Hokamura vs Akimoto

Who won Hokamura vs Akimoto?

Kyouma Akimoto beat Yuto Hokamura by knockout in the 1st round during the main card of RIZIN 48, on Sunday 29th September 2024 at Saitama Super Arena in Saitama.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Bantamweight division, which meant the weight limit was 135 pounds (9.6 stone or 61.2 KG).

Hokamura vs Akimoto stats

Yuto Hokamura stepped into the octagon with a record of 15 wins, 13 losses and 2 draws, 9 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 2 by submission.

Kyouma Akimoto made his way to the cage with an unblemished record of 5 wins, 0 losses, and 0 draws, 3 of those wins coming by knock out and 1 by submission.

Kyouma Akimoto marked his 3rd fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2024.

Yuto Hokamura's Rizin record stood at 3-5-0, while Kyouma Akimoto's came in at 2-1-0.

The stats suggested that Hokamura and Akimoto have similar power, both with a 60% knock out percentage.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Akimoto had a slight advantage over Hokamura, with a 20% submission rate over Hokamura's 13%.

Yuto Hokamura was the older man by 13 years, at 32 years old.

Akimoto had a height advantage of 4 inches over Hokamura.

Hokamura was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 25 more fights, and made his debut in 2011, 11 years and 1 month earlier than Akimoto, whose first professional fight was in 2022. He had fought 40 more professional rounds, 54 to Akimoto's 14.

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Hokamura's last 2 fights had come over a period of 5 years, 2 months and 16 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 2 years, 7 months and 8 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 4 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Hokamura vs Akimoto?

Yuto Hokamura was a 7/4 (+180) underdog going into the contest, while Kyouma Akimoto made his way into the ring at 2/5 (-250) with oddsmakers.