Joshua Pacio once again beat Jarred Brooks at ONE Championship, and there was no controversy this time around.
The Pacio vs. Brooks trilogy had big stakes with the unification of the strawweight belt in the main event of Thursday’s ONE 171 show in Lusail, Qatar, and Brooks had a strong start. The UFC veteran immediately took Pacio to the ground and came close to the finish with D’arce choke and guillotine attempts.
Pacio survived, and returned the favor in round two. The Filipino star caught a high kick attempt and immediately took Brooks down, systematically breaking him down with punches to the body from top position. Brooks couldn’t escape, and eventually saw himself trapped against the cage eating dozens of punches until the referee mercifully stopped the contest.
Watch the finishing sequence below.
Pacio is now 23-4 as a professional with 14 wins in 18 appearances in the circular cage since 2016. He’s now 3-0 since losing a decision to Brooks in December 2022, including a DQ victory the second time he met “The Monkey God” in a cage. Meanwhile, Brooks is now 5-3 under the ONE banner.
Full results for ONE 171 below:
Joshua Pacio def. Jarred Brooks via TKO — Round 2, 4:22
Jonathan Haggerty def. Wei Rui via unanimous decision — kickboxing match
Roberto Soldic def. Dagi Arslanaliev via KO — Round 1, 1:55
Shamil Erdogan vs. Aung La N Sang via KO — Round 1, 0:28
Shamil Gasanov def. Martin Nguyen via unanimous decision
Bibiano Fernandes def. Kevin Belingon via split decision
Kirill Grishenko def. Mauro Cerilli via TKO — Round 1, 3:28
Jake Peacock def. Shinji Suzuki via TKO — Round 3, 1:29 — muay thai match
Ayaka Miura def. Ritu Phogat via submission (kneebar) — Round 1, 2:24
Kade Ruotolo def. Nicolas Vigna via submission (arm-triangle choke) — Round 1, 3:04 | Watch Finish
Zayed Alkatheeri def. Mohammad Aburumuh via submission (armbar) — Round 1, 2:21 — grappling match
Abdullo Khodzhaev def. Wilian Poles via TKO — Round 1, 4:56
Hussein Salem def. Walter Cogliandro via KO — Round 1, 2:25 | Watch Finish
