Saomoto vs Nakamura

Who won Saomoto vs Nakamura?

Tatsuki Saomoto beat Yusaku Nakamura by knockout in the 1st round during the main card of RIZIN 23, on Monday 10th August 2020 at Pia Arena MM in Yokohama.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Saomoto vs Nakamura division, which meant the weight limit was pounds (0 stone or 0 KG).

Saomoto vs Nakamura stats

Tatsuki Saomoto stepped into the octagon with a record of 14 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws, 2 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 2 by submission.

Yusaku Nakamura made his way to the cage with a record of 16 wins, 7 losses and 1 draw, 8 of those wins coming by knock out.

Tatsuki Saomoto's Rizin record stood at 4-1-0, while Yusaku Nakamura's came in at 4-4-0.

The stats suggested Nakamura had a massive power advantage over Saomoto, boasting a 50% knock out percentage over Saomoto's 14%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Saomoto had an advantage over Nakamura, with a 14% submission rate over Nakamura's 0%.

Tatsuki Saomoto was the younger man by 10 years, at 28 years old.

Nakamura had a height advantage of 2 inches over Saomoto.

Saomoto was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 8 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2015, 5 years and 5 months later than Nakamura, whose first professional fight was in 2010. He had fought 19 less professional rounds, 44 to Nakamura's 63.

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Nakamura's last 3 fights had come over a period of 6 years, 5 months and 11 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 2 years, 1 month and 24 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 9 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Saomoto vs Nakamura?

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