Pacio vs Catalan

Who won Pacio vs Catalan?

Joshua Pacio beat Rene Catalan by submission in the 2nd round during the main event of ONE Championship – Masters of Fate, on Friday 8th November 2019 at Mall Of Asia Arena in Manila.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Joshua Pacio.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 5 rounds in the Strawweight division, which meant the weight limit was 115 pounds (8.2 stone or 52.2 KG).

This contest was for the One Championship strawweight championship.

Pacio vs Catalan stats

Joshua Pacio stepped into the octagon with a record of 15 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws, 5 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 8 by submission.

Rene Catalan made his way to the cage with a record of 6 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws, 2 of those wins coming by knock out and 1 by submission.

Joshua Pacio's One Championship record stood at 13-4-0, while Rene Catalan's came in at 6-5-0.

The stats suggested that Pacio and Catalan have similar power, both with a 33% knock out percentage.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Pacio had a massive advantage over Catalan, boasting a 53% submission rate over Catalan's 17%.

Joshua Pacio was the younger man by 17 years, at 28 years old.

Pacio had a height advantage of 2 inches over Catalan.

Pacio was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 10 more fights, and made his debut in 2013, 8 months later than Catalan, whose first professional fight was in 2013. He had fought 35 more professional rounds, 57 to Catalan's 22.

Pacio vs Catalan form

Pacio 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 Jarred Brooks at ONE 166 on 1st March 2024 by in the 1st round in their ONE Strawweight championship fight at Lusail Sports Arena, Lusail, Qatar.

Previous to that, he had beaten Mansur Malachiev at ONE Fight Night 15 on 6th October 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Lumpinee Boxing Stadium, Bangkok, Thailand.

Going into that contest, he had lost to Jarred Brooks at ONE Championship 164 on 3rd December 2022 by unanimous decision in their ONE Strawweight championship fight at Singapore Indoor Stadium, Singapore.

Before that, he had defeated Yosuke Saruta at ONE Championship – 10 Year Anniversary 2 on 24th September 2021 by knockout in the 1st round in their ONE Strawweight championship fight at Singapore Indoor Stadium.

He was victorious against Alex Silva at ONE Championship – Fire & Fury on 31st January 2020 by split decision in their ONE Strawweight championship fight at Mall Of Asia Arena, Manila, Philippines.

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Pacio's last 5 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 2 months and 18 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 10 months and 3 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 15 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3 rounds on average.

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