Ougikubo vs Shinryu

Who won Ougikubo vs Shinryu?

Hiromasa Ougikubo beat Makoto Takahashi by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the main card of Super RIZIN 3, on Sunday 28th July 2024 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 Flyweight division, which meant the weight limit was 125 pounds (8.9 stone or 56.7 KG).

Ougikubo vs Shinryu stats

Hiromasa Ougikubo stepped into the octagon with a record of 26 wins, 8 losses and 2 draws, 1 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 6 by submission.

Makoto Takahashi made his way to the cage with a record of 17 wins, 2 losses and 1 draw and 5 by submission.

This was Hiromasa Ougikubo's 13th fight in Rizin, having made his debut for the promotion in 2018. Makoto Takahashi marked his 8th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2020.

Hiromasa Ougikubo's Rizin record stood at 8-5-0, while Makoto Takahashi's came in at 4-3-0.

The stats suggested Ougikubo had a slight advantage in power over Takahashi, with a 4% knock out percentage over Takahashi's 0%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Takahashi had a slight advantage over Ougikubo, with a 29% submission rate over Ougikubo's 23%.

Hiromasa Ougikubo was the older man by 14 years, at 38 years old.

Takahashi had a height advantage of 1 inch over Ougikubo.

Ougikubo was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 16 more fights, and made his debut in 2006, 9 years and 6 months earlier than Takahashi, whose first professional fight was in 2016. He had fought 36 more professional rounds, 96 to Takahashi's 60.

Ougikubo vs Shinryu form

Hiromasa Ougikubo had beaten 2 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had won against John Dodson at RIZIN 45 on 31st December 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Saitama Super Arena, Saitama, Japan.

Previous to that, he had lost to Juan Archuleta at Super RIZIN 2 on 30th July 2023 by unanimous decision in their Rizin Bantamweight championship fight at Saitama Super Arena, Saitama.

Going into that contest, he had been beaten by Kyoji Horiguchi at Bellator MMA vs. RIZIN on 31st December 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Saitama Super Arena, Saitama.

Before that, he had been defeated by Soo Chul Kim at RIZIN 38 on 25th September 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Saitama Super Arena, Saitama.

He had beaten 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.

Makoto Takahashi had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had defeated Jung Hyun Lee at RIZIN 46 on 6th May 2024 by submission in the 1st round at Tokyo Ariake Arena, Tokyo, Japan.

Previous to that, he had lost to Kyoji Horiguchi at RIZIN 45 on 31st December 2023 by submission in the 2nd round in their Rizin Flyweight championship fight at Saitama Super Arena, Saitama.

Going into that contest, his fight against Kyoji Horiguchi at Bellator MMA vs. RIZIN 2 on 31st July 2023 ended in a no contest.

Before that, he was victorious against Daichi Kitakata at RIZIN 41 on 1st April 2023 by submission in the 2nd round at Maruzen Intec Arena Osaka, Osaka.

He had won against Hideo Tokoro at RIZIN 37 on 31st July 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Saitama Super Arena, Saitama.

Activity check

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

Going to this contest, Hiromasa Ougikubo had last fought 1 year, 5 months and 27 days ago, while Makoto Takahashi's last outing had been 1 year, 1 month and 21 days ago.

Ougikubo's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 5 months and 27 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 8 months and 11 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 15 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3 rounds on average.

Takahashi's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 10 months and 27 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 7 months. In those fights, he fought a total of 9 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1.8 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Ougikubo vs Shinryu?

Hiromasa Ougikubo was a 13/8 (+160) underdog going into the contest, while Makoto Takahashi made his way into the ring at 4/9 (-230) with oddsmakers.