Pacio vs Saruta

Who won Pacio vs Saruta?

Joshua Pacio beat Yosuke Saruta by knockout in the 4th round during the co-main event of ONE Championship – Roots of Honor, on Friday 12th April 2019 at Mall of Asia Arena in Manila.

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 Saruta stats

Joshua Pacio stepped into the octagon with a record of 14 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws, 4 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 8 by submission.

Yosuke Saruta made his way to the cage with a record of 19 wins, 8 losses and 3 draws, 5 of those wins coming by knock out and 2 by submission.

Joshua Pacio's One Championship record stood at 13-4-0, while Yosuke Saruta's came in at 3-3-0.

The stats suggested Pacio had a slight advantage in power over Saruta, with a 29% knock out percentage over Saruta's 26%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Pacio had a massive advantage over Saruta, boasting a 57% submission rate over Saruta's 11%.

Joshua Pacio was the younger man by 9 years, at 28 years old.

Pacio had a height advantage of 1 inch over Saruta.

Pacio was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 13 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2013, 5 years and 10 months later than Saruta, whose first professional fight was in 2008. He had fought 36 less professional rounds, 57 to Saruta's 93.

Pacio vs Saruta form

Pacio had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 2 of them, going to the judges twice.

In his last fight leading up to this 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.

Previous to that, he had won against 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.

Going into that contest, he had beaten 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.

Before that, he had defeated Rene Catalan at ONE Championship – Masters of Fate on 8th November 2019 by submission in the 2nd round in their ONE Strawweight championship fight at Mall Of Asia Arena, Manila.

He was victorious against Yosuke Saruta at ONE Championship – Roots of Honor on 12th April 2019 by knockout in the 4th round in their ONE Strawweight championship fight at Mall of Asia Arena, Manila.

Activity check

Pacio's last 5 fights had come over a period of 5 years, 3 months and 12 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year and 21 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 17 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3.4 rounds on average.

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