Inoue vs Motoya II

When is Inoue vs Motoya II?

Naoki Inoue is set to square off against Yuki Motoya in the main event of RIZIN 50, on Saturday 29th March 2025 at Anabuki Arena Kagawa in Kagawa.

The fight is scheduled for 3 rounds in the Bantamweight division, which means the weight limit will be 135 pounds (9.6 stone or 61.2 KG).

This contest is for the vacant Rizin Bantamweight championship.

Inoue vs Motoya II stats

Naoki Inoue steps into the octagon with a record of 17 wins, 4 losses and 0 draws, 1 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 9 by submission.

Yuki Motoya will make his way to the cage with a record of 37 wins, 11 losses and 0 draws, 8 of those wins coming by knock out and 14 by submission.

Yuki Motoya will mark his 20th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2015.

Naoki Inoue's Rizin record currently stands at 7-2-0, while Yuki Motoya's comes in at 12-7-0.

The stats suggest Motoya has an advantage in power over Inoue, with a 22% knock out percentage over Inoue's 6%.

If the fight goes to the ground, their records suggest Inoue will have an advantage over Motoya, with a 53% submission rate over Motoya's 38%.

Naoki Inoue is the younger man by 8 years, at 27 years old.

Inoue has a height advantage of 1 inch over Motoya.

Inoue is the less experienced professional fighter, having had 27 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2015, 4 years and 10 months later than Motoya, whose first professional fight was in 2010. He has fought 63 less professional rounds, 42 to Motoya's 105.

Inoue vs Motoya II form

Inoue has beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going to the judges twice.

In his last fight, he won against Soo Chul Kim at RIZIN 48 on 29th September 2024 by knockout in the 1st round in their Rizin Bantamweight championship fight at Saitama Super Arena, Saitama, Japan.

Previous to that, he had beaten Shoko Sato at RIZIN LANDMARK 9 in KOBE on 23rd March 2024 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Kobe World Hall, Kobe.

Going into that contest, he had lost to Juan Archuleta at RIZIN 42 on 6th May 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Tokyo Ariake Arena, Tokyo.

Before that, he had defeated Kenta Takizawa at RIZIN 40 on 31st December 2022 by submission in the 2nd round at Saitama Super Arena, Saitama.

He had been beaten by Hiromasa Ougikubo at RIZIN 33 on 31st December 2021 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Saitama Super Arena(さいたまスーパーアリーナ), Saitama.

Motoya has beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going the distance twice.

In his last fight, he won against Kyouma Akimoto at RIZIN DECADE on 31st December 2024 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Saitama Super Arena, Saitama, Japan.

Previous to that, he had won against Shinobu Ota at RIZIN 48 on 29th September 2024 by submission in the 3rd round at Saitama Super Arena, Saitama.

Going into that contest, he had been defeated by Vince Morales at RIZIN 45 on 31st December 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Saitama Super Arena, Saitama.

Before that, he had lost to Kai Asakura at RIZIN 42 on 6th May 2023 by knockout in the 3rd round at Tokyo Ariake Arena, Tokyo.

He had beaten Rogerio Bontorin at RIZIN 40 on 31st December 2022 by knockout in the 2nd round at Saitama Super Arena, Saitama.

Activity check

In terms of recent activity, Yuki Motoya has been fighting more than Naoki Inoue.

Naoki Inoue last fought 5 months and 11 days ago, while Yuki Motoya's last outing was 2 months and 9 days ago.

Inoue's last 5 fights have come over a period of 3 years, 2 months and 9 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 7 months and 21 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 12 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 2.4 rounds on average.

Motoya's last 5 fights have come over a period of 2 years, 2 months and 9 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 5 months and 9 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 14 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 2.8 rounds on average.

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