Yamasu vs Nii

Who won Yamasu vs Nii?

Suguru Nii beat Satoshi Yamasu by knockout in the 2nd round during the prelims 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 Yamasu vs Nii division, which meant the weight limit was pounds (0 stone or 0 KG).

Yamasu vs Nii stats

Satoshi Yamasu stepped into the octagon with a record of 12 wins, 7 losses and 0 draws, 4 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 5 by submission.

Suguru Nii made his way to the cage with a record of 12 wins, 9 losses and 0 draws, 2 of those wins coming by knock out and 9 by submission.

Suguru Nii marked his 4th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2021.

Satoshi Yamasu's Rizin record stood at 2-2-0, while Suguru Nii's came in at 2-2-0.

The stats suggested Yamasu had an advantage in power over Nii, with a 33% knock out percentage over Nii's 17%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Nii had a massive advantage over Yamasu, boasting a 75% submission rate over Yamasu's 42%.

Satoshi Yamasu was the older man by 1 year, at 35 years old.

Yamasu had a height advantage of 1 inch over Nii.

Yamasu was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 2 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2013, 3 years and 4 months later than Nii, whose first professional fight was in 2010. He had fought 16 less professional rounds, 31 to Nii's 47.

Activity check

Yamasu's last 4 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 4 months and 6 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 1 month and 1 day. In those fights, he fought a total of 8 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2 rounds on average.

Nii's last 3 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 6 months and 13 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 2 months and 6 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 5 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1.7 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Yamasu vs Nii?

Satoshi Yamasu was a 4/5 (-130) favourite going into the contest, while Suguru Nii made his way into the ring at 1/1 (+100) with oddsmakers.