Suzuki vs Erbst

Who won Suzuki vs Erbst?

Kleber Koike Erbst beat Chihiro Suzuki by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the main event of RIZIN DECADE, on Tuesday 31st December 2024 at Saitama Super Arena in Saitama.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Kleber Koike Erbst.

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).

This contest was for the Rizin Featherweight championship.

Suzuki vs Erbst stats

Chihiro Suzuki stepped into the octagon with a record of 13 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws, 7 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 1 by submission.

Kleber Koike Erbst made his way to the cage with a record of 33 wins, 7 losses and 1 draw, 2 of those wins coming by knock out and 29 by submission.

This was Chihiro Suzuki's 11th fight in Rizin, having made his debut for the promotion in 2021. Kleber Koike Erbst marked his 12th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2020.

Chihiro Suzuki's Rizin record stood at 8-2-0, while Kleber Koike Erbst's came in at 9-2-0.

The stats suggested Suzuki had a massive power advantage over Erbst, boasting a 54% knock out percentage over Erbst's 6%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Erbst had a massive advantage over Suzuki, boasting a 88% submission rate over Suzuki's 8%.

Chihiro Suzuki was the younger man by 10 years, at 25 years old.

Erbst had a height advantage of 2 inches over Suzuki.

Suzuki was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 25 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2017, 8 years and 4 months later than Erbst, whose first professional fight was in 2008. He had fought 47 less professional rounds, 35 to Erbst's 82.

Suzuki vs Erbst form

Suzuki had won all 5 of his most recent fights, stopping 1 opponent and going to the judges 4 times.

In his last fight before this contest, he had won against Yoshiki Nakahara at RIZIN 40 on 31st December 2022 by knockout in the 1st round at Saitama Super Arena, Saitama, Japan.

Previous to that, he had beaten Masakazu Imanari at RIZIN LANDMARK Vol.4 on 6th November 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Dolphins Arena, Nagoya.

Going into that contest, he had defeated Kyohei Hagiwara at RIZIN 38 on 25th September 2022 by submission in the 2nd round at Saitama Super Arena, Saitama.

Before that, he was victorious against Ren Hiramoto at RIZIN LANDMARK Vol.2 on 6th March 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest in the United States.

He had won against Sora Yamamoto at RIZIN Trigger 1st on 28th November 2021 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Kobe World Memorial Hall, Kobe, Japan.

Kleber Koike Erbst had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had lost to Patricio Pitbull at Bellator MMA vs. RIZIN on 31st December 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Saitama Super Arena, Saitama, Japan.

Previous to that, he had beaten Juntaro Ushiku at RIZIN 39 on 23rd October 2022 by submission in the 2nd round in their championship fight at Marine Messe Fukuoka Hall A, Fukuoka.

Going into that contest, he had defeated Kyohei Hagiwara at RIZIN LANDMARK Vol.3 on 5th May 2022 by submission in the 1st round at Undisclosed.

Before that, he was victorious against Ulka Sasaki at RIZIN Trigger 2nd on 23rd February 2022 by submission in the 2nd round at Ecopa Arena, Shizuoka, Japan.

He had won against Mikuru Asakura at RIZIN 28 on 13th June 2021 by submission in the 2nd round at Tokyo Dome(東京ドーム), Bunkyo.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Chihiro Suzuki had been fighting more than Kleber Koike Erbst.

Going to this contest, Chihiro Suzuki had last fought 2 years, 2 months and 11 days ago, while Kleber Koike Erbst's last outing had been 2 years, 2 months and 11 days ago.

Suzuki's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 3 months and 14 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 7 months and 28 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 12 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.4 rounds on average.

Erbst's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 9 months and 1 day, meaning he had been fighting on average every 9 months and 1 day. In those fights, he fought a total of 10 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2 rounds on average.

What time did Suzuki vs Erbst start?

The fighters were expected to walk out at around 6:40 AM UTC , which was 1:40 AM EST or 10:40 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 6:40 AM GMT in the UK.

What were the odds on Suzuki vs Erbst?

Chihiro Suzuki was a 7/5 (+140) underdog going into the contest, while Kleber Koike Erbst made his way into the ring at 8/15 (-180) with oddsmakers.