Ruth vs Pascu

Who won Ruth vs Pascu?

Ed Ruth beat Ion Pascu by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the main card of Bellator 196, on Friday 6th April 2018 at BOK Hall in Budapest.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Ed Ruth.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the 175 Catchweight division, which meant the weight limit was 175 pounds (12.5 stone or 79.4 KG).

Ruth vs Pascu stats

Ed Ruth stepped into the octagon with an undefeated record of 4 wins, zero losses and 0 draws, 4 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.

Ion Pascu made his way to the cage with a record of 17 wins, 7 losses and 0 draws, 9 of those wins coming by knock out and 4 by submission.

Ed Ruth's Bellator record stood at 8-3-0, while Ion Pascu's came in at 1-3-0.

The stats suggested Ruth had a massive power advantage over Pascu, boasting a 100% knock out percentage over Pascu's 53%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Pascu had a large advantage over Ruth, boasting a 24% submission rate over Ruth's 0%.

Ed Ruth was the younger man by 9 years, at 33 years old.

Ruth had a height advantage of 2 inches over Pascu. That also extended to a 6-inch reach advantage.

Ruth was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 20 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2016, 8 years later than Pascu, whose first professional fight was in 2008. He had fought 34 less professional rounds, 24 to Pascu's 58.

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