Tokoro vs Dodson

Who won Tokoro vs Dodson?

John Dodson beat Hideo Tokoro by knockout in the 1st round during the main card of RIZIN 40, on Saturday 31st December 2022 at Saitama Super Arena in Saitama.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Tokoro vs Dodson division, which meant the weight limit was pounds (0 stone or 0 KG).

Tokoro vs Dodson stats

Hideo Tokoro stepped into the octagon with a record of 35 wins, 31 losses and 1 draw, 5 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 21 by submission.

John Dodson made his way to the cage with a record of 21 wins, 12 losses and 0 draws, 10 of those wins coming by knock out and 2 by submission.

This was Hideo Tokoro's 8th fight in Rizin, having made his debut for the promotion in 2015. John Dodson marked his 3rd fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2022.

Hideo Tokoro's Rizin record stood at 3-5-0, while John Dodson's came in at 2-1-0.

The stats suggested Dodson had a massive power advantage over Tokoro, boasting a 48% knock out percentage over Tokoro's 14%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Tokoro had a massive advantage over Dodson, boasting a 60% submission rate over Dodson's 10%.

Hideo Tokoro was the older man by 7 years, at 47 years old.

Tokoro had a height advantage of 4 inches over Dodson.

Tokoro was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 34 more fights, and made his debut in 2000, 3 years and 11 months earlier than Dodson, whose first professional fight was in 2004. He had fought 18 more professional rounds, 116 to Dodson's 98.

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Tokoro's last 3 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 5 months and 6 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 5 months and 23 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 6 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2 rounds on average.

Dodson's last 4 fights had come over a period of 8 years, 1 month and 15 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 2 years and 11 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 12 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Tokoro vs Dodson?

Hideo Tokoro was a 10/3 (+330) underdog going into the contest, while John Dodson made his way into the ring at 1/5 (-500) with oddsmakers.