Gomi vs Guillard

Who won Gomi vs Guillard?

Takanori Gomi beat Melvin Guillard by knockout in the 1st round during the main card of RIZIN 11, on Sunday 29th July 2018 at Saitama Super Arena in Saitama.

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

Gomi vs Guillard stats

Takanori Gomi stepped into the octagon with a record of 35 wins, 15 losses and 0 draws, 13 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 6 by submission.

Melvin Guillard made his way to the cage with a record of 32 wins, 20 losses and 2 draws, 21 of those wins coming by knock out and 2 by submission.

Takanori Gomi's Rizin record stood at 1-1-0, while Melvin Guillard's came in at 0-1-0.

The stats suggested Guillard had a large advantage in power over Gomi, boasting a 66% knock out percentage over Gomi's 37%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Gomi had an advantage over Guillard, with a 17% submission rate over Guillard's 6%.

Takanori Gomi was the older man by 4 years, at 46 years old.

Guillard had a height advantage of 1 inch over Gomi. That also extended to a 1-inch reach advantage.

Gomi was arguably the less experienced fighter, having had 4 fewer fights, and made his debut in 1998, 3 years and 11 months earlier than Guillard, whose first professional fight was in 2002. He had fought 5 less professional rounds, 100 to Guillard's 105.

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Gomi's last 2 fights had come over a period of 8 years, 9 months and 28 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 4 years and 5 months. In those fights, he fought a total of 2 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Gomi vs Guillard?

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