Kim vs Sato

When is Kim vs Sato?

Soo Chul Kim is set to fight Shoko Sato during the main card of RIZIN in Korea, on Saturday 31st May 2025 at Paradise City in Seoul.

The fight is scheduled for 3 rounds in the Featherweight division, which means the weight limit will be 145 pounds (10.4 stone or 65.8 KG).

Kim vs Sato stats

Soo Chul Kim steps into the octagon with a record of 22 wins, 7 losses and 1 draw, 8 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 6 by submission.

Shoko Sato will make his way to the cage with a record of 35 wins, 16 losses and 2 draws, 20 of those wins coming by knock out and 3 by submission.

This will be Soo Chul Kim's 4th fight in Rizin, having made his debut for the promotion in 2015.

Soo Chul Kim's Rizin record currently stands at 3-1-0, while Shoko Sato's comes in at 1-1-0.

The stats suggest Sato has a large advantage in power over Kim, boasting a 57% knock out percentage over Kim's 36%.

If the fight goes to the ground, their records suggest Kim will have an advantage over Sato, with a 27% submission rate over Sato's 9%.

Soo Chul Kim is the younger man by 4 years, at 33 years old.

Sato has a height advantage of 2 inches over Kim.

Kim is the less experienced professional fighter, having had 23 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2010, 3 years and 5 months later than Sato, whose first professional fight was in 2007. He has fought 47 less professional rounds, 66 to Sato's 113.

Kim vs Sato form

Shoko Sato has beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight, he won against Juntaro Ushiku at RIZIN 48 on 29th September 2024 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Saitama Super Arena, Saitama, Japan.

Previous to that, he had lost to Naoki Inoue 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 beaten Shinobu Ota at RIZIN LANDMARK 6 in NAGOYA on 1st October 2023 by split decision in their 3 round contest at Dolphins Arena, Nagoya.

Before that, he had defeated Jae Woong Kim at ONE on Prime Video 6 on 13th January 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Impact Arena, Bangkok, Thailand.

He had been beaten by Stephen Loman at ONE Championship – One X on 26th March 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Singapore Indoor Stadium, Singapore, Singapore.

Activity check

Kim's last 4 fights have come over a period of 2 years, 7 months and 8 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 7 months and 25 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 9 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 2.3 rounds on average.

Sato's last 5 fights have come over a period of 3 years, 1 month and 7 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 7 months and 14 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 15 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 3 rounds on average.

What are the odds on Kim vs Sato?

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