Bunes vs Horiuchi

Who won Bunes vs Horiuchi?

Felipe Bunes beat Yuma Horiuchi by knockout in the 1st round during the main event of LFA 149, on Friday 6th January 2023 at Gila River Resorts & Casinos in Chandler.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 5 rounds in the Flyweight division, which meant the weight limit was 125 pounds (8.9 stone or 56.7 KG).

Bunes vs Horiuchi stats

Felipe Bunes stepped into the octagon with a record of 12 wins, 6 losses and 0 draws, 1 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 8 by submission.

Yuma Horiuchi made his way to the cage with a record of 8 wins, 4 losses and 0 draws, 2 of those wins coming by knock out and 4 by submission.

Felipe Bunes' LFA record stood at 2-1-0, while Yuma Horiuchi's came in at 3-3-0.

The stats suggested Horiuchi had an advantage in power over Bunes, with a 25% knock out percentage over Bunes' 8%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Bunes had an advantage over Horiuchi, with a 67% submission rate over Horiuchi's 50%.

Felipe Bunes was the older man by 8 years, at 34 years old.

Bunes had a height advantage of 1 inch over Horiuchi.

Bunes was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 6 more fights, and made his debut in , 11 years earlier than Horiuchi, whose first professional fight was in 2013. He had fought 4 more professional rounds, 36 to Horiuchi's 32.

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Bunes' last 2 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 5 months and 14 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 2 months and 23 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 5 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.5 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Bunes vs Horiuchi?

Felipe Bunes was a 5/6 (-120) underdog going into the contest, while Yuma Horiuchi made his way into the ring at 5/6 (-120) with oddsmakers.