Zhang vs Emilbek

Who won Zhang vs Emilbek?

Lipeng Zhang beat Ruslan Emilbek by knockout in the 1st round during the main card of ONE Championship – Only the Brave, on Friday 28th January 2022 at Singapore Indoor Stadium in Singapore.

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).

Zhang vs Emilbek stats

Lipeng Zhang stepped into the octagon with a record of 31 wins, 11 losses and 2 draws, 9 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 13 by submission.

Ruslan Emilbek made his way to the cage with a record of 13 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, 5 of those wins coming by knock out and 4 by submission.

Lipeng Zhang's One Championship record stood at 3-1-0, while Ruslan Emilbek's came in at 3-2-0.

The stats suggested Emilbek had a slight advantage in power over Zhang, with a 38% knock out percentage over Zhang's 29%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Zhang had an advantage over Emilbek, with a 42% submission rate over Emilbek's 31%.

Lipeng Zhang was the older man by 34 years, at 34 years old.

Zhang was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 30 more fights, and made his debut in 2009, 5 years and 10 months earlier than Emilbek, whose first professional fight was in 2015. He had fought 45 more professional rounds, 86 to Emilbek's 41.

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Emilbek's last 2 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 1 month and 23 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 6 months and 29 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 4 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Zhang vs Emilbek?

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