Tokeshi vs Inoue

Who won Tokeshi vs Inoue?

Yusaku Inoue beat Kohei Tokeshi by knockout in the 1st round during the main card of RIZIN LANDMARK 6 in NAGOYA, on Sunday 1st October 2023 at Dolphins Arena in Nagoya.

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

Tokeshi vs Inoue stats

Kohei Tokeshi stepped into the octagon with a record of 6 wins, 9 losses and 0 draws, 3 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 2 by submission.

Yusaku Inoue made his way to the cage with a record of 11 wins, 4 losses and 0 draws, 6 of those wins coming by knock out and 1 by submission.

Yusaku Inoue marked his 2nd fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2023.

Kohei Tokeshi's Rizin record stood at 1-2-0, while Yusaku Inoue's came in at 1-1-0.

The stats suggested Inoue had a slight advantage in power over Tokeshi, with a 55% knock out percentage over Tokeshi's 50%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Tokeshi had a large advantage over Inoue, boasting a 33% submission rate over Inoue's 9%.

Kohei Tokeshi was the older man by 1 year, at 37 years old.

Inoue had a height advantage of 3 inches over Tokeshi.

Tokeshi was the less experienced professional fighter, having had the same amount of fights, and made his debut in 2012, 3 years later than Inoue, whose first professional fight was in 2009. He had fought 1 less professional rounds, 29 to Inoue's 30.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Yusaku Inoue had been fighting more than Kohei Tokeshi.

Going to this contest, Kohei Tokeshi had last fought 3 years, 7 months and 15 days ago, while Yusaku Inoue's last outing had been 6 years, 11 months and 16 days ago.

What were the odds on Tokeshi vs Inoue?

Kohei Tokeshi was a 11/5 (+220) underdog going into the contest, while Yusaku Inoue made his way into the ring at 3/10 (-330) with oddsmakers.