Kolesnyk vs Higashi

Who won Kolesnyk vs Higashi?

Helena Kolesnyk beat Yoko Higashi by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the prelims of PFL 5, on Friday 16th June 2023 at Overtime Elite Arena in Atlanta.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Helena Kolesnyk.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Women’s Featherweight division, which meant the weight limit was 145 pounds (10.4 stone or 65.8 KG).

Kolesnyk vs Higashi stats

Helena Kolesnyk stepped into the octagon with a record of 8 wins, 5 losses and 0 draws, 4 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 1 by submission.

Yoko Higashi made his way to the cage with a record of 8 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws, 3 of those wins coming by knock out.

Helena Kolesnyk's PFL record stood at 4-4-0, while Yoko Higashi's came in at 0-2-0.

The stats suggested Kolesnyk had an advantage in power over Higashi, with a 50% knock out percentage over Higashi's 38%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Kolesnyk had an advantage over Higashi, with a 13% submission rate over Higashi's 0%.

Helena Kolesnyk was the younger man by 4 years, at 34 years old.

Kolesnyk had a height advantage of 3 inches over Higashi.

Kolesnyk was arguably the more experienced fighter, having had 2 more fights, and made his debut in 2014, 3 years and 1 month earlier than Higashi, whose first professional fight was in 2017. He had fought 1 less professional rounds, 30 to Higashi's 31.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Yoko Higashi had been fighting more than Helena Kolesnyk.

Going to this contest, Helena Kolesnyk had last fought 2 years, 11 months and 12 days ago, while Yoko Higashi's last outing had been 1 year and 11 days ago.

What were the odds on Kolesnyk vs Higashi?

Helena Kolesnyk was a 1/8 (-710) favourite going into the contest, while Yoko Higashi made his way into the ring at 7/2 (+350) with oddsmakers.