Karimian vs Arato

Who won Karimian vs Arato?

Sina Karimian beat Hidetaka Arato by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the main card of RIZIN Landmark 11 in Sapporo, on Saturday 14th June 2025 at Makomanai Sekisui Heim Ice Arena in Sapporo.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Sina Karimian.

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).

Karimian vs Arato stats

Sina Karimian stepped into the octagon with an undefeated record of 0 wins, zero losses and 0 draws.

Hidetaka Arato made his way to the cage with an unblemished record of 10 wins, 0 losses, and 0 draws, 6 of those wins coming by knock out.

Sina Karimian will be making their debut in Rizin. Hidetaka Arato marked his 2nd fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2023.

Hidetaka Arato's Rizin record stood at 1-1-0.

The stats suggested Arato had a massive power advantage over Karimian, boasting a 60% knock out percentage over Karimian's 0%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested that Karimian and Arato would have been pretty equal, both with a 0% submission rate.

Sina Karimian was the same age as Hidetaka Arato, at years old.

Karimian had a height advantage of 9 inches over Arato.

Karimian was arguably the less experienced fighter, having had 10 fewer fights, and made his debut in , 5 years and 9 months earlier than Arato, whose first professional fight was in 2019. He had fought 23 less professional rounds, 0 to Arato's 23.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Hidetaka Arato had been fighting more than Sina Karimian.

Going to this contest, Sina Karimian had last fought 1 month and 16 days ago, while Hidetaka Arato's last outing had been 1 year, 8 months and 19 days ago.

What were the odds on Karimian vs Arato?

Sina Karimian was a 11/10 (+110) underdog going into the contest, while Hidetaka Arato made his way into the ring at 4/6 (-150) with oddsmakers.