Gustavo vs Uesako

Who won Gustavo vs Uesako?

Luiz Gustavo beat Hiroto Uesako by knockout in the 1st round during the main card of RIZIN 19, on Saturday 12th October 2019 at Edion Arena in Osaka.

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

Gustavo vs Uesako stats

Luiz Gustavo stepped into the octagon with a record of 9 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, 4 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 5 by submission.

Hiroto Uesako made his way to the cage with a record of 18 wins, 7 losses and 0 draws, 11 of those wins coming by knock out and 1 by submission.

Luiz Gustavo's Rizin record stood at 6-2-0, while Hiroto Uesako's came in at 1-1-0.

The stats suggested Uesako had an advantage in power over Gustavo, with a 61% knock out percentage over Gustavo's 44%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Gustavo had a massive advantage over Uesako, boasting a 56% submission rate over Uesako's 6%.

Luiz Gustavo was the younger man by 9 years, at 28 years old.

Gustavo was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 15 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2014, 4 years and 3 months later than Uesako, whose first professional fight was in 2010. He had fought 24 less professional rounds, 27 to Uesako's 51.

Activity check

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

Going to this contest, Luiz Gustavo had last fought 6 years, 7 months and 18 days ago, while Hiroto Uesako's last outing had been 5 years, 7 months and 12 days ago.

What were the odds on Gustavo vs Uesako?

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