Nakahara vs Suzuki

Who won Nakahara vs Suzuki?

Chihiro Suzuki beat Yoshiki Nakahara by knockout in the 1st round during the main card of RIZIN 40, on Saturday 31st December 2022 at Saitama Super Arena in Saitama.

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

Nakahara vs Suzuki stats

Yoshiki Nakahara stepped into the octagon with a record of 17 wins, 5 losses and 0 draws, 8 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 1 by submission.

Chihiro Suzuki made his way to the cage with a record of 9 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws, 3 of those wins coming by knock out and 1 by submission.

This was Yoshiki Nakahara's 6th fight in Rizin, having made his debut for the promotion in 2022. Chihiro Suzuki marked his 11th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2021.

Yoshiki Nakahara's Rizin record stood at 3-3-0, while Chihiro Suzuki's came in at 8-2-0.

The stats suggested Nakahara had an advantage in power over Suzuki, with a 47% knock out percentage over Suzuki's 33%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Suzuki had a slight advantage over Nakahara, with a 11% submission rate over Nakahara's 6%.

Yoshiki Nakahara was the older man by 6 years, at 32 years old.

Suzuki had a height advantage of 1 inch over Nakahara.

Nakahara was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 10 more fights, and made his debut in 2012, 4 years and 2 months earlier than Suzuki, whose first professional fight was in 2017. He had fought 21 more professional rounds, 56 to Suzuki's 35.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Chihiro Suzuki had been fighting more than Yoshiki Nakahara.

Going to this contest, Yoshiki Nakahara had last fought 2 years, 8 months and 3 days ago, while Chihiro Suzuki's last outing had been 2 years, 9 months and 1 day ago.

Nakahara's last 4 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 3 months and 21 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year and 28 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 7 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1.8 rounds on average.

Suzuki's last 4 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 9 months and 7 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 11 months and 10 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 9 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.3 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Nakahara vs Suzuki?

Yoshiki Nakahara was a 1/2 (-200) favourite going into the contest, while Chihiro Suzuki made his way into the ring at 6/4 (+150) with oddsmakers.