Suzuki vs Kanehara

Who won Suzuki vs Kanehara?

Chihiro Suzuki beat Masanori Kanehara by knockout in the 1st round during the main event of RIZIN 46, on Monday 29th April 2024 at Tokyo Ariake Arena in Tokyo.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Featherweight division, which meant the weight limit was 145 pounds (10.4 stone or 65.8 KG).

This contest was for the Rizin Featherweight championship.

Suzuki vs Kanehara stats

Chihiro Suzuki 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 and 1 by submission.

Masanori Kanehara made his way to the cage with a record of 29 wins, 12 losses and 5 draws, 11 of those wins coming by knock out and 10 by submission.

This was Chihiro Suzuki's 10th fight in Rizin, having made his debut for the promotion in 2021. Masanori Kanehara marked his 6th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2020.

Chihiro Suzuki's Rizin record stood at 8-1-0, while Masanori Kanehara's came in at 4-2-0.

The stats suggested Suzuki had an advantage in power over Kanehara, with a 50% knock out percentage over Kanehara's 38%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Kanehara had a large advantage over Suzuki, boasting a 34% submission rate over Suzuki's 8%.

Chihiro Suzuki was the younger man by 17 years, at 24 years old.

Suzuki was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 31 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2017, 13 years and 4 months later than Kanehara, whose first professional fight was in 2003. He had fought 52 less professional rounds, 32 to Kanehara's 84.

Suzuki vs Kanehara form

Suzuki had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 3 of them, going to the judges once.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had won against Vugar Kyaramov at RIZIN LANDMARK 7 in Azerbaijan on 4th November 2023 by knockout in the 1st round in their championship fight at National Gymnastics Arena, Baku, Azerbaijan.

Previous to that, he had beaten Patricio Pitbull at Super RIZIN 2 on 30th July 2023 by knockout in the 1st round at Saitama Super Arena, Saitama, Japan.

Going into that contest, his fight against Kleber Koike Erbst at RIZIN 43 on 24th June 2023 ended in a no contest.

Before that, he had defeated Yoshiki Nakahara at RIZIN 40 on 31st December 2022 by knockout in the 1st round at Saitama Super Arena, Saitama.

He was victorious against Masakazu Imanari at RIZIN LANDMARK Vol.4 on 6th November 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Dolphins Arena, Nagoya.

Kanehara had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 2 of them, going the distance twice.

In his last fight before this contest, he had won against Kleber Koike Erbst at RIZIN 44 on 23rd September 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Saitama Super Arena, Saitama, Japan.

Previous to that, he had beaten Sora Yamamoto at RIZIN LANDMARK 5 in YOYOGI on 30th April 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Yoyogi National Stadium, Shibuya.

Going into that contest, he had defeated Kazumasa Majima at RIZIN Trigger 3rd on 16th April 2022 by knockout in the 3rd round at Musashino Forest Sport Plaza, Chofu.

Before that, he was victorious against Takahiro Ashida at RIZIN 31 on 24th October 2021 by knockout in the 2nd round at Pia Arena MM (ぴあありーなMM), Yokohama.

He had lost to Victor Henry at RIZIN 21 on 22nd February 2020 by knockout in the 2nd round at Hamamatsu Arena, Hamamatsu.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Chihiro Suzuki had been fighting more than Masanori Kanehara.

Going to this contest, Chihiro Suzuki had last fought 6 months and 5 days ago, while Masanori Kanehara's last outing had been 7 months and 16 days ago.

Suzuki's last 5 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 6 months and 3 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 3 months and 20 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 7 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1.4 rounds on average.

Kanehara's last 5 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 2 months and 17 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 10 months and 3 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 13 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.6 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Suzuki vs Kanehara?

Chihiro Suzuki was a 4/6 (-150) favourite going into the contest, while Masanori Kanehara made his way into the ring at 11/10 (+110) with oddsmakers.