Ueda vs Kim

Who won Ueda vs Kim?

Mikio Ueda beat Tae In Kim by knockout in the 2nd round during the main card of RIZIN DECADE, on Tuesday 31st December 2024 at Saitama Super Arena in Saitama.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Heavyweight division, which meant the weight limit was 265 pounds (18.9 stone or 120.2 KG).

Ueda vs Kim stats

Mikio Ueda stepped into the octagon with a record of 3 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws, 3 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.

Tae In Kim made his way to the cage with an unblemished record of 5 wins, 0 losses, and 0 draws, 5 of those wins coming by knock out.

This was Mikio Ueda's 5th fight in Rizin, having made his debut for the promotion in 2022. Tae In Kim marked his 1st fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2024.

Mikio Ueda's Rizin record stood at 3-2-0, while Tae In Kim's came in at 0-1-0.

The stats suggested that Ueda and Kim have similar power, both with a 100% knock out percentage.

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

Mikio Ueda was the older man by 29 years, at 29 years old.

Ueda had a height advantage of 1 inch over Kim.

Ueda was arguably the more experienced fighter, having had the same amount of fights, and made his debut in , 6 years and 2 months earlier than Kim, whose first professional fight was in 2018. He had fought the same amount of professional rounds, 8 to Kim's 8.

Activity check

Ueda's last 4 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 10 months and 25 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 8 months and 22 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 5 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1.3 rounds on average.

What time did Ueda vs Kim start?

The fighters were expected to walk out at around 5:40 AM UTC , which was 12:40 AM EST or 9:40 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 5:40 AM GMT in the UK.

What were the odds on Ueda vs Kim?

Mikio Ueda was a 1/1 (-110) underdog going into the contest, while Tae In Kim made his way into the ring at 4/5 (-120) with oddsmakers.