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ONE 173: Superbon vs. Noiri

Completed Tokyo Ariake Arena, Tokyo, Japan 6 bouts

Key takeaways

  • Yuya Wakamatsu beat Joshua Pacio by knockout in the main event.
  • Christian Lee beat Alibeg Rasulov by knockout in the co-main event at lightweight.
  • Five of the six results came early: four knockouts and one submission.

Main card

YW ✓

Yuya Wakamatsu vs Joshua Pacio

Flyweight
Knockout R2 0:56
JP
CL ✓

Christian Lee vs Alibeg Rasulov

Lightweight
Knockout R2 2:31
AR
SI

Shozo Isojima vs Tye Ruotolo

Lightweight
Submission R1 2:25
TR ✓
RT

Ryugo Takeuchi vs Shamil Erdogan

Heavyweight
Knockout R1 2:20
SE ✓
SA

Shinya Aoki vs Hiroyuki Tetsuka

Lightweight
Knockout R2
HT ✓
CS ✓

Chihiro Sawada vs Itsuki Hirata

Atom
Unanimous decision R3 5:00
IH
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Results

Main and co-main events

Yuya Wakamatsu beat Joshua Pacio by knockout at 0:56 of round two in the main event of ONE 173 at the Tokyo Ariake Arena in Tokyo. In the co-main event, Christian Lee beat Alibeg Rasulov by knockout at 2:31 of round two at lightweight.

How the card was decided

Across the six bouts that produced a result, four ended by knockout, one by submission and one on the judges' scorecards — five stoppages in six fights. Every decision was unanimous: not one result divided the judges.

Finishes and fight times

The quickest finish belonged to Shamil Erdogan, who stopped Ryugo Takeuchi at 2:20 of round one, and two of the four finishes came inside the opening round. The longest was Christian Lee's knockout of Alibeg Rasulov, 7 minutes and 31 seconds in. End to end, the six fights filled 33 minutes of cage time.

Countries, weight classes and broadcast

Four weight classes were used, lightweight most often with three bouts.

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