Ougikubo vs Archuleta

Who won Ougikubo vs Archuleta?

Juan Archuleta beat Hiromasa Ougikubo by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the co-main event of Super RIZIN 2, on Sunday 30th July 2023 at Saitama Super Arena in Saitama.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Juan Archuleta.

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

This contest was for the Rizin Ougikubo Vs Archuleta championship.

Ougikubo vs Archuleta stats

Hiromasa Ougikubo stepped into the octagon with a record of 25 wins, 7 losses and 2 draws, 1 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 6 by submission.

Juan Archuleta made his way to the cage with a record of 28 wins, 4 losses and 0 draws, 11 of those wins coming by knock out and 1 by submission.

This was Hiromasa Ougikubo's 13th fight in Rizin, having made his debut for the promotion in 2018. Juan Archuleta marked his 4th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2022.

Hiromasa Ougikubo's Rizin record stood at 8-5-0, while Juan Archuleta's came in at 3-1-0.

The stats suggested Archuleta had a massive power advantage over Ougikubo, boasting a 39% knock out percentage over Ougikubo's 4%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Ougikubo had an advantage over Archuleta, with a 24% submission rate over Archuleta's 4%.

Hiromasa Ougikubo was the older man by 1 year, at 38 years old.

Archuleta had a height advantage of 4 inches over Ougikubo.

Ougikubo was arguably the more experienced fighter, having had 2 more fights, and made his debut in 2006, 6 years and 10 months earlier than Archuleta, whose first professional fight was in 2013. He had fought 5 less professional rounds, 96 to Archuleta's 101.

Ougikubo vs Archuleta form

Hiromasa Ougikubo had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had won against Takeshi Kasugai at RIZIN 28 on 13th June 2021 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Tokyo Dome(東京ドーム), Bunkyo, Japan.

Previous to that, he had beaten Kenta Takizawa at RIZIN 25 on 21st November 2020 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Osaka-Jo Hall, Osaka.

Going into that contest, he had lost to Kai Asakura at RIZIN 23 on 10th August 2020 by knockout in the 1st round in their Rizin Bantamweight championship fight at Pia Arena MM, Yokohama.

Before that, he had defeated Shintaro Ishiwatari at RIZIN 20 on 31st December 2019 by split decision in their 3 round contest at Saitama Super Arena, Saitama.

He was victorious against Yuki Motoya at RIZIN 17 on 28th July 2019 by split decision in their 3 round contest at Saitama Super Arena, Tokyo.

Activity check

Ougikubo's last 5 fights had come over a period of 5 years, 10 months and 30 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 2 months and 8 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 13 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.6 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Ougikubo vs Archuleta?

Hiromasa Ougikubo was a 4/1 (+400) underdog going into the contest, while Juan Archuleta made his way into the ring at 1/6 (-590) with oddsmakers.