Mix vs Motoya

Who won Mix vs Motoya?

Patchy Mix beat Yuki Motoya by submission in the 1st round during the main card of RIZIN 20, on Tuesday 31st December 2019 at Saitama Super Arena in Saitama.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Bantamweight division, which meant the weight limit was 135 pounds (9.6 stone or 61.2 KG).

Mix vs Motoya stats

Patchy Mix stepped into the octagon with an undefeated record of 12 wins, zero losses and 0 draws, 1 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 8 by submission.

Yuki Motoya made his way to the cage with a record of 23 wins, 6 losses and 0 draws, 6 of those wins coming by knock out and 9 by submission.

This was Patchy Mix's 1st fight in Rizin, having made his debut for the promotion in 2019. Yuki Motoya marked his 20th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2015.

Patchy Mix's Rizin record stood at 1-0-0, while Yuki Motoya's came in at 12-7-0.

The stats suggested Motoya had an advantage in power over Mix, with a 26% knock out percentage over Mix's 8%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Mix had a large advantage over Motoya, boasting a 67% submission rate over Motoya's 39%.

Patchy Mix was the younger man by 4 years, at 31 years old.

Mix had a height advantage of 4 inches over Motoya.

Mix was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 17 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2016, 6 years and 2 months later than Motoya, whose first professional fight was in 2010. He had fought 53 less professional rounds, 52 to Motoya's 105.

Mix vs Motoya form

Patchy Mix had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had won against James Gallagher at Bellator MMA on 5th November 2021 by submission in the 3rd round at 3Arena Dublin, Dublin, Ireland.

Previous to that, he had beaten Albert Morales at Bellator 258 on 7th May 2021 by submission in the 3rd round at Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville, United States.

Going into that contest, he had lost to Juan Archuleta at Bellator 246 on 12th September 2020 by unanimous decision in their Bellator Bantamweight championship fight at Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville.

Before that, he had defeated Yuki Motoya at RIZIN 20 on 31st December 2019 by submission in the 1st round at Saitama Super Arena, Saitama, Japan.

He was victorious against Isaiah Chapman at Bellator 232 on 26th October 2019 by submission in the 1st round at Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville, United States.

Motoya had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going the distance twice.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had won against Kyouma Akimoto at RIZIN DECADE on 31st December 2024 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Saitama Super Arena, Saitama, Japan.

Previous to that, he had beaten Shinobu Ota at RIZIN 48 on 29th September 2024 by submission in the 3rd round at Saitama Super Arena, Saitama.

Going into that contest, he had been beaten by Vince Morales at RIZIN 45 on 31st December 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Saitama Super Arena, Saitama.

Before that, he had been defeated by Kai Asakura at RIZIN 42 on 6th May 2023 by knockout in the 3rd round at Tokyo Ariake Arena, Tokyo.

He had defeated Rogerio Bontorin at RIZIN 40 on 31st December 2022 by knockout in the 2nd round at Saitama Super Arena, Saitama.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Yuki Motoya had been fighting more than Patchy Mix.

Going to this contest, Patchy Mix had last fought 3 years, 7 months and 21 days ago, while Yuki Motoya's last outing had been 5 months and 26 days ago.

Mix's last 5 fights had come over a period of 5 years and 8 months, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 1 month and 18 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 13 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.6 rounds on average.

Motoya's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 5 months and 26 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 6 months. In those fights, he fought a total of 14 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.8 rounds on average.

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