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 38 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 won against 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, Japan.

Previous to that, he had beaten 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.

Going into that contest, he had defeated 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.

Before that, he was victorious against Kenta Takizawa at RIZIN 25 on 21st November 2020 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Osaka-Jo Hall, Osaka.

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.

Inoue had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going the distance 3 times.

In his last fight before this contest, he had won against Yuki Motoya at RIZIN 50 on 29th March 2025 by split decision in their Rizin Bantamweight championship fight at Anabuki Arena Kagawa, Kagawa, Japan.

Previous to that, he had beaten Soo Chul Kim at RIZIN 48 on 29th September 2024 by knockout in the 1st round in their Rizin Bantamweight championship fight at Saitama Super Arena, Saitama.

Going into that contest, he had defeated Shoko Sato at RIZIN LANDMARK 9 in KOBE on 23rd March 2024 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Kobe World Hall, Kobe.

Before that, he had been beaten by Juan Archuleta at RIZIN 42 on 6th May 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Tokyo Ariake Arena, Tokyo.

He was victorious against Kenta Takizawa at RIZIN 40 on 31st December 2022 by submission in the 2nd round at Saitama Super Arena, Saitama.

Activity check

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

Going to this contest, Hiromasa Ougikubo had last fought 3 years, 6 months and 3 days ago, while Naoki Inoue's last outing had been 3 months and 4 days ago.

Ougikubo's last 5 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 10 months and 23 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 11 months and 23 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 13 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.6 rounds on average.

Inoue's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 6 months and 2 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 6 months and 2 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 12 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.4 rounds on average.

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