Kinoshita vs Goff

Who won Kinoshita vs Goff?

Billy Goff beat Yusaku Kinoshita by knockout in the 1st round during the prelims of UFC Fight Night – Holloway vs. Korean Zombie, on Saturday 26th August 2023 at Singapore Indoor Stadium in Kallang.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Welterweight division, which meant the weight limit was 170 pounds (12.1 stone or 77.1 KG).

Kinoshita vs Goff stats

Yusaku Kinoshita stepped into the octagon with a record of 6 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws, 4 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 2 by submission.

Billy Goff made his way to the cage with a record of 8 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws, 6 of those wins coming by knock out.

Billy Goff marked his 2nd fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2023.

Yusaku Kinoshita's UFC record stood at 0-2-0, while Billy Goff's came in at 1-1-0.

The stats suggested Goff had a slight advantage in power over Kinoshita, with a 75% knock out percentage over Kinoshita's 67%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Kinoshita had a massive advantage over Goff, boasting a 33% submission rate over Goff's 0%.

Yusaku Kinoshita was the younger man by 2 years, at 24 years old.

Kinoshita had a height advantage of 2 inches over Goff.

Kinoshita was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 2 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2020, 1 year and 10 months later than Goff, whose first professional fight was in 2019. He had fought 13 less professional rounds, 12 to Goff's 25.

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Kinoshita's last 2 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 3 months and 12 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 7 months and 23 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 3 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1.5 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Kinoshita vs Goff?

Yusaku Kinoshita was a 71/100 (-140) favourite going into the contest, while Billy Goff made his way into the ring at 23/20 (+110) with oddsmakers.