Motoya vs Ota

Who won Motoya vs Ota?

Yuki Motoya beat Shinobu Ota by submission in the 3rd round during the main card of RIZIN 48, on Sunday 29th September 2024 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).

Motoya vs Ota stats

Yuki Motoya stepped into the octagon with a record of 34 wins, 11 losses and 0 draws, 8 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 12 by submission.

Shinobu Ota made his way to the cage with a record of 7 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws, 4 of those wins coming by knock out and 1 by submission.

This was Yuki Motoya's 20th fight in Rizin, having made his debut for the promotion in 2015. Shinobu Ota marked his 9th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2020.

Yuki Motoya's Rizin record stood at 12-7-0, while Shinobu Ota's came in at 6-3-0.

The stats suggested Ota had a massive power advantage over Motoya, boasting a 57% knock out percentage over Motoya's 24%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Motoya had a large advantage over Ota, boasting a 35% submission rate over Ota's 14%.

Yuki Motoya was the older man by 4 years, at 35 years old.

Motoya had a height advantage of 2 inches over Ota.

Motoya was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 35 more fights, and made his debut in 2010, 10 years and 9 months earlier than Ota, whose first professional fight was in 2020. He had fought 85 more professional rounds, 105 to Ota's 20.

Motoya vs Ota form

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

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had lost to Vince Morales at RIZIN 45 on 31st December 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Saitama Super Arena, Saitama, Japan.

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

Going into that contest, he had won against Rogerio Bontorin at RIZIN 40 on 31st December 2022 by knockout in the 2nd round at Saitama Super Arena, Saitama.

Before that, he had beaten Kazuma Kuramoto at RIZIN LANDMARK Vol.4 on 6th November 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Dolphins Arena, Nagoya.

He had defeated Shinobu Ota at RIZIN 37 on 31st July 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Saitama Super Arena, Saitama.

Ota had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 3 of them, going the distance once.

In his last fight before this contest, he was victorious against Kenta Takizawa at Super RIZIN 2 on 30th July 2023 by knockout in the 1st round at Saitama Super Arena, Saitama, Japan.

Previous to that, he had won against Kazuma Kuramoto at RIZIN LANDMARK 5 in YOYOGI on 30th April 2023 by knockout in the 1st round at Yoyogi National Stadium, Shibuya.

Going into that contest, he had been defeated by Yuki Motoya at RIZIN 37 on 31st July 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Saitama Super Arena, Saitama.

Before that, he had beaten Kazuma Sone at RIZIN 33 on 31st December 2021 by knockout at Saitama Super Arena(さいたまスーパーアリーナ), Saitama.

He had defeated Yuta Kubo at RIZIN 30 on 19th September 2021 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Saitama Super Arena(さいたまスーパーアリーナ), Saitama.

Activity check

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

Going to this contest, Yuki Motoya had last fought 1 year, 6 months and 3 days ago, while Shinobu Ota's last outing had been 1 year, 11 months and 4 days ago.

Motoya's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 11 months and 3 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 7 months and 1 day. In those fights, he fought a total of 14 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.8 rounds on average.

Ota's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 9 months and 15 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 9 months and 3 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 11 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.2 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Motoya vs Ota?

Yuki Motoya was a 11/10 (+110) underdog going into the contest, while Shinobu Ota made his way into the ring at 4/6 (-150) with oddsmakers.