Nakamura vs Thanongsaklek

Who won Nakamura vs Thanongsaklek?

Yusaku Nakamura beat Thanongsaklek by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the main card of RIZIN 16, on Sunday 2nd June 2019 at World Memorial Hall in Kobe.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Yusaku Nakamura.

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

Nakamura vs Thanongsaklek stats

Yusaku Nakamura stepped into the octagon with a record of 15 wins, 6 losses and 1 draw, 8 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.

Thanongsaklek made his way to the cage with a record of 6 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws, 5 of those wins coming by knock out.

Yusaku Nakamura's Rizin record stood at 4-4-0, while Thanongsaklek's came in at 1-2-0.

The stats suggested Thanongsaklek had a large advantage in power over Nakamura, boasting a 83% knock out percentage over Nakamura's 53%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested that Nakamura and Thanongsaklek would have been pretty equal, both with a 0% submission rate.

Yusaku Nakamura was the older man by 6 years, at 38 years old.

Thanongsaklek had a height advantage of 2 inches over Nakamura.

Nakamura was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 14 more fights, and made his debut in 2010, 6 years and 1 month earlier than Thanongsaklek, whose first professional fight was in 2016. He had fought 36 more professional rounds, 63 to Thanongsaklek's 27.

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Thanongsaklek's last 2 fights had come over a period of 6 years, 8 months and 2 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 3 years, 4 months and 2 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 4 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2 rounds on average.

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