Arai vs Kondo

Who won Arai vs Kondo?

Hiroya Kondo beat Jo Arai by knockout in the 2nd round during the main card of RIZIN 45, on Sunday 31st December 2023 at Saitama Super Arena in Saitama.

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

Arai vs Kondo stats

Jo Arai stepped into the octagon with a record of 13 wins, 10 losses and 1 draw, 9 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 1 by submission.

Hiroya Kondo made his way to the cage with a record of 8 wins, 12 losses and 1 draw, 2 of those wins coming by knock out and 3 by submission.

Jo Arai will be making their debut in Rizin. Hiroya Kondo marked his 3rd fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2023.

Hiroya Kondo's Rizin record stood at 1-2-0.

The stats suggested Arai had a massive power advantage over Kondo, boasting a 69% knock out percentage over Kondo's 25%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Kondo had a large advantage over Arai, boasting a 38% submission rate over Arai's 8%.

Jo Arai was the same age as Hiroya Kondo, at 26 years old.

Kondo had a height advantage of 2 inches over Arai.

Arai was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 3 more fights, and made his debut in 2016, 1 year and 4 months earlier than Kondo, whose first professional fight was in 2017. He had fought 1 more professional rounds, 40 to Kondo's 39.

Activity check

Kondo's last 2 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 6 months and 6 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 9 months and 5 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 6 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Arai vs Kondo?

Jo Arai was a 4/11 (-280) favourite going into the contest, while Hiroya Kondo made his way into the ring at 2/1 (+200) with oddsmakers.