Ougikubo vs Ishiwatari

Who won Ougikubo vs Ishiwatari?

Hiromasa Ougikubo beat Shintaro Ishiwatari by split decision in their 3 round contest during the main card of RIZIN 20, on Tuesday 31st December 2019 at Saitama Super Arena in Saitama.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Hiromasa Ougikubo.

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

Ougikubo vs Ishiwatari stats

Hiromasa Ougikubo stepped into the octagon with a record of 19 wins, 4 losses and 2 draws, 1 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 6 by submission.

Shintaro Ishiwatari made his way to the cage with a record of 26 wins, 7 losses and 4 draws, 9 of those wins coming by knock out and 2 by submission.

This was Hiromasa Ougikubo's 13th fight in Rizin, having made his debut for the promotion in 2018.

Hiromasa Ougikubo's Rizin record stood at 8-5-0, while Shintaro Ishiwatari's came in at 4-2-0.

The stats suggested Ishiwatari had a large advantage in power over Ougikubo, boasting a 35% knock out percentage over Ougikubo's 5%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Ougikubo had a large advantage over Ishiwatari, boasting a 32% submission rate over Ishiwatari's 8%.

Hiromasa Ougikubo was the younger man by 3 years, at 37 years old.

Ishiwatari had a height advantage of 4 inches over Ougikubo.

Ougikubo's experience as a professional fighter was relatively equal to Ishiwatari's, having had 12 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2006, 6 months later than Ishiwatari, whose first professional fight was in 2006. He had fought 9 more professional rounds, 96 to Ishiwatari's 87.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Shintaro Ishiwatari had been fighting more than Hiromasa Ougikubo.

Going to this contest, Hiromasa Ougikubo had last fought 5 years, 7 months and 14 days ago, while Shintaro Ishiwatari's last outing had been 5 years, 7 months and 14 days ago.

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