Saputra vs Hu

Who won Saputra vs Hu?

Yong Hu beat Eko Roni Saputra by knockout in the 1st round during the main card of ONE Fight Night 15, on Friday 6th October 2023 at Lumpinee Boxing Stadium in Bangkok.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Flyweight division, which meant the weight limit was 125 pounds (8.9 stone or 56.7 KG).

Saputra vs Hu stats

Eko Roni Saputra stepped into the octagon with a record of 7 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws, 2 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 5 by submission.

Yong Hu made his way to the cage with a record of 11 wins, 4 losses and 0 draws, 6 of those wins coming by knock out.

Eko Roni Saputra's One Championship record stood at 7-3-0, while Yong Hu's came in at 8-1-0.

The stats suggested Hu had a large advantage in power over Saputra, boasting a 55% knock out percentage over Saputra's 29%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Saputra had a massive advantage over Hu, boasting a 71% submission rate over Hu's 0%.

Eko Roni Saputra was the older man by 33 years, at 33 years old.

Hu had a height advantage of 1 inch over Saputra.

Saputra was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 6 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2019, 2 years and 7 months later than Hu, whose first professional fight was in 2016. He had fought 20 less professional rounds, 12 to Hu's 32.

Saputra vs Hu form

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

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had lost to Danny Kingad at ONE on Prime Video 7 on 10th February 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Jakarta Convention Center, Jakarta, Indonesia.

Previous to that, he had won against Yodkaikaew Fairtex at ONE Championship 162 on 21st October 2022 by submission in the 1st round at Singapore Indoor Stadium, Singapore.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Chan Rothana at ONE Championship on 11th March 2022 by submission in the 1st round at Singapore Indoor Stadium, Singapore.

Before that, he had defeated Peng Shuai Liu at ONE Championship – Battleground 2 on 13th August 2021 by knockout in the 1st round at Singapore Indoor Stadium.

He was victorious against Ramon Gonzales at ONE Championship – Inside the Matrix 2 on 6th November 2020 by submission in the 1st round at Singapore Indoor Stadium.

Hu had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going the distance 3 times.

In his last fight before this contest, he had won against Sung Hoon Woo at ONE Fight Night 11 on 9th June 2023 by split decision in their 3 round contest at Lumpinee Boxing Stadium, Bangkok, Thailand.

Previous to that, he had beaten Geje Eustaquio at ONE Championship 164 on 3rd December 2022 by knockout in the 1st round at Singapore Indoor Stadium, Singapore.

Going into that contest, he had been beaten by Yuya Wakamatsu at ONE Championship – Winter Warriors on 3rd December 2021 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Singapore Indoor Stadium.

Before that, he had defeated Yodkaikaew Fairtex at ONE Championship – Fists of Fury 3 on 19th March 2021 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Singapore Indoor Stadium.

He was victorious against Zhen Wang at ONE Hero Series November on 18th November 2019 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Beijing, China.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Eko Roni Saputra had been fighting more than Yong Hu.

Going to this contest, Eko Roni Saputra had last fought 1 year, 3 months and 5 days ago, while Yong Hu's last outing had been 11 months and 6 days ago.

Saputra's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 6 months and 9 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 8 months and 14 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 7 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1.4 rounds on average.

Hu's last 5 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 5 months and 27 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 10 months and 24 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 13 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.6 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Saputra vs Hu?

Eko Roni Saputra was a 8/11 (-140) favourite going into the contest, while Yong Hu made his way into the ring at 21/20 (+100) with oddsmakers.