Oshima vs Lopez

Who won Oshima vs Lopez?

Saori Oshima beat Claire Lopez by submission in the 2nd round during the main card of RIZIN LANDMARK 8 in Saga, on Saturday 24th February 2024 at Saga Arena in Saga.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Women’s Atomweight division, which meant the weight limit was 105 pounds (7.5 stone or 47.6 KG).

Oshima vs Lopez stats

Saori Oshima stepped into the octagon with a record of 12 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws, 1 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 8 by submission.

Claire Lopez made his way to the cage with a record of 8 wins, 5 losses and 0 draws, 2 of those wins coming by knock out and 5 by submission.

Saori Oshima's Rizin record stood at 4-0-0, while Claire Lopez's came in at 1-2-0.

The stats suggested Lopez had an advantage in power over Oshima, with a 25% knock out percentage over Oshima's 8%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Oshima had a slight advantage over Lopez, with a 67% submission rate over Lopez's 63%.

Saori Oshima was the younger man by 6 years, at 30 years old.

Lopez had a height advantage of 3 inches over Oshima.

Oshima was arguably the more experienced fighter, having had 2 more fights, and made his debut in 2020, 2 years and 2 months later than Lopez, whose first professional fight was in 2017. He had fought 15 more professional rounds, 34 to Lopez's 19.

Activity check

Oshima's last 3 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 5 months and 28 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 2 months and 1 day. In those fights, he fought a total of 7 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.3 rounds on average.

Lopez's last 2 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 11 months and 22 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 11 months and 27 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 Oshima vs Lopez?

Saori Oshima was a 1/3 (-300) favourite going into the contest, while Claire Lopez made his way into the ring at 9/4 (+230) with oddsmakers.