Karamov vs Nakajima

Who won Karamov vs Nakajima?

Vugar Kyaramov beat Taichi Nakajima by submission in the 1st round during the main card of RIZIN 35, on Sunday 17th April 2022 at Musashino Forest Sport Plaza in Chofu.

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

Karamov vs Nakajima stats

Vugar Kyaramov stepped into the octagon with a record of 15 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws, 6 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 6 by submission.

Taichi Nakajima made his way to the cage with an unblemished record of 0 wins, 0 losses, and 0 draws.

This was Vugar Kyaramov's 9th fight in Rizin, having made his debut for the promotion in 2020. Taichi Nakajima marked his 3rd fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2022.

Vugar Kyaramov's Rizin record stood at 6-3-0, while Taichi Nakajima's came in at 1-2-0.

The stats suggested Kyaramov had a massive power advantage over Nakajima, boasting a 40% knock out percentage over Nakajima's 0%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Kyaramov had a massive advantage over Nakajima, boasting a 40% submission rate over Nakajima's 0%.

Vugar Kyaramov was the younger man by 3 years, at 33 years old.

Kyaramov was arguably the less experienced fighter, having had 18 more fights, and made his debut in 2012, 13 years and 1 month later than Nakajima, whose first professional fight was in . He had fought 35 less professional rounds, 42 to Nakajima's 77.

Karamov vs Nakajima form

Vugar Kyaramov had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had won against Mikuru Asakura at Super RIZIN 2 on 30th July 2023 by submission in the 1st round at Saitama Super Arena, Saitama, Japan.

Previous to that, he had beaten Yoshinori Horie at RIZIN 41 on 1st April 2023 by submission in the 2nd round at Maruzen Intec Arena Osaka, Osaka.

Going into that contest, he had defeated Sora Yamamoto at RIZIN 37 on 31st July 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Saitama Super Arena, Saitama.

Before that, he was victorious against Taichi Nakajima at RIZIN 35 on 17th April 2022 by submission in the 1st round at Musashino Forest Sport Plaza, Chofu.

He had lost to Yutaka Saito at RIZIN 28 on 13th June 2021 by split decision in their 3 round contest at Tokyo Dome(東京ドーム), Bunkyo.

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Kyaramov's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 10 months and 24 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 9 months and 11 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 10 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2 rounds on average.

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