Girdham vs Goto

Who won Girdham vs Goto?

Joji Goto beat Trent Girdham by submission in the 2nd round during the main card of RIZIN 43, on Friday 23rd June 2023 at Makomanai Sekisui Heim Arena in Sapporo.

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

Girdham vs Goto stats

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

Joji Goto made his way to the cage with a record of 13 wins, 6 losses and 0 draws, 7 of those wins coming by knock out and 2 by submission.

Trent Girdham's Rizin record stood at 0-3-0, while Joji Goto's came in at 1-0-0.

The stats suggested Goto had a large advantage in power over Girdham, boasting a 54% knock out percentage over Girdham's 33%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Girdham had a large advantage over Goto, boasting a 42% submission rate over Goto's 15%.

Trent Girdham was the younger man by 2 years, at 26 years old.

Girdham was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 3 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2016, 6 months earlier than Goto, whose first professional fight was in 2016. He had fought 2 less professional rounds, 39 to Goto's 41.

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Girdham's last 3 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 8 months and 10 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 6 months and 25 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 Girdham vs Goto?

Trent Girdham was a 4/9 (-230) favourite going into the contest, while Joji Goto made his way into the ring at 13/8 (+160) with oddsmakers.