Ruth vs Kunimoto

Who won Ruth vs Kunimoto?

Ed Ruth beat Kiichi Kunimoto by knockout in the 2nd round during the main card of Bellator 224, on Friday 12th July 2019 at WinStar World Casino in Thackerville.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Welterweight division, which meant the weight limit was 170 pounds (12.1 stone or 77.1 KG).

Ruth vs Kunimoto stats

Ed Ruth stepped into the octagon with a record of 6 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, 5 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.

Kiichi Kunimoto made his way to the cage with a record of 20 wins, 7 losses and 2 draws, 2 of those wins coming by knock out and 10 by submission.

Ed Ruth's Bellator record stood at 8-3-0, while Kiichi Kunimoto's came in at 0-2-0.

The stats suggested Ruth had a massive power advantage over Kunimoto, boasting a 83% knock out percentage over Kunimoto's 10%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Kunimoto had a massive advantage over Ruth, boasting a 50% submission rate over Ruth's 0%.

Ed Ruth was the younger man by 9 years, at 33 years old.

Ruth had a height advantage of 1 inch over Kunimoto. That also extended to a 6-inch reach advantage.

Ruth was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 22 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2016, 10 years and 7 months later than Kunimoto, whose first professional fight was in 2006. He had fought 41 less professional rounds, 24 to Kunimoto's 65.

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Ruth's last 3 fights had come over a period of 7 years and 3 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 2 years, 4 months and 2 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 9 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Ruth vs Kunimoto?

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