Inoue vs Motoya II

Who won Inoue vs Motoya II?

Naoki Inoue beat Yuki Motoya by split decision in their 3 round contest during the main event of RIZIN 50, on Saturday 29th March 2025 at Anabuki Arena Kagawa in Kagawa.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Naoki Inoue.

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).

This contest was for the Rizin Bantamweight championship.

Inoue vs Motoya II stats

Naoki Inoue stepped into the octagon with a record of 17 wins, 4 losses and 0 draws, 1 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 9 by submission.

Yuki Motoya made his way to the cage with a record of 37 wins, 11 losses and 0 draws, 8 of those wins coming by knock out and 14 by submission.

Yuki Motoya marked his 20th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2015.

Naoki Inoue's Rizin record stood at 7-2-0, while Yuki Motoya's came in at 12-7-0.

The stats suggested Motoya had an advantage in power over Inoue, with a 22% knock out percentage over Inoue's 6%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Inoue had an advantage over Motoya, with a 53% submission rate over Motoya's 38%.

Naoki Inoue was the younger man by 8 years, at 27 years old.

Inoue had a height advantage of 1 inch over Motoya.

Inoue was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 27 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2015, 4 years and 10 months later than Motoya, whose first professional fight was in 2010. He had fought 63 less professional rounds, 42 to Motoya's 105.

Inoue vs Motoya II form

Inoue had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going to the judges twice.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had won against Soo Chul Kim at RIZIN 48 on 29th September 2024 by knockout in the 1st round in their Rizin Bantamweight championship fight at Saitama Super Arena, Saitama, Japan.

Previous to that, he had beaten Shoko Sato at RIZIN LANDMARK 9 in KOBE on 23rd March 2024 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Kobe World Hall, Kobe.

Going into that contest, he had lost to Juan Archuleta at RIZIN 42 on 6th May 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Tokyo Ariake Arena, Tokyo.

Before that, he had defeated Kenta Takizawa at RIZIN 40 on 31st December 2022 by submission in the 2nd round at Saitama Super Arena, Saitama.

He had been beaten by Hiromasa Ougikubo at RIZIN 33 on 31st December 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.

Motoya had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going the distance twice.

In his last fight before this contest, he was victorious against Kyouma Akimoto at RIZIN DECADE on 31st December 2024 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Saitama Super Arena, Saitama, Japan.

Previous to that, he had won against Shinobu Ota at RIZIN 48 on 29th September 2024 by submission in the 3rd round at Saitama Super Arena, Saitama.

Going into that contest, he had been defeated by Vince Morales at RIZIN 45 on 31st December 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Saitama Super Arena, Saitama.

Before that, he had lost to Kai Asakura at RIZIN 42 on 6th May 2023 by knockout in the 3rd round at Tokyo Ariake Arena, Tokyo.

He had beaten Rogerio Bontorin at RIZIN 40 on 31st December 2022 by knockout in the 2nd round at Saitama Super Arena, Saitama.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Yuki Motoya had been fighting more than Naoki Inoue.

Going to this contest, Naoki Inoue had last fought 6 months and 30 days ago, while Yuki Motoya's last outing had been 3 months and 28 days ago.

Inoue's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 3 months and 28 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 7 months and 30 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 12 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.4 rounds on average.

Motoya's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 3 months and 28 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 5 months and 18 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 14 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.8 rounds on average.

What time did Inoue vs Motoya II start?

The fighters were expected to walk out at around 3:40 AM UTC , which was 11:40 PM EST or 8:40 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 4:40 AM BST in the UK.

What were the odds on Inoue vs Motoya II?

Naoki Inoue was a 2/9 (-450) favourite going into the contest, while Yuki Motoya made his way into the ring at 3/1 (+300) with oddsmakers.