Ashida vs Majima

Who won Ashida vs Majima?

Kazumasa Majima beat Takahiro Ashida by submission in the 1st round during the main card of RIZIN 42, on Saturday 6th May 2023 at Tokyo Ariake Arena in Tokyo.

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

Ashida vs Majima stats

Takahiro Ashida stepped into the octagon with a record of 24 wins, 12 losses and 2 draws, 7 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 4 by submission.

Kazumasa Majima made his way to the cage with a record of 14 wins, 4 losses and 0 draws, 1 of those win coming by knock out and 12 by submission.

Kazumasa Majima marked his 6th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2020.

Takahiro Ashida's Rizin record stood at 2-4-0, while Kazumasa Majima's came in at 2-4-0.

The stats suggested Ashida had a large advantage in power over Majima, boasting a 29% knock out percentage over Majima's 7%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Majima had a massive advantage over Ashida, boasting a 86% submission rate over Ashida's 17%.

Takahiro Ashida was the older man by 2 years, at 35 years old.

Ashida had a height advantage of 1 inch over Majima.

Ashida was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 20 more fights, and made his debut in 2010, 2 years and 4 months earlier than Majima, whose first professional fight was in 2013. He had fought 40 more professional rounds, 80 to Majima's 40.

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Ashida's last 4 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 2 months and 24 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year and 21 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 9 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.3 rounds on average.

Majima's last 3 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 4 months and 11 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 5 months and 15 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 7 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.3 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Ashida vs Majima?

Takahiro Ashida was a 21/20 (+100) underdog going into the contest, while Kazumasa Majima made his way into the ring at 8/11 (-140) with oddsmakers.