Sudario vs Ueda

Who won Sudario vs Ueda?

Mikio Ueda beat Tsuyoshi Sudario by knockout in the 2nd round during the main card of RIZIN 45, on Sunday 31st December 2023 at Saitama Super Arena in Saitama.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Heavyweight division, which meant the weight limit was 265 pounds (18.9 stone or 120.2 KG).

Sudario vs Ueda stats

Tsuyoshi Sudario stepped into the octagon with a record of 8 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws, 7 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.

Mikio Ueda made his way to the cage with an unblemished record of 0 wins, 0 losses, and 0 draws.

Mikio Ueda marked his 5th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2022.

Tsuyoshi Sudario's Rizin record stood at 8-2-0, while Mikio Ueda's came in at 3-2-0.

The stats suggested Sudario had a massive power advantage over Ueda, boasting a 88% knock out percentage over Ueda's 0%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested that Sudario and Ueda would have been pretty equal, both with a 0% submission rate.

Tsuyoshi Sudario was the younger man by 2 years, at 28 years old.

Sudario had a height advantage of 1 inch over Ueda.

Sudario was arguably the more experienced fighter, having had 10 more fights, and made his debut in 2020, 4 years and 9 months later than Ueda, whose first professional fight was in . He had fought 9 more professional rounds, 17 to Ueda's 8.

Sudario vs Ueda form

Tsuyoshi Sudario had stopped 4 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had won against Janos Csukas at RIZIN 39 on 23rd October 2022 by knockout in the 2nd round at Marine Messe Fukuoka Hall A, Fukuoka, Japan.

Previous to that, he had beaten Hideki Sekine at RIZIN 37 on 31st July 2022 by knockout in the 1st round at Saitama Super Arena, Saitama.

Going into that contest, he had defeated Saint at RIZIN 31 on 24th October 2021 by knockout in the 1st round at Pia Arena MM (ぴあありーなMM), Yokohama.

Before that, he had lost to Shoma Shibisai at RIZIN 28 on 13th June 2021 by submission in the 3rd round at Tokyo Dome(東京ドーム), Bunkyo.

He was victorious against Kazushi Miyamoto at RIZIN 27 on 21st March 2021 by knockout in the 1st round at Nippongaishi Hall(日本ガイシホール), Nagoya.

Activity check

Sudario's last 5 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 3 months and 6 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 10 months and 7 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 8 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1.6 rounds on average.

Ueda's last 2 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 2 months and 10 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 7 months and 6 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 2 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Sudario vs Ueda?

Tsuyoshi Sudario was a 4/9 (-230) favourite going into the contest, while Mikio Ueda made his way into the ring at 7/4 (+180) with oddsmakers.