Ougikubo vs Inoue

Who won Ougikubo vs Inoue?

Hiromasa Ougikubo beat Naoki Inoue by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the main card of RIZIN 33, on Thursday 30th December 2021 at Saitama Super Arena(さいたまスーパーアリーナ) in Saitama.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Hiromasa Ougikubo.

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

Ougikubo vs Inoue stats

Hiromasa Ougikubo stepped into the octagon with a record of 23 wins, 5 losses and 2 draws, 1 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 6 by submission.

Naoki Inoue made his way to the cage with a record of 15 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws, 1 of those win coming by knock out and 8 by submission.

This was Hiromasa Ougikubo's 13th fight in Rizin, having made his debut for the promotion in 2018.

Hiromasa Ougikubo's Rizin record stood at 8-5-0, while Naoki Inoue's came in at 7-2-0.

The stats suggested Inoue had a slight advantage in power over Ougikubo, with a 7% knock out percentage over Ougikubo's 4%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Inoue had a large advantage over Ougikubo, boasting a 53% submission rate over Ougikubo's 26%.

Hiromasa Ougikubo was the older man by 10 years, at 37 years old.

Inoue had a height advantage of 5 inches over Ougikubo.

Ougikubo was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 13 more fights, and made his debut in 2006, 8 years and 4 months earlier than Inoue, whose first professional fight was in 2015. He had fought 54 more professional rounds, 96 to Inoue's 42.

Ougikubo vs Inoue form

Hiromasa Ougikubo had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had lost to Soo Chul Kim at RIZIN 38 on 25th September 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Saitama Super Arena, Saitama, Japan.

Previous to that, he had won against Naoki Inoue at RIZIN 33 on 31st December 2021 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Saitama Super Arena(さいたまスーパーアリーナ), Saitama.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Kai Asakura at RIZIN 33 on 30th December 2021 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Saitama Super Arena(さいたまスーパーアリーナ), Saitama.

Before that, he had defeated Takafumi Otsuka at RIZIN 30 on 19th September 2021 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Saitama Super Arena(さいたまスーパーアリーナ), Saitama.

He was victorious 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.

Inoue had won all 5 of his most recent fights, stopping 1opponent and going the distance 4 times.

In his last fight before this contest, he had won against Yuto Hokamura at RIZIN 30 on 19th September 2021 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Saitama Super Arena(さいたまスーパーアリーナ), Saitama, Japan.

Previous to that, he had beaten Shintaro Ishiwatari at RIZIN 28 on 13th June 2021 by knockout in the 1st round at Tokyo Dome(東京ドーム), Bunkyo.

Going into that contest, he had defeated Yuki Motoya at RIZIN 26 on 31st December 2020 by submission in the 1st round at Saitama Super Arena, Saitama.

Before that, he was victorious against Shooto Watanabe at RIZIN 22 on 9th August 2020 by submission in the 1st round at Pia Arena MM, Yokohama.

He had won against Trent Girdham at RIZIN 21 on 22nd February 2020 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Hamamatsu Arena, Hamamatsu.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Hiromasa Ougikubo had been fighting more than Naoki Inoue.

Going to this contest, Hiromasa Ougikubo had last fought 2 years, 6 months and 5 days ago, while Naoki Inoue's last outing had been 3 years, 6 months and 11 days ago.

Ougikubo's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 9 months and 17 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 9 months and 4 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 15 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3 rounds on average.

Inoue's last 5 fights had come over a period of 5 years, 1 month and 8 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year and 7 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 9 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1.8 rounds on average.

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