Tanabe vs Anzai

Who won Tanabe vs Anzai?

Igor Tanabe beat Shinsho Anzai by submission in the 1st 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 Welterweight division, which meant the weight limit was 170 pounds (12.1 stone or 77.1 KG).

Tanabe vs Anzai stats

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

Shinsho Anzai made his way to the cage with a record of 11 wins, 4 losses and 0 draws, 7 of those wins coming by knock out.

Both men made their promotional debut for Rizin.

The stats suggested Anzai had a massive power advantage over Tanabe, boasting a 64% knock out percentage over Tanabe's 0%.

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

Igor Tanabe was the younger man by 14 years, at 25 years old.

Tanabe had a height advantage of 5 inches over Anzai.

Tanabe was arguably the less experienced fighter, having had 15 fewer fights, and made his debut in , 16 years and 1 month earlier than Anzai, whose first professional fight was in 2009. He had fought 25 less professional rounds, 0 to Anzai's 25.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Shinsho Anzai had been fighting more than Igor Tanabe.

Going to this contest, Igor Tanabe had last fought 1 year, 10 months and 28 days ago, while Shinsho Anzai's last outing had been 5 years, 5 months and 30 days ago.

What were the odds on Tanabe vs Anzai?

Igor Tanabe was a 1/6 (-590) favourite going into the contest, while Shinsho Anzai made his way into the ring at 4/1 (+400) with oddsmakers.