Horiguchi vs McCall

Who won Horiguchi vs McCall?

Kyoji Horiguchi beat Ian McCall by knockout in the 1st round during the main card of RIZIN 10, on Sunday 6th May 2018 at Marine Messe Fukuoka in Fukuoka.

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

Horiguchi vs McCall stats

Kyoji Horiguchi stepped into the octagon with a record of 23 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws, 12 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 2 by submission.

Ian McCall made his way to the cage with a record of 13 wins, 6 losses and 1 draw, 4 of those wins coming by knock out and 3 by submission.

This was Kyoji Horiguchi's 17th fight in Rizin, having made his debut for the promotion in 2017.

Kyoji Horiguchi's Rizin record stood at 15-1-0, while Ian McCall's came in at 0-2-0.

The stats suggested Horiguchi had a large advantage in power over McCall, boasting a 52% knock out percentage over McCall's 31%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested McCall had an advantage over Horiguchi, with a 23% submission rate over Horiguchi's 9%.

Kyoji Horiguchi was the younger man by 7 years, at 34 years old.

Horiguchi had a 2-inch reach advantage.

Horiguchi was arguably the more experienced fighter, having had 5 more fights, and made his debut in 2010, 7 years and 9 months later than McCall, whose first professional fight was in 2002. He had fought 46 more professional rounds, 95 to McCall's 49.

Horiguchi vs McCall form

Kyoji Horiguchi had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had won against Nkazimulo Zulu at RIZIN DECADE on 31st December 2024 by unanimous decision in their Rizin Flyweight championship fight at Saitama Super Arena, Saitama, Japan.

Previous to that, he had beaten Sergio Pettis at RIZIN 47 on 9th June 2024 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Yoyogi National Stadium, Shibuya.

Going into that contest, he had defeated Makoto Takahashi at RIZIN 45 on 31st December 2023 by submission in the 2nd round in their Rizin Flyweight championship fight at Saitama Super Arena, Saitama.

Before that, his fight against Makoto Takahashi at Bellator MMA vs. RIZIN 2 on 31st July 2023 ended in a no contest.

He was victorious against Hiromasa Ougikubo at Bellator MMA vs. RIZIN on 31st December 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Saitama Super Arena, Saitama.

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Horiguchi's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 6 months and 4 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 6 months and 2 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 12 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.4 rounds on average.

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