Uoi vs Yang

Who won Uoi vs Yang?

Ji Yong Yang beat Mamoru Uoi by knockout in the 2nd round during the main card of RIZIN LANDMARK Vol.4, on Sunday 6th November 2022 at Dolphins Arena in Nagoya.

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

Uoi vs Yang stats

Mamoru Uoi stepped into the octagon with a record of 24 wins, 12 losses and 4 draws, 12 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 1 by submission.

Ji Yong Yang made his way to the cage with an unblemished record of 5 wins, 0 losses, and 0 draws, 1 of those win coming by knock out and 2 by submission.

Ji Yong Yang marked his 3rd fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2022.

Mamoru Uoi's Rizin record stood at 2-3-0, while Ji Yong Yang's came in at 2-1-0.

The stats suggested Uoi had a large advantage in power over Yang, boasting a 50% knock out percentage over Yang's 20%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Yang had a massive advantage over Uoi, boasting a 40% submission rate over Uoi's 4%.

Mamoru Uoi was the older man by 39 years, at 39 years old.

Uoi was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 35 more fights, and made his debut in 2008, 11 years and 6 months earlier than Yang, whose first professional fight was in 2020. He had fought 64 more professional rounds, 86 to Yang's 22.

Activity check

Uoi's last 3 fights had come over a period of 5 years, 9 months and 10 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 11 months and 4 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 7 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.3 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Uoi vs Yang?

Mamoru Uoi was a 2/1 (+200) underdog going into the contest, while Ji Yong Yang made his way into the ring at 4/11 (-280) with oddsmakers.