Motoya vs Morales

Who won Motoya vs Morales?

Vince Morales beat Yuki Motoya by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the main card of RIZIN 45, on Sunday 31st December 2023 at Saitama Super Arena in Saitama.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Vince Morales.

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

Motoya vs Morales stats

Yuki Motoya stepped into the octagon with a record of 33 wins, 10 losses and 0 draws, 7 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 12 by submission.

Vince Morales made his way to the cage with a record of 11 wins, 7 losses and 0 draws, 6 of those wins coming by knock out and 2 by submission.

This was Yuki Motoya's 20th fight in Rizin, having made his debut for the promotion in 2015. Vince Morales marked his 1st fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2023.

Yuki Motoya's Rizin record stood at 12-7-0, while Vince Morales' came in at 1-0-0.

The stats suggested Morales had a massive power advantage over Motoya, boasting a 55% knock out percentage over Motoya's 21%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Motoya had an advantage over Morales, with a 36% submission rate over Morales' 18%.

Yuki Motoya was the older man by 1 year, at 35 years old.

Motoya was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 25 more fights, and made his debut in 2010, 5 years and 2 months earlier than Morales, whose first professional fight was in 2015. He had fought 43 more professional rounds, 105 to Morales' 62.

Motoya vs Morales form

Yuki Motoya had beaten 2 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had won against Ryo Okada at RIZIN 28 on 13th June 2021 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Tokyo Dome(東京ドーム), Bunkyo, Japan.

Previous to that, he had lost to Naoki Inoue at RIZIN 26 on 31st December 2020 by submission in the 1st round at Saitama Super Arena, Saitama.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Mamoru Uoi at RIZIN 23 on 10th August 2020 by submission in the 3rd round at Pia Arena MM, Yokohama.

Before that, he had been beaten by Patchy Mix at RIZIN 20 on 31st December 2019 by submission in the 1st round at Saitama Super Arena, Saitama.

He had been defeated by Hiromasa Ougikubo at RIZIN 17 on 28th July 2019 by split decision in their 3 round contest at Saitama Super Arena, Tokyo.

Activity check

Motoya's last 5 fights had come over a period of 5 years, 11 months and 18 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 2 months and 12 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 11 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.2 rounds on average.

Morales' last 3 fights had come over a period of 6 years, 7 months and 22 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 2 years, 2 months and 18 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 7 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.3 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Motoya vs Morales?

Yuki Motoya was a 4/6 (-150) favourite going into the contest, while Vince Morales made his way into the ring at 6/5 (+120) with oddsmakers.