Samociuk vs James

Who won Samociuk vs James?

Marek Samociuk beat Daniel James by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the main card of RIZIN Otokomatsuri, on Sunday 4th May 2025 at Tokyo Dome in Bunkyo.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Marek Samociuk.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Heavyweight division, which meant the weight limit was 265 pounds (18.9 stone or 120.2 KG).

Samociuk vs James stats

Marek Samociuk stepped into the octagon with a record of 6 wins, 4 losses and 0 draws, 4 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.

Daniel James made his way to the cage with a record of 15 wins, 7 losses and 1 draw, 11 of those wins coming by knock out and 3 by submission.

Both men made their promotional debut for Rizin.

The stats suggested James had a slight advantage in power over Samociuk, with a 73% knock out percentage over Samociuk's 67%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested James had an advantage over Samociuk, with a 20% submission rate over Samociuk's 0%.

Marek Samociuk was the younger man by 14 years, at 29 years old.

James had a height advantage of 6 inches over Samociuk. That also extended to a 6-inch reach advantage.

Samociuk was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 13 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2019, 5 years and 2 months later than James, whose first professional fight was in 2014. He had fought 34 less professional rounds, 17 to James' 51.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Marek Samociuk had been fighting more than Daniel James.

Going to this contest, Marek Samociuk had last fought 11 months and 26 days ago, while Daniel James' last outing had been 2 years, 7 months and 28 days ago.

Samociuk's last 3 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 2 months and 24 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 8 months and 29 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 5 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1.7 rounds on average.

James' last 3 fights had come over a period of 6 years, 1 month and 22 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 2 years and 18 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 8 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.7 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Samociuk vs James?

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