Gafurov vs Issa

Who won Gafurov vs Issa?

Muin Gafurov beat Leandro Issa by knockout in the 1st round during the main card of ONE Championship – Kingdom of Heroes, on Saturday 6th October 2018 at Impact Arena in Bangkok.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Bantamweight division, which meant the weight limit was 135 pounds (9.6 stone or 61.2 KG).

Gafurov vs Issa stats

Muin Gafurov stepped into the octagon with a record of 14 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws, 7 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 7 by submission.

Leandro Issa made his way to the cage with a record of 16 wins, 6 losses and 0 draws, 2 of those wins coming by knock out and 10 by submission.

Muin Gafurov's One Championship record stood at 3-3-0, while Leandro Issa's came in at 7-4-0.

The stats suggested Gafurov had a massive power advantage over Issa, boasting a 50% knock out percentage over Issa's 13%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Issa had an advantage over Gafurov, with a 63% submission rate over Gafurov's 50%.

Muin Gafurov was the younger man by 13 years, at 27 years old.

Issa had a height advantage of 2 inches over Gafurov. That also extended to a 1-inch reach advantage.

Gafurov was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 6 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2013, 7 years later than Issa, whose first professional fight was in 2006. He had fought 9 less professional rounds, 41 to Issa's 50.

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