Wada vs Xie

Who won Wada vs Xie?

Tatsumitsu Wada beat Wei Xie by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the main card of ONE Fight Night 23, on Friday 5th July 2024 at Lumpinee Boxing Stadium in Bangkok.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Tatsumitsu Wada.

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).

Wada vs Xie stats

Tatsumitsu Wada stepped into the octagon with a record of 23 wins, 12 losses and 2 draws, 5 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 4 by submission.

Wei Xie made his way to the cage with a record of 17 wins, 6 losses and 0 draws, 12 of those wins coming by knock out and 1 by submission.

This was Tatsumitsu Wada's 11th fight in the One Championship, having made his debut for the promotion in 2018. Wei Xie marked his 12th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2019.

Tatsumitsu Wada's One Championship record stood at 6-5-0, while Wei Xie's came in at 8-4-0.

The stats suggested Xie had a massive power advantage over Wada, boasting a 71% knock out percentage over Wada's 22%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Wada had an advantage over Xie, with a 17% submission rate over Xie's 6%.

Tatsumitsu Wada was the older man by 8 years, at 35 years old.

Wada had a height advantage of 1 inch over Xie.

Wada was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 14 more fights, and made his debut in 2008, 9 years and 2 months earlier than Xie, whose first professional fight was in 2017. He had fought 36 more professional rounds, 93 to Xie's 57.

Wada vs Xie form

Tatsumitsu Wada had beaten 2 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had lost to Kairat Akhmetov at ONE Championship – Pacio vs. Brooks on 3rd June 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Singapore Indoor Stadium, Singapore.

Previous to that, he had won against Shuo Wang at ONE Championship – Only the Brave on 28th January 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Singapore Indoor Stadium.

Going into that contest, he had been beaten by Yodkaikaew Fairtex at ONE Championship – Collision Course on 18th December 2020 by split decision in their 3 round contest at Singapore Indoor Stadium.

Before that, he had been defeated by Demetrious Johnson at ONE Championship – Dawn of Heroes on 2nd August 2019 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Mall of Asia Arena, Manila, Philippines.

He had beaten Gustavo Balart at ONE Championship – Roots of Honor on 12th April 2019 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Mall of Asia Arena, Manila.

Wei Xie had stopped 3 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had lost to Yuya Wakamatsu at ONE Fight Night 12 on 14th July 2023 by knockout in the 1st round at Lumpinee Boxing Stadium, Bangkok, Thailand.

Previous to that, he had been beaten by Reece McLaren at ONE Championship – Pacio vs. Brooks on 3rd June 2022 by submission in the 1st round at Singapore Indoor Stadium, Singapore.

Going into that contest, he had defeated Dae Hwan Kim at ONE Championship – Battleground 3 on 27th August 2021 by knockout in the 3rd round at Singapore Indoor Stadium.

Before that, he was victorious against Kantharaj Shankar Agasa at ONE Championship – Full Blast on 28th May 2021 by knockout in the 2nd round at Singapore Indoor Stadium.

He had won against Chan Rothana at ONE Championship – Collision Course on 18th December 2020 by knockout in the 3rd round at Singapore Indoor Stadium.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Wei Xie had been fighting more than Tatsumitsu Wada.

Going to this contest, Tatsumitsu Wada had last fought 2 years, 3 months and 3 days ago, while Wei Xie's last outing had been 1 year, 1 month and 23 days ago.

Wada's last 5 fights had come over a period of 5 years, 4 months and 25 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year and 29 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 15 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3 rounds on average.

Xie's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 8 months and 19 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 8 months and 28 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 10 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2 rounds on average.

What time did Wada vs Xie start?

The fighters were expected to walk out at around 12:40 AM UTC , which was 8:40 PM EST or 5:40 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 1:40 AM BST in the UK.

What were the odds on Wada vs Xie?

Tatsumitsu Wada was a 10/11 (-120) favourite going into the contest, while Wei Xie made his way into the ring at 5/6 (-110) with oddsmakers.