Sudario vs Martinez

Who won Sudario vs Martinez?

Tsuyoshi Sudario beat Roque Martinez by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the main card of RIZIN LANDMARK 5 in YOYOGI, on Saturday 29th April 2023 at Yoyogi National Stadium in Shibuya.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Tsuyoshi Sudario.

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).

Sudario vs Martinez stats

Tsuyoshi Sudario stepped into the octagon with a record of 6 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws, 6 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.

Roque Martinez made his way to the cage with a record of 15 wins, 8 losses and 2 draws, 8 of those wins coming by knock out and 3 by submission.

Tsuyoshi Sudario's Rizin record stood at 8-2-0, while Roque Martinez's came in at 3-3-0.

The stats suggested Sudario had a massive power advantage over Martinez, boasting a 100% knock out percentage over Martinez's 53%.

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

Tsuyoshi Sudario was the younger man by 12 years, at 27 years old.

Sudario had a height advantage of 5 inches over Martinez.

Sudario was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 17 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2020, 13 years and 6 months later than Martinez, whose first professional fight was in 2007. He had fought 43 less professional rounds, 17 to Martinez's 60.

Sudario vs Martinez form

Tsuyoshi Sudario had stopped 3 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had lost to Junior Tafa at RIZIN 40 on 31st December 2022 by knockout in the 1st round at Saitama Super Arena, Saitama, Japan.

Previous to that, he had won against Janos Csukas at RIZIN 39 on 23rd October 2022 by knockout in the 2nd round at Marine Messe Fukuoka Hall A, Fukuoka.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Hideki Sekine at RIZIN 37 on 31st July 2022 by knockout in the 1st round at Saitama Super Arena, Saitama.

Before that, he had defeated Saint at RIZIN 31 on 24th October 2021 by knockout in the 1st round at Pia Arena MM (ぴあありーなMM), Yokohama.

He had been beaten by Shoma Shibisai at RIZIN 28 on 13th June 2021 by submission in the 3rd round at Tokyo Dome(東京ドーム), Bunkyo.

Activity check

Sudario's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years and 9 months, meaning he had been fighting on average every 9 months. In those fights, he fought a total of 8 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1.6 rounds on average.

Martinez's last 4 fights had come over a period of 6 years, 7 months and 1 day, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 7 months and 24 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 8 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Sudario vs Martinez?

Tsuyoshi Sudario was a 5/6 (-120) underdog going into the contest, while Roque Martinez made his way into the ring at 5/6 (-120) with oddsmakers.