Horie vs Karamov

Who won Horie vs Karamov?

Vugar Kyaramov beat Yoshinori Horie by submission in the 2nd round during the co-main event of RIZIN 41, on Saturday 1st April 2023 at Maruzen Intec Arena Osaka in Osaka.

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

Horie vs Karamov stats

Yoshinori Horie stepped into the octagon with a record of 12 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws, 6 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.

Vugar Kyaramov made his way to the cage with a record of 17 wins, 4 losses and 0 draws, 6 of those wins coming by knock out and 7 by submission.

Yoshinori Horie's Rizin record stood at 4-2-0, while Vugar Kyaramov's came in at 5-2-0.

The stats suggested Horie had an advantage in power over Kyaramov, with a 50% knock out percentage over Kyaramov's 35%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Kyaramov had a massive advantage over Horie, boasting a 41% submission rate over Horie's 0%.

Yoshinori Horie was the younger man by 4 years, at 28 years old.

Kyaramov had a height advantage of 1 inch over Horie.

Horie was arguably the less experienced fighter, having had 6 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2016, 4 years and 5 months later than Kyaramov, whose first professional fight was in 2012. He had fought 3 more professional rounds, 43 to Kyaramov's 40.

Activity check

Horie's last 3 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 1 month and 11 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year and 14 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 9 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3 rounds on average.

Kyaramov's last 4 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 2 months and 10 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year and 17 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 10 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.5 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Horie vs Karamov?

Yoshinori Horie was a 13/8 (+160) underdog going into the contest, while Vugar Kyaramov made his way into the ring at 4/9 (-230) with oddsmakers.