Suzuki vs Nishitani

Who won Suzuki vs Nishitani?

Hiroaki Suzuki beat Taisei Nishitani by knockout in the 1st round during the main card of RIZIN 43, on Friday 23rd June 2023 at Makomanai Sekisui Heim Arena in Sapporo.

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

Suzuki vs Nishitani stats

Hiroaki Suzuki stepped into the octagon with an undefeated record of 0 wins, zero losses and 0 draws.

Taisei Nishitani made his way to the cage with a record of 6 wins, 5 losses and 0 draws and 4 by submission.

This was Hiroaki Suzuki's 11th fight in Rizin, having made his debut for the promotion in 2021. Taisei Nishitani marked his 2nd fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2023.

Hiroaki Suzuki's Rizin record stood at 5-6-0, while Taisei Nishitani's came in at 0-2-0.

The stats suggested that Suzuki and Nishitani have similar power, both with a 0% knock out percentage.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Nishitani had a massive advantage over Suzuki, boasting a 67% submission rate over Suzuki's 0%.

Hiroaki Suzuki was the older man by 12 years, at 40 years old.

Nishitani had a height advantage of 1 inch over Suzuki.

Suzuki was arguably the more experienced fighter, having had 11 fewer fights, and made his debut in , 4 years and 10 months earlier than Nishitani, whose first professional fight was in 2020. He had fought 2 more professional rounds, 23 to Nishitani's 21.

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Suzuki's last 4 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 9 months and 15 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 11 months and 12 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 8 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Suzuki vs Nishitani?

Hiroaki Suzuki was a 8/11 (-140) favourite going into the contest, while Taisei Nishitani made his way into the ring at 1/1 (+100) with oddsmakers.