Fukuda vs Yamamoto

Who won Fukuda vs Yamamoto?

Ryuya Fukuda beat Erson Yamamoto by knockout in the 3rd round during the main card of RIZIN 44, on Sunday 24th September 2023 at Saitama Super Arena in Saitama.

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

Fukuda vs Yamamoto stats

Ryuya Fukuda stepped into the octagon with a record of 16 wins, 7 losses and 1 draw, 8 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 1 by submission.

Erson Yamamoto made his way to the cage with a record of 4 wins, 5 losses and 0 draws, 2 of those wins coming by knock out.

This was Ryuya Fukuda's 3rd fight in Rizin, having made his debut for the promotion in 2022.

Ryuya Fukuda's Rizin record stood at 3-0-0, while Erson Yamamoto's came in at 3-7-0.

The stats suggested that Fukuda and Yamamoto have similar power, both with a 50% knock out percentage.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Fukuda had a slight advantage over Yamamoto, with a 6% submission rate over Yamamoto's 0%.

Ryuya Fukuda was the older man by 4 years, at 32 years old.

Yamamoto had a height advantage of 2 inches over Fukuda.

Fukuda was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 15 more fights, and made his debut in , 9 years and 2 months earlier than Yamamoto, whose first professional fight was in 2015. He had fought 56 more professional rounds, 73 to Yamamoto's 17.

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Yamamoto's last 2 fights had come over a period of 6 years, 2 months and 27 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 3 years, 1 month and 13 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 3 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1.5 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Fukuda vs Yamamoto?

Ryuya Fukuda was a 4/9 (-230) favourite going into the contest, while Erson Yamamoto made his way into the ring at 13/8 (+160) with oddsmakers.