Erbst vs Suzuki

Who won Erbst vs Suzuki?

The fight between Kleber Koike Erbst and Chihiro Suzuki finished in a no contest at RIZIN 43 on Friday 23rd June 2023.

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

Erbst vs Suzuki stats

Kleber Koike Erbst stepped into the octagon with a record of 31 wins, 6 losses and 1 draw, 2 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 27 by submission.

Chihiro Suzuki made his way to the cage with a record of 10 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws, 4 of those wins coming by knock out and 1 by submission.

This was Kleber Koike Erbst's 12th fight in Rizin, having made his debut for the promotion in 2020. Chihiro Suzuki marked his 11th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2021.

Kleber Koike Erbst's Rizin record stood at 9-2-0, while Chihiro Suzuki's came in at 8-2-0.

The stats suggested Suzuki had a massive power advantage over Erbst, boasting a 40% knock out percentage over Erbst's 6%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Erbst had a massive advantage over Suzuki, boasting a 87% submission rate over Suzuki's 10%.

Kleber Koike Erbst was the older man by 10 years, at 35 years old.

Erbst had a height advantage of 2 inches over Suzuki.

Erbst was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 25 more fights, and made his debut in 2008, 8 years and 4 months earlier than Suzuki, whose first professional fight was in 2017. He had fought 47 more professional rounds, 82 to Suzuki's 35.

Erbst vs Suzuki form

Kleber Koike Erbst had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had lost to Razhabali Shaydullaev at RIZIN Otokomatsuri on 4th May 2025 by knockout in the 1st round in their Rizin Featherweight championship fight at Tokyo Dome, Bunkyo, Japan.

Previous to that, he had won against Chihiro Suzuki at RIZIN DECADE on 31st December 2024 by unanimous decision in their Rizin Featherweight championship fight at Saitama Super Arena, Saitama.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Juan Archuleta at RIZIN 47 on 9th June 2024 by submission in the 1st round at Yoyogi National Stadium, Shibuya.

Before that, he had defeated Yutaka Saito at RIZIN 45 on 31st December 2023 by submission in the 3rd round at Saitama Super Arena, Saitama.

He had been beaten by Masanori Kanehara at RIZIN 44 on 23rd September 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Saitama Super Arena, Saitama.

Chihiro Suzuki had stopped 2 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had been defeated by Mikuru Asakura at RIZIN Otokomatsuri on 4th May 2025 by knockout in the 3rd round at Tokyo Dome, Bunkyo, Japan.

Previous to that, he had lost to Karshyga Dautbek at RIZIN 50 on 29th March 2025 by split decision in their 3 round contest at Anabuki Arena Kagawa, Kagawa.

Going into that contest, he had been beaten by Kleber Koike Erbst at RIZIN DECADE on 31st December 2024 by unanimous decision in their Rizin Featherweight championship fight at Saitama Super Arena, Saitama.

Before that, he was victorious against Masanori Kanehara at RIZIN 46 on 29th April 2024 by knockout in the 1st round in their Rizin Featherweight championship fight at Tokyo Ariake Arena, Tokyo.

He had won against Vugar Kyaramov at RIZIN LANDMARK 7 in Azerbaijan on 4th November 2023 by knockout in the 1st round in their championship fight at National Gymnastics Arena, Baku, Azerbaijan.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Chihiro Suzuki had been fighting more than Kleber Koike Erbst.

Going to this contest, Kleber Koike Erbst had last fought 3 days ago, while Chihiro Suzuki's last outing had been 3 days ago.

Erbst's last 5 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 7 months and 14 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 3 months and 28 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 11 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.2 rounds on average.

Suzuki's last 5 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 6 months and 3 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 3 months and 20 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 11 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.2 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Erbst vs Suzuki?

Kleber Koike Erbst was a 2/7 (-340) favourite going into the contest, while Chihiro Suzuki made his way into the ring at 5/2 (+250) with oddsmakers.