Prediction: Joo Sang Yoo (Winner)
Saragih is one of those fighters who walks into the cage like he’s already picturing the knockout. And to be fair, when he lands clean, it’s devastating. His hands is a missiles—fast, explosive, and backed by real confidence. If he touches your chin clean, you might not get the chance to rethink your approach. But that’s really the whole story with him. He’s a power puncher through and through, and once you strip away the highlight reels, the gaps in his game are impossible to ignore.
Defensively, Saragih is reckless. He throws like he’s in a street fight, chin up, hands down, often loading up with zero setup and even less awareness of what’s coming back at him. Against a guy with patience or footwork, that style doesn’t hold up. And that’s where Joo Sang Yoo comes in.
Yoo’s game is built for control—but not in a boring, smother-you kind of way. He’s active, calculated, and mean when he gets the right reads. His footwork is sharp, his entries are smooth, and his right hand is sneaky fast. He’s not one of those guys who has to fight perfect to win either—he just needs a few moments to dictate the tempo and the rest follows. When he steps in, it’s with purpose. He’s not swinging for the fences every exchange—he’s touching, moving, collecting data. And once Saragih starts getting frustrated by the misses, Yoo starts to take over.
And the grappling? That’s Yoo’s ace in the hole. He doesn’t just look for takedowns to stall. He uses every inch of top position to punish. Elbows, short punches, slick transitions—he’s constantly working. That matters against someone like Saragih, who’s not just defensively flawed on the feet, but also hasn’t shown the kind of scrambling urgency you need to survive a high-paced grappler. If Yoo gets on top early, he’s going to start building damage fast, and it’s hard to imagine Saragih putting together enough of a comeback unless that KO shot lands flush.