Yamanaka vs Carlson

Who won Yamanaka vs Carlson?

Shinsuke Yamanaka beat Carlos Carlson by technical knockout in the 7th round on Thursday, March 2nd, 2017, at Kokugikan, Tokyo.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds in the Bantamweight division, which meant the weight limit was 118 pounds (8.4 stone or 53.5 kg).

This contest was for the unified bantamweight championship of the world, with the WBC, and The Ring belts on the line.

Yamanaka vs Carlson stats

Back in March 2017, Shinsuke Yamanaka stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 26 wins, zero losses, and 2  draws, 18 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Carlos Carlson made his way to the ring with a record of 22 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, with 13 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Yamanaka had a slight advantage in power over Carlson, with a 69% knockout percentage compared to Carlson's 59%.

Shinsuke Yamanaka was the older man by 8 years, at 35 years old.

Shinsuke Yamanaka fought out of the southpaw stance, while Carlos Carlson was an orthodox fighter.

Yamanaka was arguably the more experienced fighter, having had 5 more fights, and made his debut in 2006, 5 years and 2 months earlier than Carlson, whose first professional fight was in 2011. He had fought 148 fewer professional rounds, totaling 0 compared to Carlson's 148.

Carlos Carlson was ranked number 6 by the WBC in the 118lb division.

Yamanaka vs Carlson form

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

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had defeated Anselmo Moreno on September 16, 2016, by technical knockout in the 7th round in their WBC World Bantamweight championship fight at EDION Arena Osaka, Osaka, Japan.

Prior to that, he had defeated Liborio Solis on March 4, 2016, by unanimous decision in their WBC World Bantamweight championship fight at Shimazu Arena, Kyoto.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Anselmo Moreno on September 22, 2015, by split decision in their WBC World Bantamweight and The Ring Bantamweight championship fight at Ota-City General Gymnasium, Tokyo.

Before that, he had won against Diego Ricardo Santillan on April 16, 2015, by knockout in the 7th round in their WBC World Bantamweight championship fight at Prefectural Gymnasium, Osaka.

He had beaten Suriyan Kaikanha on October 22, 2014, by unanimous decision in their WBC World Bantamweight championship fight at Yoyogi #2 Gymnasium, Osaka.

Activity check

Yamanaka's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 4 months and 8 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 5 months and 21 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 50 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 10 rounds on average.

What time did Yamanaka vs Carlson start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 10:00 PM UTC at Kokugikan, Tokyo, Japan, which was 5:00 PM EST or 2:00 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 10:00 PM GMT in the UK.

What were the odds on Yamanaka vs Carlson?

Shinsuke Yamanaka was a 1/20 (-2000) favorite going into the contest, while Carlos Carlson made his way into the ring at 8/1 (+800) with oddsmakers.