Ougikubo vs Motoya

Who won Ougikubo vs Motoya?

Hiromasa Ougikubo beat Yuki Motoya by split decision in their 3 round contest during the main card of RIZIN 17, on Sunday 28th July 2019 at Saitama Super Arena in Tokyo.

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 Motoya division, which meant the weight limit was pounds (0 stone or 0 KG).

Ougikubo vs Motoya stats

Hiromasa Ougikubo stepped into the octagon with a record of 18 wins, 4 losses and 2 draws, 1 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 6 by submission.

Yuki Motoya made his way to the cage with a record of 23 wins, 6 losses and 0 draws, 6 of those wins coming by knock out and 9 by submission.

This was Hiromasa Ougikubo's 13th fight in Rizin, having made his debut for the promotion in 2018. Yuki Motoya marked his 20th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2015.

Hiromasa Ougikubo's Rizin record stood at 8-5-0, while Yuki Motoya's came in at 12-7-0.

The stats suggested Motoya had an advantage in power over Ougikubo, with a 26% knock out percentage over Ougikubo's 6%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Motoya had a slight advantage over Ougikubo, with a 39% submission rate over Ougikubo's 33%.

Hiromasa Ougikubo was the older man by 3 years, at 38 years old.

Motoya had a height advantage of 4 inches over Ougikubo.

Ougikubo was arguably the less experienced fighter, having had 5 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2006, 3 years and 5 months earlier than Motoya, whose first professional fight was in 2010. He had fought 9 less professional rounds, 96 to Motoya's 105.

Ougikubo vs Motoya form

Hiromasa Ougikubo had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before 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.

Yuki Motoya had beaten 2 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had won against Ryo Okada 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 been beaten by Naoki Inoue at RIZIN 26 on 31st December 2020 by submission in the 1st round at Saitama Super Arena, Saitama.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Mamoru Uoi at RIZIN 23 on 10th August 2020 by submission in the 3rd round at Pia Arena MM, Yokohama.

Before that, he had been defeated by Patchy Mix at RIZIN 20 on 31st December 2019 by submission in the 1st round at Saitama Super Arena, Saitama.

He had lost to Hiromasa Ougikubo at RIZIN 17 on 28th July 2019 by split decision in their 3 round contest at Saitama Super Arena, Tokyo.

Activity check

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

Going to this contest, Hiromasa Ougikubo had last fought 4 years and 14 days ago, while Yuki Motoya's last outing had been 4 years and 14 days ago.

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.

Motoya'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 11 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.2 rounds on average.

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