Kim vs Ougikubo

Who won Kim vs Ougikubo?

Soo Chul Kim beat Hiromasa Ougikubo by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the main card of RIZIN 38, on Sunday 25th September 2022 at Saitama Super Arena in Saitama.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Soo Chul Kim.

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

Kim vs Ougikubo stats

Soo Chul Kim stepped into the octagon with a record of 17 wins, 6 losses and 1 draw, 6 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 5 by submission.

Hiromasa Ougikubo made his way to the cage with a record of 25 wins, 5 losses and 2 draws, 1 of those win coming by knock out and 6 by submission.

This was Soo Chul Kim's 4th fight in Rizin, having made his debut for the promotion in 2015. Hiromasa Ougikubo marked his 13th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2018.

Soo Chul Kim's Rizin record stood at 3-1-0, while Hiromasa Ougikubo's came in at 8-5-0.

The stats suggested Kim had a massive power advantage over Ougikubo, boasting a 35% knock out percentage over Ougikubo's 4%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Kim had a slight advantage over Ougikubo, with a 29% submission rate over Ougikubo's 24%.

Soo Chul Kim was the younger man by 5 years, at 33 years old.

Kim had a height advantage of 4 inches over Ougikubo.

Kim was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 8 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2010, 3 years and 10 months later than Ougikubo, whose first professional fight was in 2006. He had fought 30 less professional rounds, 66 to Ougikubo's 96.

Kim vs Ougikubo form

Hiromasa Ougikubo had beaten 5 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had won against Naoki Inoue 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, Japan.

Previous to that, he had beaten Kai Asakura at RIZIN 33 on 30th 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.

Going into that contest, he had defeated Takafumi Otsuka at RIZIN 30 on 19th September 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.

Before that, he was victorious against Takeshi Kasugai at RIZIN 28 on 13th June 2021 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Tokyo Dome(東京ドーム), Bunkyo.

He had won against Kenta Takizawa at RIZIN 25 on 21st November 2020 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Osaka-Jo Hall, Osaka.

Activity check

Ougikubo's last 5 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 4 months and 12 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 10 months and 14 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 15 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3 rounds on average.

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