Saito vs Ushiku

Who won Saito vs Ushiku?

Juntaro Ushiku beat Yutaka Saito by knockout in the 2nd round during the main event of RIZIN 31, on Sunday 24th October 2021 at Pia Arena MM (ぴあありーなMM) in Yokohama.

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).

Saito vs Ushiku stats

Yutaka Saito stepped into the octagon with a record of 19 wins, 4 losses and 2 draws, 5 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 2 by submission.

Juntaro Ushiku made his way to the cage with a record of 17 wins, 6 losses and 0 draws, 5 of those wins coming by knock out.

This was Yutaka Saito's 8th fight in Rizin, having made his debut for the promotion in 2020. Juntaro Ushiku marked his 6th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2021.

Yutaka Saito's Rizin record stood at 4-4-0, while Juntaro Ushiku's came in at 3-3-0.

The stats suggested Ushiku had a slight advantage in power over Saito, with a 29% knock out percentage over Saito's 26%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Saito had an advantage over Ushiku, with a 11% submission rate over Ushiku's 0%.

Yutaka Saito was the older man by 7 years, at 37 years old.

Saito had a height advantage of 1 inch over Ushiku.

Saito was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 2 more fights, and made his debut in 2011, 2 years and 1 month earlier than Ushiku, whose first professional fight was in 2013. He had fought 3 more professional rounds, 80 to Ushiku's 77.

Activity check

Saito's last 3 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 7 months and 20 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 6 months and 18 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 8 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.7 rounds on average.

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