Kwon vs Zoltsetseg

Who won Kwon vs Zoltsetseg?

Won Il Kwon beat Shinechagtga Zoltsetseg by knockout in the 2nd round during the main card of ONE Fight Night 18, on Friday 12th January 2024 at Lumpinee Boxing Stadium 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).

Kwon vs Zoltsetseg stats

Won Il Kwon stepped into the octagon with a record of 12 wins, 4 losses and 0 draws, 10 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 1 by submission.

Shinechagtga Zoltsetseg made his way to the cage with a record of 6 wins, 4 losses and 0 draws, 4 of those wins coming by knock out.

Won Il Kwon's One Championship record stood at 9-4-0, while Shinechagtga Zoltsetseg's came in at 6-4-0.

The stats suggested Kwon had an advantage in power over Zoltsetseg, with a 83% knock out percentage over Zoltsetseg's 67%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Kwon had a slight advantage over Zoltsetseg, with a 8% submission rate over Zoltsetseg's 0%.

Won Il Kwon was the younger man by 27 years, at years old.

Kwon had a height advantage of 1 inch over Zoltsetseg.

Kwon was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 6 more fights, and made his debut in 2014, 3 years and 1 month earlier than Zoltsetseg, whose first professional fight was in 2017. He had fought 5 more professional rounds, 27 to Zoltsetseg's 22.

Kwon vs Zoltsetseg form

Won Il Kwon had stopped 4 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had won against Artem Belakh at ONE Fight Night 11 on 9th June 2023 by knockout in the 2nd round at Lumpinee Boxing Stadium, Bangkok, Thailand.

Previous to that, he had beaten Mark Abelardo at ONE Championship 163 on 19th November 2022 by knockout in the 3rd round at Singapore Indoor Stadium, Singapore.

Going into that contest, he had lost to Fabricio de Andrade at ONE Championship – Pacio vs. Brooks on 3rd June 2022 by knockout in the 1st round at Singapore Indoor Stadium.

Before that, he had defeated Kevin Belingon at ONE Championship – Winter Warriors 2 on 17th December 2021 by knockout in the 2nd round at Singapore Indoor Stadium.

He was victorious against Rui Chen at ONE Championship – Unbreakable 2 on 29th January 2021 by knockout in the 3rd round at Singapore Indoor Stadium.

Zoltsetseg had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 2 of them, going the distance once.

In his last fight before this contest, he had been beaten by Ilya Freymanov at ONE Fight Night 11 on 9th June 2023 by submission in the 1st round at Lumpinee Boxing Stadium, Bangkok, Thailand.

Previous to that, he had been defeated by Yoshiki Nakahara at ONE on TNT 2 on 14th April 2021 by submission in the 2nd round at Singapore Indoor Stadium, Singapore.

Going into that contest, he had won against Hyun Jin Lee at ONE Warrior Series 6 on 20th June 2019 by knockout in the 1st round.

Before that, he had beaten Chan Samart at ONE Warrior Series 5 on 25th April 2019 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest.

He had defeated Ali Motamed at ONE Warrior Series 4 on 28th February 2019 by knockout in the 2nd round.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Won Il Kwon had been fighting more than Shinechagtga Zoltsetseg.

Going to this contest, Won Il Kwon had last fought 11 months and 3 days ago, while Shinechagtga Zoltsetseg's last outing had been 11 months and 3 days ago.

Kwon's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 3 months and 13 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 7 months and 27 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 11 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.2 rounds on average.

Zoltsetseg's last 5 fights had come over a period of 5 years, 2 months and 14 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year and 15 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 9 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1.8 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Kwon vs Zoltsetseg?

Won Il Kwon was a 4/9 (-260) favourite going into the contest, while Shinechagtga Zoltsetseg made his way into the ring at 13/8 (+190) with oddsmakers.