Motoya vs Sone

Who won Motoya vs Sone?

Yuki Motoya beat Kazuma Sone by submission in the 2nd round during the main card of RIZIN 12, on Sunday 12th August 2018 at Aichi Prefectural Gymnasium in Nagoya.

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

Motoya vs Sone stats

Yuki Motoya stepped into the octagon with a record of 20 wins, 5 losses and 0 draws, 6 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 6 by submission.

Kazuma Sone made his way to the cage with a record of 23 wins, 15 losses and 1 draw, 5 of those wins coming by knock out and 8 by submission.

This was Yuki Motoya's 20th fight in Rizin, having made his debut for the promotion in 2015.

Yuki Motoya's Rizin record stood at 12-7-0, while Kazuma Sone's came in at 0-4-0.

The stats suggested Motoya had a slight advantage in power over Sone, with a 30% knock out percentage over Sone's 22%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Sone had a slight advantage over Motoya, with a 35% submission rate over Motoya's 30%.

Yuki Motoya was the younger man by 2 years, at 35 years old.

Motoya had a height advantage of 1 inch over Sone.

Motoya was arguably the less experienced fighter, having had 14 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2010, 1 year and 4 months later than Sone, whose first professional fight was in 2008. He had fought 8 more professional rounds, 105 to Sone's 97.

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