Kitaoka vs Kawajiri

Who won Kitaoka vs Kawajiri?

Satoru Kitaoka beat Tatsuya Kawajiri by split decision in their 3 round contest during the main event of RIZIN Heisei’s Last Yarennoka!, on Sunday 30th December 2018 at Saitama Super Arena in Tokyo.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Satoru Kitaoka.

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

Kitaoka vs Kawajiri stats

Satoru Kitaoka stepped into the octagon with a record of 41 wins, 18 losses and 10 draws and 20 by submission.

Tatsuya Kawajiri made his way to the cage with a record of 36 wins, 12 losses and 2 draws, 12 of those wins coming by knock out and 10 by submission.

Satoru Kitaoka's Rizin record stood at 2-6-0, while Tatsuya Kawajiri's came in at 2-4-0.

The stats suggested Kawajiri had a massive power advantage over Kitaoka, boasting a 33% knock out percentage over Kitaoka's 0%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Kitaoka had a large advantage over Kawajiri, boasting a 49% submission rate over Kawajiri's 28%.

Satoru Kitaoka was the younger man by 1 year, at 45 years old.

Kawajiri had a height advantage of 1 inch over Kitaoka.

Kitaoka was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 19 more fights, and made his debut in 2000, 3 months later than Kawajiri, whose first professional fight was in 2000. He had fought 65 more professional rounds, 163 to Kawajiri's 98.

Activity check

What were the odds on Kitaoka vs Kawajiri?

Sorry, we couldn’t find any historical odds for Kitaoka vs Kawajiri.