Erbst vs Sasaki

Who won Erbst vs Sasaki?

Kleber Koike Erbst beat Ulka Sasaki by submission in the 2nd round during the main event of RIZIN Trigger 2nd, on Wednesday 23rd February 2022 at Ecopa Arena in Shizuoka.

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

Erbst vs Sasaki stats

Kleber Koike Erbst stepped into the octagon with a record of 27 wins, 5 losses and 1 draw, 2 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 23 by submission.

Ulka Sasaki made his way to the cage with a record of 23 wins, 9 losses and 2 draws, 2 of those wins coming by knock out and 12 by submission.

This was Kleber Koike Erbst's 12th fight in Rizin, having made his debut for the promotion in 2020.

Kleber Koike Erbst's Rizin record stood at 9-2-0, while Ulka Sasaki's came in at 3-4-0.

The stats suggested Sasaki had a slight advantage in power over Erbst, with a 9% knock out percentage over Erbst's 7%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Erbst had a massive advantage over Sasaki, boasting a 85% submission rate over Sasaki's 52%.

Kleber Koike Erbst was the same age as Ulka Sasaki, at 35 years old.

Sasaki had a 1-inch reach advantage.

Erbst was arguably the more experienced fighter, having had 1 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2008, 1 year and 6 months earlier than Sasaki, whose first professional fight was in 2010. He had fought 10 more professional rounds, 82 to Sasaki's 72.

Erbst vs Sasaki form

Kleber Koike Erbst had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had lost to Patricio Pitbull at Bellator MMA vs. RIZIN on 31st December 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Saitama Super Arena, Saitama, Japan.

Previous to that, he had won against Juntaro Ushiku at RIZIN 39 on 23rd October 2022 by submission in the 2nd round in their championship fight at Marine Messe Fukuoka Hall A, Fukuoka.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Kyohei Hagiwara at RIZIN LANDMARK Vol.3 on 5th May 2022 by submission in the 1st round at Undisclosed.

Before that, he had defeated Ulka Sasaki at RIZIN Trigger 2nd on 23rd February 2022 by submission in the 2nd round at Ecopa Arena, Shizuoka, Japan.

He was victorious against Mikuru Asakura at RIZIN 28 on 13th June 2021 by submission in the 2nd round at Tokyo Dome(東京ドーム), Bunkyo.

Ulka Sasaki had beaten 2 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had been beaten by Yoshinori Horie at RIZIN 30 on 19th September 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.

Previous to that, he had won against Kenta Takizawa at RIZIN 26 on 31st December 2020 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Saitama Super Arena, Saitama.

Going into that contest, he had been defeated by Kai Asakura at RIZIN 19 on 12th October 2019 by knockout in the 1st round at Edion Arena, Osaka.

Before that, he had lost to Shintaro Ishiwatari at RIZIN 17 on 28th July 2019 by submission in the 2nd round at Saitama Super Arena, Tokyo.

He had beaten Manel Kape at RIZIN 14 on 31st December 2018 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Saitama Super Arena, Saitama.

Activity check

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

Going to this contest, Kleber Koike Erbst had last fought 2 years, 2 months and 9 days ago, while Ulka Sasaki's last outing had been 3 years, 5 months and 21 days ago.

Erbst's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 8 months and 27 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 9 months. In those fights, he fought a total of 10 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2 rounds on average.

Sasaki's last 5 fights had come over a period of 6 years, 2 months and 9 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 2 months and 28 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 12 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.4 rounds on average.

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