Tokoro vs Yamaniha

Who won Tokoro vs Yamaniha?

Alan Yoshihiro Yamaniha beat Hideo Tokoro by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the main event of RIZIN LANDMARK 6 in NAGOYA, on Sunday 1st October 2023 at Dolphins Arena in Nagoya.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Alan Yoshihiro Yamaniha.

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

Tokoro vs Yamaniha stats

Hideo Tokoro stepped into the octagon with a record of 35 wins, 32 losses and 1 draw, 5 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 21 by submission.

Alan Yoshihiro Yamaniha made his way to the cage with a record of 19 wins, 10 losses and 4 draws, 4 of those wins coming by knock out and 4 by submission.

This was Hideo Tokoro's 8th fight in Rizin, having made his debut for the promotion in 2015.

Hideo Tokoro's Rizin record stood at 3-5-0, while Alan Yoshihiro Yamaniha's came in at 3-2-0.

The stats suggested Yamaniha had a slight advantage in power over Tokoro, with a 21% knock out percentage over Tokoro's 14%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Tokoro had a massive advantage over Yamaniha, boasting a 60% submission rate over Yamaniha's 21%.

Hideo Tokoro was the older man by 9 years, at 47 years old.

Tokoro had a height advantage of 2 inches over Yamaniha.

Tokoro was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 35 more fights, and made his debut in 2000, 9 years and 6 months earlier than Yamaniha, whose first professional fight was in 2010. He had fought 33 more professional rounds, 116 to Yamaniha's 83.

Tokoro vs Yamaniha form

Alan Yoshihiro Yamaniha had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had won against Yasuhiro Kawamura at RIZIN LANDMARK Vol.4 on 6th November 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Dolphins Arena, Nagoya, Japan.

Previous to that, he had lost to Yuki Motoya at RIZIN 35 on 17th April 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Musashino Forest Sport Plaza, Chofu.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Motonobu Tezuka at RIZIN 34 on 20th March 2022 by submission in the 2nd round at Maruzen Intec Arena Osaka, Osaka.

Before that, he had been beaten by Kai Asakura at RIZIN 30 on 19th September 2021 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Saitama Super Arena(さいたまスーパーアリーナ), Saitama.

He had defeated Kazuma Kuramoto at RIZIN 29 on 27th June 2021 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Maruzen Intec Arena Osaka(丸善インテックアリーナ大阪), Osaka.

Activity check

Tokoro's last 4 fights had come over a period of 4 years and 9 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year and 2 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 7 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1.8 rounds on average.

Yamaniha's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 6 months and 13 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 8 months and 15 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 14 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.8 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Tokoro vs Yamaniha?

Hideo Tokoro was a 3/1 (+300) underdog going into the contest, while Alan Yoshihiro Yamaniha made his way into the ring at 2/9 (-450) with oddsmakers.