Yang vs Kuramoto

Who won Yang vs Kuramoto?

Kazuma Kuramoto beat Ji Yong Yang by split decision in their 3 round contest during the main card of RIZIN 46, on Monday 29th April 2024 at Tokyo Ariake Arena in Tokyo.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Kazuma Kuramoto.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Bantamweight division, which meant the weight limit was 135 pounds (9.6 stone or 61.2 KG).

Yang vs Kuramoto stats

Ji Yong Yang stepped into the octagon with an undefeated record of 4 wins, zero losses and 0 draws, 1 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 2 by submission.

Kazuma Kuramoto made his way to the cage with a record of 9 wins, 4 losses and 0 draws, 6 of those wins coming by knock out.

This was Ji Yong Yang's 4th fight in Rizin, having made his debut for the promotion in 2022. Kazuma Kuramoto marked his 7th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2020.

Ji Yong Yang's Rizin record stood at 3-1-0, while Kazuma Kuramoto's came in at 4-3-0.

The stats suggested Kuramoto had a massive power advantage over Yang, boasting a 67% knock out percentage over Yang's 25%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Yang had a massive advantage over Kuramoto, boasting a 50% submission rate over Kuramoto's 0%.

Ji Yong Yang was the younger man by 38 years, at years old.

Yang was arguably the less experienced fighter, having had 9 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2020, 2 years and 4 months later than Kuramoto, whose first professional fight was in 2018. He had fought 1 more professional rounds, 28 to Kuramoto's 27.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Ji Yong Yang had been fighting more than Kazuma Kuramoto.

Going to this contest, Ji Yong Yang had last fought 2 years, 8 months and 11 days ago, while Kazuma Kuramoto's last outing had been 4 years and 20 days ago.

Yang's last 2 fights had come over a period of 3 years and 15 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 6 months and 9 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 5 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.5 rounds on average.

Kuramoto's last 2 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 6 months and 16 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 2 years, 3 months and 8 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 4 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Yang vs Kuramoto?

Ji Yong Yang was a 2/5 (-250) favourite going into the contest, while Kazuma Kuramoto made his way into the ring at 7/4 (+180) with oddsmakers.