Ougikubo vs Otsuka

Who won Ougikubo vs Otsuka?

Hiromasa Ougikubo beat Takafumi Otsuka by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the main card of RIZIN 30, on Sunday 19th September 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 Otsuka division, which meant the weight limit was pounds (0 stone or 0 KG).

Ougikubo vs Otsuka stats

Hiromasa Ougikubo stepped into the octagon with a record of 21 wins, 5 losses and 2 draws, 1 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 6 by submission.

Takafumi Otsuka made his way to the cage with a record of 28 wins, 17 losses and 2 draws, 5 of those wins coming by knock out and 5 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 Takafumi Otsuka's came in at 3-1-0.

The stats suggested Otsuka had an advantage in power over Ougikubo, with a 18% knock out percentage over Ougikubo's 5%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Ougikubo had an advantage over Otsuka, with a 29% submission rate over Otsuka's 18%.

Hiromasa Ougikubo was the younger man by 1 year, at 37 years old.

Otsuka had a height advantage of 3 inches over Ougikubo.

Ougikubo was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 19 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2006, 3 days earlier than Otsuka, whose first professional fight was in 2006. He had fought 20 less professional rounds, 96 to Otsuka's 116.

Ougikubo vs Otsuka 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.

Activity check

Ougikubo's last 5 fights had come over a period of 5 years, 5 months and 3 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year and 1 month. In those fights, he fought a total of 13 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.6 rounds on average.

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