Nietes vs Ioka

Who won Nietes vs Ioka?

Donnie Nietes beat Kazuto Ioka by split decision in their 12 round contest on Monday, December 31st, 2018, at Wynn Palace Cotai, Macao.

The scorecards were announced as 118-110, 116-112, 116-112 in favor of winner Donnie Nietes.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds in the Super Flyweight division, which meant the weight limit was 115 pounds (8.2 stone or 52.2 kg).

This contest was for the WBO super flyweight championship of the world.

The undercard featured the clash of Mthalane vs Sakamoto for the IBF World Flyweight championship.

Nietes vs Ioka stats

Back in December 2018, Donnie Nietes stepped into the ring with a record of 41 wins, 1 loss, and 5 draws, 23 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Kazuto Ioka made his way to the ring with a record of 23 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, with 13 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Ioka had a slight advantage in power over Nietes, with a 57% knockout percentage compared to Nietes' 56%.

Donnie Nietes was the older man by 7 years, at 37 years old.

Ioka had a height advantage of 2 inches over Nietes. That also extended to a 1-inch reach advantage.

Both Donnie Nietes and Kazuto Ioka fought out of an orthodox stance.

Nietes was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 23 more fights, and made his debut in 2003, 5 years and 11 months earlier than Ioka, whose first professional fight was in 2009. He had fought 59 more professional rounds, totaling 390 compared to Ioka's 331.

Donnie Nietes went into the fight ranked number 1 by the WBO at super flyweight.

Kazuto Ioka was ranked number 3 by the WBO in the 115lb division.

Nietes vs Ioka form

Nietes had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 2 of them, going the distance twice.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had drawn with Aston Palicte on September 8, 2018, by split draw in their WBO World Junior Bantamweight championship fight at Forum, Inglewood, United States.

Prior to that, he had won against Juan Carlos Reveco on February 24, 2018, by technical knockout in the 7th round in their IBF World Flyweight championship fight at Forum, Inglewood.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Komgrich Nantapech on April 29, 2017, by unanimous decision in their IBF World Flyweight championship fight at Cebu City Waterfront Hotel & Casino, Cebu City, Philippines.

Before that, he had defeated Edgar Sosa on September 24, 2016, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at StubHub Center, Carson, United States.

He had won against Raul Garcia on May 28, 2016, by technical knockout in the 5th round in their WBO World Junior Flyweight and The Ring Junior Flyweight championship fight at University of St. La Salle Coliseum, Bacolod City, Philippines.

Ioka had won 5 of his most recent fights, stopping 2 of them, going the distance 3 times.

In his last fight before this contest, he had defeated McWilliams Arroyo on September 8, 2018, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Forum, Inglewood, United States.

Prior to that, he had defeated Noknoi Sitthiprasert on April 23, 2017, by unanimous decision in their WBA World Flyweight championship fight at EDION Arena Osaka, Osaka, Japan.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Keyvin Lara on July 20, 2016, by knockout in the 11th round in their WBA World Flyweight championship fight at EDION Arena Osaka, Osaka.

Before that, he had won against Juan Carlos Reveco on December 31, 2015, by technical knockout in the 11th round in their WBA World Flyweight championship fight at EDION Arena Osaka, Osaka.

He had beaten Roberto Domingo Sosa on September 27, 2015, by unanimous decision in their WBA World Flyweight championship fight at EDION Arena Osaka, Osaka.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Donnie Nietes had been fighting more than Kazuto Ioka.

Going into this contest, Donnie Nietes had last fought 3 months and 23 days ago, while Kazuto Ioka's last outing had been 3 months and 23 days ago.

Nietes' last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 7 months and 3 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 6 months and 8 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 48 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 9.6 rounds on average.

Ioka's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 3 months and 4 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 7 months and 26 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 56 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 11.2 rounds on average.

What time did Nietes vs Ioka start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 10:00 AM UTC at Wynn Palace Cotai, Macao, Macao, which was 5:00 AM EST or 2:00 AM PST on the West Coast of America, or 10:00 AM GMT in the UK.

What were the odds on Nietes vs Ioka?

Donnie Nietes was a 42/25 (+170) underdog going into the contest, while Kazuto Ioka made his way into the ring at 43/100 (-230) with oddsmakers.