Case vs Kitaoka

Who won Case vs Kitaoka?

Johnny Case beat Satoru Kitaoka by knockout in the 1st round during the main card of RIZIN 17, on Sunday 28th July 2019 at Saitama Super Arena in Tokyo.

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

Case vs Kitaoka stats

Johnny Case stepped into the octagon with a record of 25 wins, 6 losses and 1 draw, 17 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 4 by submission.

Satoru Kitaoka made his way to the cage with a record of 42 wins, 19 losses and 10 draws and 20 by submission.

This was Johnny Case's 7th fight in Rizin, having made his debut for the promotion in 2018.

Johnny Case's Rizin record stood at 4-3-0, while Satoru Kitaoka's came in at 2-6-0.

The stats suggested Case had a massive power advantage over Kitaoka, boasting a 68% knock out percentage over Kitaoka's 0%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Kitaoka had a massive advantage over Case, boasting a 48% submission rate over Case's 16%.

Johnny Case was the younger man by 9 years, at 35 years old.

Case had a height advantage of 4 inches over Kitaoka.

Case was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 39 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2007, 7 years and 4 months later than Kitaoka, whose first professional fight was in 2000. He had fought 102 less professional rounds, 61 to Kitaoka's 163.

Activity check

Case's last 2 fights had come over a period of 6 years, 2 months and 13 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 3 years, 1 month and 6 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 4 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2 rounds on average.

Kitaoka's last 3 fights had come over a period of 6 years, 4 months and 27 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 2 years, 1 month and 19 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 6 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Case vs Kitaoka?

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