Miura vs Tanaka

Who won Miura vs Tanaka?

Koji Tanaka beat Kota Miura by knockout in the 2nd round during the main card of RIZIN 45, on Sunday 31st December 2023 at Saitama Super Arena in Saitama.

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

Miura vs Tanaka stats

Kota Miura stepped into the octagon with an undefeated record of 0 wins, zero losses and 0 draws.

Koji Tanaka made his way to the cage with an unblemished record of 0 wins, 0 losses, and 0 draws.

This was Kota Miura's 6th fight in Rizin, having made his debut for the promotion in 2021. Koji Tanaka marked his 1st fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2023.

Kota Miura's Rizin record stood at 2-4-0, while Koji Tanaka's came in at 1-0-0.

The stats suggested that Miura and Tanaka have similar power, both with a 0% knock out percentage.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested that Miura and Tanaka would have been pretty equal, both with a 0% submission rate.

Kota Miura was the younger man by 13 years, at 23 years old.

Miura had a height advantage of 1 inch over Tanaka.

Miura was arguably the more experienced fighter, having had the same amount of fights. He had fought 5 more professional rounds, 7 to Tanaka's 2.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Kota Miura had been fighting more than Koji Tanaka.

Going to this contest, Kota Miura had last fought 2 years, 1 month and 21 days ago, while Koji Tanaka's last outing had been 2 years, 9 months and 3 days ago.

Miura's last 3 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 5 months and 27 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year and 2 months. In those fights, he fought a total of 3 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1 rounds on average.

Tanaka's last 3 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 5 months and 27 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year and 6 months. In those fights, he fought a total of 9 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Miura vs Tanaka?

Kota Miura was a 4/9 (-230) favourite going into the contest, while Koji Tanaka made his way into the ring at 7/4 (+180) with oddsmakers.