By The Numbers: Bokang Masunyane vs. Koha Minowa

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Prime real estate in the One Championship strawweight division will be in play when Bokang Masunyane faces Koha Minowa in a three-round ONE on Prime Video 9 attraction this Friday at Singapore Indoor Stadium in Kallang, Singapore. Neither man can afford to give ground in a division now ruled by Ultimate Fighting Championship veteran Jarred Brooks.

Masunyane operates out of the Fight Fit Militia camp in South Africa. He started his career 8-0 but finds himself on the rebound following a technical submission loss to Brooks at ONE 156 nearly a year ago. Minowa, meanwhile, has rattled off six victories in seven outings. He has not fought since Jan. 28, 2022, when he dropped a unanimous decision to Brooks at ONE “Only the Brave.”

As Masunyane and Minowa move ever closer to their forthcoming battle at 125 pounds, a look at some of the numbers that have accompanied them to this point:

28: Years of age for Masunyane, who was born on June 18, 1994 in Maseru, Lesotho.

1: Masunyane win by knockout or technical knockout, accounting for 12.5% of his career total (eight). He wiped out Catalan with a head kick in 37 seconds at ONE “Big Bang” on Dec. 4, 2020. Masunyane owns one other win by submission (12.5%)—he took care of Musaddiq Alli Hasan with a first-round kimura at an Extreme Fighting Championship show in his December 2016 pro debut—and six more by decision (75%).

19: Rounds completed by Masunyane as a mixed martial artist. He has left his fate to the judges on six different occasions and carries a perfect 6-0 record in those bouts.

3: Organizations for which Masunyane has plied his MMA trade. He has gone 5-0 in the EFC, 1-0 in Pancrase and 2-1 in ONE.

20: Combined victories between the two opponents—Rene Catalan and Ryuto Sawada—Masunyane has defeated as a member of the ONE roster. They boast a .586 cumulative winning percentage at 20-14-1.

23: Years of age for Minowa, who was born in Tokorozawa, Japan, on July 24, 1999.

8: Minowa victories by submission, accounting for 62% of his career total (13). His methods of choice: six rear-naked chokes, one guillotine choke and one keylock. Minowa holds three other victories by knockout or technical knockout (23%) and two more by decision (15%).

205: Seconds needed for Minowa to put away Hiroto Onishi with a rear-naked choke under the Shooto banner on Dec. 18, 2016. More than six years later, it remains his fastest finish to date.

2: Countries in which Minowa has fought as a mixed martial artist. He has gone 11-2 in his native Japan and 2-1 in Singapore.

.693: Cumulative winning percentage between the three opponents—Brooks, Tomoharu Umezawa and Yosuke Saruta—who have beaten Minowa. They sport a combined record of 47-20-3.