Shibata vs Kondo

Who won Shibata vs Kondo?

Hiroya Kondo beat Yuya Shibata by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the main card of RIZIN LANDMARK 10 in NAGOYA, on Sunday 17th November 2024 at Port Messe Nagoya in Nagoya.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Hiroya Kondo.

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

Shibata vs Kondo stats

Yuya Shibata stepped into the octagon with a record of 19 wins, 7 losses and 0 draws, 2 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 10 by submission.

Hiroya Kondo made his way to the cage with a record of 8 wins, 12 losses and 1 draw, 3 of those wins coming by knock out and 3 by submission.

Hiroya Kondo marked his 3rd fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2023.

Yuya Shibata's Rizin record stood at 1-0-0, while Hiroya Kondo's came in at 1-2-0.

The stats suggested Kondo had a large advantage in power over Shibata, boasting a 38% knock out percentage over Shibata's 11%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Shibata had an advantage over Kondo, with a 53% submission rate over Kondo's 38%.

Yuya Shibata was the older man by 6 years, at 32 years old.

Shibata was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 5 more fights, and made his debut in 2011, 6 years and 3 months earlier than Kondo, whose first professional fight was in 2017. He had fought 12 more professional rounds, 51 to Kondo's 39.

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Kondo's last 4 fights had come over a period of 1 year and 8 months, meaning he had been fighting on average every 5 months and 1 day. In those fights, he fought a total of 9 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.3 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Shibata vs Kondo?

Yuya Shibata was a 8/15 (-190) favourite going into the contest, while Hiroya Kondo made his way into the ring at 7/5 (+140) with oddsmakers.