Seki vs Endo

Who won Seki vs Endo?

Tetsuya Seki beat Raiki Endo by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the main card of RIZIN 43, on Friday 23rd June 2023 at Makomanai Sekisui Heim Arena in Sapporo.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Tetsuya Seki.

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

Seki vs Endo stats

Tetsuya Seki stepped into the octagon with a record of 14 wins, 9 losses and 1 draw, 8 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 2 by submission.

Raiki Endo made his way to the cage with a record of 15 wins, 11 losses and 5 draws, 5 of those wins coming by knock out and 4 by submission.

This was Tetsuya Seki's 5th fight in Rizin, having made his debut for the promotion in 2020. Raiki Endo marked his 2nd fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2023.

Tetsuya Seki's Rizin record stood at 3-2-0, while Raiki Endo's came in at 1-1-0.

The stats suggested Seki had a large advantage in power over Endo, boasting a 57% knock out percentage over Endo's 33%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Endo had an advantage over Seki, with a 27% submission rate over Seki's 14%.

Tetsuya Seki was the younger man by 2 years, at 31 years old.

Seki had a height advantage of 5 inches over Endo.

Seki was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 7 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2013, 8 months earlier than Endo, whose first professional fight was in 2014. He had fought 35 less professional rounds, 55 to Endo's 90.

Activity check

Seki's last 4 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 10 months and 9 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 2 months and 19 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 11 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.8 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Seki vs Endo?

Tetsuya Seki was a 4/11 (-280) favourite going into the contest, while Raiki Endo made his way into the ring at 2/1 (+200) with oddsmakers.