Erbst vs Kanehara

Who won Erbst vs Kanehara?

Masanori Kanehara beat Kleber Koike Erbst by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the main event of RIZIN 44, on Sunday 24th September 2023 at Saitama Super Arena in Saitama.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Masanori Kanehara.

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

Erbst vs Kanehara stats

Kleber Koike Erbst stepped into the octagon with a record of 31 wins, 6 losses and 1 draw, 2 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 27 by submission.

Masanori Kanehara made his way to the cage with a record of 28 wins, 12 losses and 5 draws, 11 of those wins coming by knock out and 10 by submission.

This was Kleber Koike Erbst's 12th fight in Rizin, having made his debut for the promotion in 2020. Masanori Kanehara marked his 6th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2020.

Kleber Koike Erbst's Rizin record stood at 9-2-0, while Masanori Kanehara's came in at 4-2-0.

The stats suggested Kanehara had a massive power advantage over Erbst, boasting a 39% knock out percentage over Erbst's 6%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Erbst had a massive advantage over Kanehara, boasting a 87% submission rate over Kanehara's 36%.

Kleber Koike Erbst was the younger man by 7 years, at 35 years old.

Erbst had a height advantage of 2 inches over Kanehara. That also extended to a 3-inch reach advantage.

Erbst was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 7 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2008, 5 years later than Kanehara, whose first professional fight was in 2003. He had fought 2 less professional rounds, 82 to Kanehara's 84.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Kleber Koike Erbst had been fighting more than Masanori Kanehara.

Going to this contest, Kleber Koike Erbst had last fought 3 years, 1 month and 7 days ago, while Masanori Kanehara's last outing had been 1 year and 11 months ago.

Erbst's last 4 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 2 months and 27 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year and 22 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 7 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1.8 rounds on average.

Kanehara's last 4 fights had come over a period of 5 years, 1 month and 8 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 3 months and 10 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 10 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.5 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Erbst vs Kanehara?

Kleber Koike Erbst was a 2/9 (-480) favourite going into the contest, while Masanori Kanehara made his way into the ring at 31/10 (+310) with oddsmakers.