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

Chihiro Suzuki had stopped all of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had won against Masanori Kanehara at RIZIN 46 on 29th April 2024 by knockout in the 1st round in their Rizin Featherweight championship fight at Tokyo Ariake Arena, Tokyo, Japan.

Previous to that, he had beaten Vugar Kyaramov at RIZIN LANDMARK 7 in Azerbaijan on 4th November 2023 by knockout in the 1st round in their championship fight at National Gymnastics Arena, Baku, Azerbaijan.

Going into that contest, he had defeated Patricio Pitbull at Super RIZIN 2 on 30th July 2023 by knockout in the 1st round at Saitama Super Arena, Saitama, Japan.

Before that, his fight against Kleber Koike Erbst at RIZIN 43 on 24th June 2023 ended in a no contest.

He was victorious against Yoshiki Nakahara at RIZIN 40 on 31st December 2022 by knockout in the 1st round at Saitama Super Arena, Saitama.

Kleber Koike Erbst had beaten 2 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had won against Juan Archuleta at RIZIN 47 on 9th June 2024 by submission in the 1st round at Yoyogi National Stadium, Shibuya, Japan.

Previous to that, he had beaten Yutaka Saito at RIZIN 45 on 31st December 2023 by submission in the 3rd round at Saitama Super Arena, Saitama.

Going into that contest, he had lost to Masanori Kanehara at RIZIN 44 on 23rd September 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Saitama Super Arena, Saitama.

Before that, his fight against Chihiro Suzuki at RIZIN 43 on 24th June 2023 ended in a no contest.

He had been beaten by Patricio Pitbull at Bellator MMA vs. RIZIN on 31st December 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Saitama Super Arena, Saitama.

Activity check

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

Going to this contest, Chihiro Suzuki had last fought 1 year and 9 days ago, while Kleber Koike Erbst's last outing had been 10 months and 29 days ago.

Suzuki's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 4 months and 7 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 5 months and 20 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 5 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1 rounds on average.

Erbst's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 4 months and 7 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 5 months and 20 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 11 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.2 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.