Masunyane vs Malachiev

Who won Masunyane vs Malachiev?

Mansur Malachiev beat Bokang Masunyane by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the main card of ONE Fight Night 25, on Friday 4th October 2024 at Lumpinee Boxing Stadium in Bangkok.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Mansur Malachiev.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Strawweight division, which meant the weight limit was 115 pounds (8.2 stone or 52.2 KG).

Masunyane vs Malachiev stats

Bokang Masunyane stepped into the octagon with a record of 10 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, 1 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 1 by submission.

Mansur Malachiev made his way to the cage with a record of 11 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, 3 of those wins coming by knock out and 6 by submission.

Bokang Masunyane's One Championship record stood at 3-1-0, while Mansur Malachiev's came in at 1-1-0.

The stats suggested Malachiev had an advantage in power over Masunyane, with a 27% knock out percentage over Masunyane's 10%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Malachiev had a massive advantage over Masunyane, boasting a 55% submission rate over Masunyane's 10%.

Bokang Masunyane was the older man by 30 years, at 30 years old.

Malachiev had a height advantage of 5 inches over Masunyane. That also extended to a 8-inch reach advantage.

Masunyane was arguably the less experienced fighter, having had 1 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2016, 2 years and 5 months later than Malachiev, whose first professional fight was in 2014. He had fought 2 more professional rounds, 24 to Malachiev's 22.

Masunyane vs Malachiev form

Masunyane had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going to the judges 3 times.

In his last fight before this contest, he had won against Keito Yamakita at ONE 165 on 28th January 2024 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Ariake Arena, Tokyo, Japan.

Previous to that, he had beaten Hiroshi Minowa at ONE on Prime Video 9 on 21st April 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Singapore Indoor Stadium, Singapore.

Going into that contest, he had lost to Jarred Brooks at ONE Championship – Reloaded on 22nd April 2022 by submission in the 1st round at Singapore Indoor Stadium.

Before that, he had defeated Rene Catalan at ONE Championship – Big Bang on 4th December 2020 by knockout in the 1st round at Singapore Indoor Stadium.

He was victorious against Ryuto Sawada at ONE Championship – Mark of Greatness on 6th December 2019 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Axiata Arena, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

Activity check

Masunyane's last 5 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 9 months and 29 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 11 months and 19 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 11 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.2 rounds on average.

Malachiev's last 2 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 3 months and 26 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 7 months and 30 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 4 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2 rounds on average.

What time did Masunyane vs Malachiev start?

The fighters were expected to walk out at around 1:40 AM UTC , which was 9:40 PM EST or 6:40 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 2:40 AM BST in the UK.

What were the odds on Masunyane vs Malachiev?

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