Yuta Kubo
Kubo
Japan flag
Jul 28 2024
Sunday

Saitama Super Arena, Saitama, Japan

Main Card
3 rounds contest @ Featherweight
4-1-0
KO 2
KO 2
21-8-0

The tape

37
Age
37
5' 9" / 175 cm
Height
5' 8" / 173 cm
N/A
Reach
N/A

Tape record

SDSUBSDKOUD
Form
SUBSDUDUDKO
4
Wins
21
1
By KO
5
25
KO%
24
1
By SUB
2
25
SUB%
10
1
Loses
8
0
Stopped
1
0
Tapped
1
0
Draws
2
N/A
Debut
2011
5
Bouts
31
11
Rounds
80
54 minutes, 11 seconds
Fight Time
6 hours, 18 minutes

Tape rankings @ Featherweight

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UFC
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Bellator
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Tapology
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Yuta Kubo vs Yutaka Saito report

Who won Kubo vs Saito?

Yuta Kubo beat Yutaka Saito by knockout in the 2nd round during the main card of Super RIZIN 3, on Sunday 28th July 2024 at Saitama Super Arena in Saitama.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Featherweight division, which meant the weight limit was 145 pounds (10.4 stone or 65.8 KG).

Kubo vs Saito stats

Yuta Kubo stepped into the octagon with a record of 4 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, 1 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 1 by submission.

Yutaka Saito made his way to the cage with a record of 21 wins, 8 losses and 2 draws, 5 of those wins coming by knock out and 2 by submission.

This was Yuta Kubo's 5th fight in Rizin, having made his debut for the promotion in 2021. Yutaka Saito marked his 8th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2020.

Yuta Kubo's Rizin record stood at 4-1-0, while Yutaka Saito's came in at 4-4-0.

The stats suggested Kubo had a slight advantage in power over Saito, with a 25% knock out percentage over Saito's 24%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Kubo had an advantage over Saito, with a 25% submission rate over Saito's 10%.

Yuta Kubo was the same age as Yutaka Saito, at 37 years old.

Kubo had a height advantage of 1 inch over Saito.

Kubo was arguably the less experienced fighter, having had 26 fewer fights, and made his debut in , 12 years and 11 months earlier than Saito, whose first professional fight was in 2011. He had fought 69 less professional rounds, 11 to Saito's 80.

Kubo vs Saito form

Kubo had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going to the judges 3 times.

In his last fight before this contest, he had won against Ryogo Takahashi at RIZIN LANDMARK 9 in KOBE on 23rd March 2024 by split decision in their 3 round contest at Kobe World Hall, Kobe, Japan.

Previous to that, he had beaten Rukiya Anpo at RIZIN 45 on 31st December 2023 by submission in the 1st round at Saitama Super Arena, Saitama.

Going into that contest, he had defeated Takeaki Kinoshita at RIZIN 43 on 24th June 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Makomanai Sekisui Heim Arena, Sapporo.

Before that, he was victorious against Keisuke Okuda at RIZIN LANDMARK Vol.4 on 6th November 2022 by knockout in the 1st round at Dolphins Arena, Nagoya.

He had lost to Shinobu Ota 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.

Yutaka Saito had beaten 1 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had been beaten by Kleber Koike Erbst at RIZIN 45 on 31st December 2023 by submission in the 3rd round at Saitama Super Arena, Saitama, Japan.

Previous to that, he had won against Ren Hiramoto at RIZIN LANDMARK 5 in YOYOGI on 30th April 2023 by split decision in their 3 round contest at Yoyogi National Stadium, Shibuya.

Going into that contest, he had been defeated by Juntaro Ushiku at RIZIN 35 on 17th April 2022 by unanimous decision in their championship fight at Musashino Forest Sport Plaza, Chofu.

Before that, he had lost to Mikuru Asakura 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.

He had been beaten by Juntaro Ushiku at RIZIN 31 on 24th October 2021 by knockout in the 2nd round in their championship fight at Pia Arena MM (ぴあありーなMM), Yokohama.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Yutaka Saito had been fighting more than Yuta Kubo.

Going to this contest, Yuta Kubo had last fought 7 months and 9 days ago, while Yutaka Saito's last outing had been 10 months and 1 day ago.

Kubo's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 1 month and 13 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 7 months and 15 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 11 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.2 rounds on average.

Saito's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years and 8 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 7 months and 8 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 14 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.8 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Kubo vs Saito?

Yuta Kubo was a 2/1 (+200) underdog going into the contest, while Yutaka Saito made his way into the ring at 4/11 (-280) with oddsmakers.

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