Ougikubo vs Motoya

Who won Ougikubo vs Motoya?

Hiromasa Ougikubo beat Yuki Motoya by split decision in their 3 round contest during the main card of RIZIN 17, on Sunday 28th July 2019 at Saitama Super Arena in Tokyo.

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 Motoya division, which meant the weight limit was pounds (0 stone or 0 KG).

Ougikubo vs Motoya stats

Hiromasa Ougikubo stepped into the octagon with a record of 18 wins, 4 losses and 2 draws, 1 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 6 by submission.

Yuki Motoya made his way to the cage with a record of 23 wins, 6 losses and 0 draws, 6 of those wins coming by knock out and 9 by submission.

This was Hiromasa Ougikubo's 13th fight in Rizin, having made his debut for the promotion in 2018. Yuki Motoya marked his 20th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2015.

Hiromasa Ougikubo's Rizin record stood at 8-5-0, while Yuki Motoya's came in at 12-7-0.

The stats suggested Motoya had an advantage in power over Ougikubo, with a 26% knock out percentage over Ougikubo's 6%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Motoya had a slight advantage over Ougikubo, with a 39% submission rate over Ougikubo's 33%.

Hiromasa Ougikubo was the older man by 2 years, at 37 years old.

Motoya had a height advantage of 4 inches over Ougikubo.

Ougikubo was arguably the less experienced fighter, having had 5 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2006, 3 years and 5 months earlier than Motoya, whose first professional fight was in 2010. He had fought 9 less professional rounds, 96 to Motoya's 105.

Ougikubo vs Motoya form

Hiromasa Ougikubo had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had lost to Soo Chul Kim at RIZIN 38 on 25th September 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Saitama Super Arena, Saitama, Japan.

Previous to that, he had won against Naoki Inoue at RIZIN 33 on 31st December 2021 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Saitama Super Arena(さいたまスーパーアリーナ), Saitama.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Kai Asakura at RIZIN 33 on 30th December 2021 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Saitama Super Arena(さいたまスーパーアリーナ), Saitama.

Before that, he had defeated Takafumi Otsuka at RIZIN 30 on 19th September 2021 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Saitama Super Arena(さいたまスーパーアリーナ), Saitama.

He was victorious against Takeshi Kasugai at RIZIN 28 on 13th June 2021 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Tokyo Dome(東京ドーム), Bunkyo.

Activity check

Ougikubo's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 9 months and 17 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 9 months and 4 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 15 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3 rounds on average.

Motoya's last 2 fights had come over a period of 6 years, 7 months and 18 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 3 years, 3 months and 25 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 3 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1.5 rounds on average.

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