Yachi vs Zane

Who won Yachi vs Zane?

Yusuke Yachi beat Zach Zane by submission in the 1st round during the co-main event of RIZIN 43, on Friday 23rd June 2023 at Makomanai Sekisui Heim Arena in Sapporo.

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

Yachi vs Zane stats

Yusuke Yachi stepped into the octagon with a record of 23 wins, 13 losses and 0 draws, 6 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 2 by submission.

Zach Zane made his way to the cage with a record of 15 wins, 14 losses and 0 draws, 4 of those wins coming by knock out and 10 by submission.

This was Yusuke Yachi's 17th fight in Rizin, having made his debut for the promotion in 2016.

Yusuke Yachi's Rizin record stood at 10-7-0, while Zach Zane's came in at 0-2-0.

The stats suggested Zane had a slight advantage in power over Yachi, with a 27% knock out percentage over Yachi's 26%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Zane had a massive advantage over Yachi, boasting a 67% submission rate over Yachi's 9%.

Yusuke Yachi was the younger man by 1 year, at 34 years old.

Zane had a height advantage of 1 inch over Yachi.

Yachi was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 7 more fights, and made his debut in 2009, 5 years and 9 months earlier than Zane, whose first professional fight was in 2015. He had fought 42 more professional rounds, 92 to Zane's 50.

Yachi vs Zane form

Yusuke Yachi had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had won against Boyd Allen at RIZIN 39 on 23rd October 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Marine Messe Fukuoka Hall A, Fukuoka, Japan.

Previous to that, he had lost to Luiz Gustavo at RIZIN Trigger 3rd on 16th April 2022 by knockout in the 2nd round at Musashino Forest Sport Plaza, Chofu.

Going into that contest, he had been beaten by Roberto ‘Satoshi’ de Souza at RIZIN 33 on 30th December 2021 by submission in the 2nd round in their Rizin Lightweight championship fight at Saitama Super Arena(さいたまスーパーアリーナ), Saitama.

Before that, he had beaten Koji Takeda at RIZIN 30 on 19th September 2021 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Saitama Super Arena(さいたまスーパーアリーナ), Saitama.

He had defeated Yuki Kawana at RIZIN 29 on 27th June 2021 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Maruzen Intec Arena Osaka(丸善インテックアリーナ大阪), Osaka.

Activity check

Yachi's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 8 months and 14 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 8 months and 28 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 13 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.6 rounds on average.

Zane's last 3 fights had come over a period of 5 years, 2 months and 20 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 8 months and 28 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 6 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Yachi vs Zane?

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