Ashida vs Suzuki

Who won Ashida vs Suzuki?

Hiroaki Suzuki beat Takahiro Ashida by knockout in the 1st round during the main card of RIZIN LANDMARK 8 in Saga, on Saturday 24th February 2024 at Saga Arena in Saga.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Featherweight division, which meant the weight limit was 145 pounds (10.4 stone or 65.8 KG).

Ashida vs Suzuki stats

Takahiro Ashida stepped into the octagon with a record of 24 wins, 13 losses and 2 draws, 7 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 4 by submission.

Hiroaki Suzuki made his way to the cage with an unblemished record of 0 wins, 0 losses, and 0 draws.

Hiroaki Suzuki marked his 11th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2021.

Takahiro Ashida's Rizin record stood at 2-4-0, while Hiroaki Suzuki's came in at 5-6-0.

The stats suggested Ashida had a large advantage in power over Suzuki, boasting a 29% knock out percentage over Suzuki's 0%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Ashida had an advantage over Suzuki, with a 17% submission rate over Suzuki's 0%.

Takahiro Ashida was the younger man by 5 years, at 35 years old.

Ashida had a height advantage of 2 inches over Suzuki.

Ashida was arguably the more experienced fighter, having had 39 more fights, and made his debut in 2010, 14 years and 8 months later than Suzuki, whose first professional fight was in . He had fought 57 more professional rounds, 80 to Suzuki's 23.

Ashida vs Suzuki form

Hiroaki Suzuki had stopped 2 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had won against Taisei Nishitani at RIZIN 43 on 24th June 2023 by knockout in the 1st round at Makomanai Sekisui Heim Arena, Sapporo, Japan.

Previous to that, he had lost to Jin Aoi at RIZIN LANDMARK Vol.4 on 6th November 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Dolphins Arena, Nagoya.

Going into that contest, he had been beaten by Ren Hiramoto at RIZIN 36 on 2nd July 2022 by split decision in their 3 round contest at Okinawa Arena, Okinawa.

Before that, he had beaten Shoji Maruyama at RIZIN LANDMARK Vol.2 on 6th March 2022 by knockout in the 1st round in the United States.

He had been defeated by Kyohei Hagiwara 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, Japan.

Activity check

Ashida's last 2 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 9 months and 19 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 2 years, 4 months and 25 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 3 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1.5 rounds on average.

Suzuki's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 6 months and 15 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 8 months and 15 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 11 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.2 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Ashida vs Suzuki?

Takahiro Ashida was a 2/5 (-250) favourite going into the contest, while Hiroaki Suzuki made his way into the ring at 15/8 (+190) with oddsmakers.