ONE Championship – Visions of Victory on 9th March 2018 by submission in the 2nd round at Axiata Arena, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

Activity check

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

McLaren's last 5 fights had come over a period of 7 years and 19 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 4 months and 30 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 10 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2 rounds on average.

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