Hamasaki vs Shim

Who won Hamasaki vs Shim?

Ayaka Hamasaki beat Yu Ri Shim by submission in the 2nd round during the co-main event of RIZIN LANDMARK 10 in NAGOYA, on Sunday 17th November 2024 at Port Messe Nagoya in Nagoya.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Women’s Atomweight division, which meant the weight limit was 105 pounds (7.5 stone or 47.6 KG).

Hamasaki vs Shim stats

Ayaka Hamasaki stepped into the octagon with a record of 24 wins, 6 losses and 0 draws, 3 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 10 by submission.

Yu Ri Shim made her way to the cage with a record of 6 wins, 4 losses and 0 draws, 2 of those wins coming by knock out and 1 by submission.

Ayaka Hamasaki's Rizin record stood at 10-3-0, while Yu Ri Shim's came in at 0-1-0.

The stats suggested Shim had an advantage in power over Hamasaki, with a 33% knock out percentage over Hamasaki's 13%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Hamasaki had a large advantage over Shim, boasting a 42% submission rate over Shim's 17%.

Ayaka Hamasaki was the older woman by 13 years, at 43 years old.

Shim had a height advantage of 5 inches over Hamasaki.

Hamasaki was arguably the more experienced fighter, having had 20 more fights, and made her debut in 2009, 15 years and 6 months later than Shim, whose first professional fight was in . She had fought 43 more professional rounds, 64 to Shim's 21.

Hamasaki vs Shim form

Ayaka Hamasaki had beaten 2 of her last 5 opponents.

In her last fight before this contest, she had lost to Si Woo Park at RIZIN 38 on 25th September 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Saitama Super Arena, Saitama, Japan.

Previous to that, she had won against Jessica Aguilar at RIZIN 37 on 31st July 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Saitama Super Arena, Saitama.

Going into that contest, she had been beaten by Seika Izawa at RIZIN 35 on 17th April 2022 by unanimous decision in their Rizin Women’s Super Atomweight championship fight at Musashino Forest Sport Plaza, Chofu.

Before that, she had been defeated by Seika Izawa at RIZIN 33 on 31st December 2021 by knockout in the 2nd round at Saitama Super Arena(さいたまスーパーアリーナ), Saitama.

She had beaten Emi Fujino 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.

Activity check

Hamasaki's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 7 months and 18 days, meaning she had been fighting on average every 8 months and 22 days. In those fights, she fought a total of 14 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.8 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Hamasaki vs Shim?

Ayaka Hamasaki was a 2/9 (-450) favourite going into the contest, while Yu Ri Shim made her way into the ring at 31/10 (+310) with oddsmakers.