Horie vs Karamov

Who won Horie vs Karamov?

Vugar Kyaramov beat Yoshinori Horie by submission in the 2nd round during the co-main event of RIZIN 41, on Saturday 1st April 2023 at Maruzen Intec Arena Osaka in Osaka.

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

Horie vs Karamov stats

Yoshinori Horie stepped into the octagon with a record of 12 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws, 6 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.

Vugar Kyaramov made his way to the cage with a record of 17 wins, 4 losses and 0 draws, 6 of those wins coming by knock out and 7 by submission.

Vugar Kyaramov marked his 9th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2020.

Yoshinori Horie's Rizin record stood at 4-2-0, while Vugar Kyaramov's came in at 6-3-0.

The stats suggested Horie had an advantage in power over Kyaramov, with a 50% knock out percentage over Kyaramov's 35%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Kyaramov had a massive advantage over Horie, boasting a 41% submission rate over Horie's 0%.

Yoshinori Horie was the younger man by 4 years, at 29 years old.

Kyaramov had a height advantage of 1 inch over Horie.

Horie was arguably the less experienced fighter, having had 6 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2016, 4 years and 5 months later than Kyaramov, whose first professional fight was in 2012. He had fought 1 more professional rounds, 43 to Kyaramov's 42.

Horie vs Karamov form

Kyaramov 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 Kazumasa Majima at RIZIN LANDMARK 10 in NAGOYA on 17th November 2024 by knockout in the 1st round at Port Messe Nagoya, Nagoya, Japan.

Previous to that, he had lost to Chihiro Suzuki at RIZIN LANDMARK 7 in Azerbaijan on 4th November 2023 by knockout in the 1st round in their championship fight at National Gymnastics Arena, Baku, Azerbaijan.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Mikuru Asakura at Super RIZIN 2 on 30th July 2023 by submission in the 1st round at Saitama Super Arena, Saitama, Japan.

Before that, he had defeated Yoshinori Horie at RIZIN 41 on 1st April 2023 by submission in the 2nd round at Maruzen Intec Arena Osaka, Osaka.

He was victorious against Sora Yamamoto at RIZIN 37 on 31st July 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Saitama Super Arena, Saitama.

Activity check

Horie's last 3 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 1 month and 10 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 4 months and 15 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 9 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3 rounds on average.

Kyaramov's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years and 9 months, meaning he had been fighting on average every 6 months and 20 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 8 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1.6 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Horie vs Karamov?

Yoshinori Horie was a 13/8 (+160) underdog going into the contest, while Vugar Kyaramov made his way into the ring at 4/9 (-230) with oddsmakers.