Gustavo vs Horie

Who won Gustavo vs Horie?

Luiz Gustavo beat Yoshinori Horie by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the main event of RIZIN LANDMARK 8 in Saga, on Saturday 24th February 2024 at Saga Arena in Saga.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Luiz Gustavo.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Lightweight division, which meant the weight limit was 155 pounds (11.1 stone or 70.3 KG).

Gustavo vs Horie stats

Luiz Gustavo stepped into the octagon with a record of 13 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws, 7 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 5 by submission.

Yoshinori Horie made his way to the cage with a record of 13 wins, 4 losses and 0 draws, 6 of those wins coming by knock out.

Luiz Gustavo's Rizin record stood at 6-2-0, while Yoshinori Horie's came in at 4-2-0.

The stats suggested Gustavo had a slight advantage in power over Horie, with a 54% knock out percentage over Horie's 46%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Gustavo had a massive advantage over Horie, boasting a 38% submission rate over Horie's 0%.

Luiz Gustavo was the younger man by 1 year, at 28 years old.

Gustavo had a height advantage of 1 inch over Horie.

Gustavo was arguably the less experienced fighter, having had 2 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2014, 2 years and 1 month earlier than Horie, whose first professional fight was in 2016. He had fought 16 less professional rounds, 27 to Horie's 43.

Gustavo vs Horie form

Gustavo had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 3 of them, going to the judges once.

In his last fight before this contest, he had won against Koji Takeda at RIZIN LANDMARK 5 in YOYOGI on 30th April 2023 by split decision in their 3 round contest at Yoyogi National Stadium, Shibuya, Japan.

Previous to that, he had beaten Juri Ohara at RIZIN 38 on 25th September 2022 by knockout in the 1st round at Saitama Super Arena, Saitama.

Going into that contest, he had defeated Yusuke Yachi at RIZIN Trigger 3rd on 16th April 2022 by knockout in the 2nd round at Musashino Forest Sport Plaza, Chofu.

Before that, he had lost to Patricky Pitbull at RIZIN 20 on 31st December 2019 by knockout in the 1st round at Saitama Super Arena, Saitama.

He was victorious against Hiroto Uesako at RIZIN 19 on 12th October 2019 by knockout in the 1st round at Edion Arena, Osaka.

Horie had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going the distance 3 times.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had won against Spike Carlyle at RIZIN 44 on 23rd September 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Saitama Super Arena, Saitama, Japan.

Previous to that, he had been beaten by Vugar Kyaramov at RIZIN 41 on 1st April 2023 by submission in the 2nd round at Maruzen Intec Arena Osaka, Osaka.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Hirotaka Nakada at RIZIN Trigger 1st on 28th November 2021 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Kobe World Memorial Hall, Kobe.

Before that, he had defeated Ulka Sasaki 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.

He was victorious against Tetsuya Seki at RIZIN 27 on 21st March 2021 by knockout in the 3rd round at Nippongaishi Hall(日本ガイシホール), Nagoya.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Yoshinori Horie had been fighting more than Luiz Gustavo.

Going to this contest, Luiz Gustavo had last fought 1 year, 7 months and 3 days ago, while Yoshinori Horie's last outing had been 1 year, 2 months and 10 days ago.

Gustavo's last 5 fights had come over a period of 5 years, 1 month and 21 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year and 10 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 8 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1.6 rounds on average.

Horie's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 8 months and 12 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 8 months and 27 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 14 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.8 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Gustavo vs Horie?

Luiz Gustavo was a 8/15 (-190) favourite going into the contest, while Yoshinori Horie made his way into the ring at 6/4 (+150) with oddsmakers.