Motoya vs Ota

Who won Motoya vs Ota?

Yuki Motoya beat Shinobu Ota by submission in the 3rd round during the main card of RIZIN 48, on Sunday 29th September 2024 at Saitama Super Arena in Saitama.

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).

Motoya vs Ota stats

Yuki Motoya stepped into the octagon with a record of 34 wins, 11 losses and 0 draws, 8 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 12 by submission.

Shinobu Ota made his way to the cage with a record of 7 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws, 4 of those wins coming by knock out and 1 by submission.

This was Yuki Motoya's 20th fight in Rizin, having made his debut for the promotion in 2015. Shinobu Ota marked his 9th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2020.

Yuki Motoya's Rizin record stood at 12-7-0, while Shinobu Ota's came in at 6-3-0.

The stats suggested Ota had a massive power advantage over Motoya, boasting a 57% knock out percentage over Motoya's 24%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Motoya had a large advantage over Ota, boasting a 35% submission rate over Ota's 14%.

Yuki Motoya was the older man by 4 years, at 35 years old.

Motoya had a height advantage of 2 inches over Ota.

Motoya was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 35 more fights, and made his debut in 2010, 10 years and 9 months earlier than Ota, whose first professional fight was in 2020. He had fought 85 more professional rounds, 105 to Ota's 20.

Motoya vs Ota form

Ota had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 2 of them, going the distance twice.

In his last fight before this contest, he had won against Roger Blanque at Bellator Champions Series: Dublin on 22nd June 2024 by submission in the 1st round at 3Arena Dublin, Dublin, United Kingdom.

Previous to that, he had beaten Juntaro Ushiku at RIZIN 46 on 6th May 2024 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Tokyo Ariake Arena, Tokyo, Japan.

Going into that contest, he had defeated Ryusei Ashizawa at RIZIN 45 on 31st December 2023 by knockout in the 1st round at Saitama Super Arena, Saitama.

Before that, he had lost to Shoko Sato at RIZIN LANDMARK 6 in NAGOYA on 1st October 2023 by split decision in their 3 round contest at Dolphins Arena, Nagoya.

He was victorious against Kenta Takizawa at Super RIZIN 2 on 30th July 2023 by knockout in the 1st round at Saitama Super Arena, Saitama.

Activity check

Ota's last 5 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 9 months and 24 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 4 months and 12 days. 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 Motoya vs Ota?

Yuki Motoya was a 11/10 (+110) underdog going into the contest, while Shinobu Ota made his way into the ring at 4/6 (-150) with oddsmakers.