Ham vs Hirata

Who won Ham vs Hirata?

Seo Hee Ham beat Itsuki Hirata by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the main card of ONE on Prime Video 8, on Friday 24th March 2023 at Singapore Indoor Stadium in Singapore.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Seo Hee Ham.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Women’s Atomweight division, which meant the weight limit was 105 pounds (7.5 stone or 47.6 KG).

Ham vs Hirata stats

Seo Hee Ham stepped into the octagon with a record of 25 wins, 8 losses and 0 draws, 4 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 3 by submission.

Itsuki Hirata made her way to the cage with a record of 6 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, 2 of those wins coming by knock out and 2 by submission.

Seo Hee Ham's One Championship record stood at 3-1-0, while Itsuki Hirata's came in at 5-2-0.

The stats suggested Hirata had an advantage in power over Ham, with a 33% knock out percentage over Ham's 16%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Hirata had a large advantage over Ham, boasting a 33% submission rate over Ham's 12%.

Seo Hee Ham was the older woman by 13 years, at 37 years old.

Hirata had 1-inch reach advantage.

Ham was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 26 more fights, and made her debut in 2007, 11 years and 8 months earlier than Hirata, whose first professional fight was in 2018. She had fought 58 more professional rounds, 78 to Hirata's 20.

Ham vs Hirata form

Ham had won all 5 of her most recent fights, stopping 2 opponents and going to the judges 3 times.

In her last fight leading up to this contest, she had won against Denice Zamboanga at ONE Championship – One X on 26th March 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Singapore Indoor Stadium, Singapore, Singapore.

Previous to that, she had beaten Denice Zamboanga at ONE Championship – 10 Year Anniversary on 3rd September 2021 by split decision in their 3 round contest at Singapore Indoor Stadium.

Going into that contest, she had defeated Ayaka Hamasaki at RIZIN 20 on 31st December 2019 by split decision in their Rizin Women’s Super Atomweight championship fight at Saitama Super Arena, Saitama, Japan.

Before that, she was victorious against Miyuu Yamamoto at RIZIN 19 on 12th October 2019 by knockout in the 2nd round at Edion Arena, Osaka.

She had won against Tomo Maesawa at RIZIN 17 on 28th July 2019 by knockout in the 1st round at Saitama Super Arena, Tokyo.

Activity check

Ham's last 5 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 8 months and 30 days, meaning she had been fighting on average every 11 months and 13 days. In those fights, she fought a total of 12 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.4 rounds on average.

Hirata's last 3 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 7 months and 24 days, meaning she had been fighting on average every 10 months and 18 days. In those fights, she fought a total of 9 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Ham vs Hirata?

Seo Hee Ham was a 4/11 (-260) favourite going into the contest, while Itsuki Hirata made her way into the ring at 2/1 (+180) with oddsmakers.