Nakamura vs Sakuraba

Who won Nakamura vs Sakuraba?

Daisuke Nakamura beat Taisei Sakuraba by submission in the 2nd round during the main card of RIZIN Otokomatsuri, on Sunday 4th May 2025 at Tokyo Dome in Bunkyo.

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

Nakamura vs Sakuraba stats

Daisuke Nakamura stepped into the octagon with a record of 33 wins, 21 losses and 1 draw, 8 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 17 by submission.

Taisei Sakuraba made his way to the cage with an unblemished record of 1 win, 0 losses, and 0 draws, 1 of those win coming by knock out.

Taisei Sakuraba marked his 1st fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2024.

Daisuke Nakamura's Rizin record stood at 1-1-0, while Taisei Sakuraba's came in at 1-0-0.

The stats suggested Sakuraba had a massive power advantage over Nakamura, boasting a 100% knock out percentage over Nakamura's 24%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Nakamura had a massive advantage over Sakuraba, boasting a 52% submission rate over Sakuraba's 0%.

Daisuke Nakamura was the older man by 44 years, at 44 years old.

Nakamura was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 54 more fights, and made his debut in 2002, 22 years and 5 months earlier than Sakuraba, whose first professional fight was in 2024. He had fought 113 more professional rounds, 114 to Sakuraba's 1.

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Nakamura's last 2 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 6 months and 22 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 9 months and 12 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 4 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Nakamura vs Sakuraba?

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