Sumimura vs Yamashita

Who won Sumimura vs Yamashita?

Ryuichiro Sumimura beat Gota Yamashita by split decision in their 3 round contest during the main card of RIZIN 25, on Saturday 21st November 2020 at Osaka-Jo Hall in Osaka.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Ryuichiro Sumimura.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Welterweight division, which meant the weight limit was 170 pounds (12.1 stone or 77.1 KG).

Sumimura vs Yamashita stats

Ryuichiro Sumimura stepped into the octagon with a record of 16 wins, 6 losses and 1 draw, 4 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 5 by submission.

Gota Yamashita made his way to the cage with a record of 15 wins, 9 losses and 1 draw, 4 of those wins coming by knock out and 2 by submission.

Ryuichiro Sumimura's Rizin record stood at 1-1-0, while Gota Yamashita's came in at 0-1-0.

The stats suggested Yamashita had a slight advantage in power over Sumimura, with a 27% knock out percentage over Sumimura's 25%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Sumimura had an advantage over Yamashita, with a 31% submission rate over Yamashita's 13%.

Ryuichiro Sumimura was the older man by 4 years, at 38 years old.

Sumimura had a height advantage of 3 inches over Yamashita.

Sumimura was arguably the less experienced fighter, having had 2 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2009, 4 months earlier than Yamashita, whose first professional fight was in 2010. He had fought the same amount of professional rounds, 55 to Yamashita's 55.

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Sumimura's last 2 fights had come over a period of 5 years, 8 months and 16 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 2 years, 10 months and 8 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 2 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1 rounds on average.

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