Goto vs Hibino

Who won Goto vs Hibino?

Joji Goto beat Junya Hibino by submission in the 2nd round during the main card of RIZIN LANDMARK 6 in NAGOYA, on Sunday 1st October 2023 at Dolphins Arena in Nagoya.

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

Goto vs Hibino stats

Joji Goto stepped into the octagon with a record of 14 wins, 6 losses and 0 draws, 7 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 3 by submission.

Junya Hibino made his way to the cage with a record of 5 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws, 3 of those wins coming by knock out.

This was Joji Goto's 3rd fight in Rizin, having made his debut for the promotion in 2023.

Joji Goto's Rizin record stood at 3-0-0, while Junya Hibino's came in at 1-0-0.

The stats suggested Hibino had a slight advantage in power over Goto, with a 60% knock out percentage over Goto's 50%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Goto had a large advantage over Hibino, boasting a 21% submission rate over Hibino's 0%.

Joji Goto was the older man by 3 years, at 29 years old.

Goto had a height advantage of 1 inch over Hibino.

Goto was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 13 more fights, and made his debut in 2016, 3 years and 11 months earlier than Hibino, whose first professional fight was in 2020. He had fought 39 more professional rounds, 53 to Hibino's 14.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Junya Hibino had been fighting more than Joji Goto.

Going to this contest, Joji Goto had last fought 1 year, 11 months and 26 days ago, while Junya Hibino's last outing had been 2 years, 7 months and 13 days ago.

What were the odds on Goto vs Hibino?

Joji Goto was a 7/10 (-140) favourite going into the contest, while Junya Hibino made his way into the ring at 1/1 (+100) with oddsmakers.