Ashida vs Majima

Who won Ashida vs Majima?

Kazumasa Majima beat Takahiro Ashida by submission in the 1st round during the main card of RIZIN 42, on Saturday 6th May 2023 at Tokyo Ariake Arena in Tokyo.

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

Ashida vs Majima stats

Takahiro Ashida stepped into the octagon with a record of 24 wins, 12 losses and 2 draws, 7 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 4 by submission.

Kazumasa Majima made his way to the cage with a record of 14 wins, 4 losses and 0 draws, 1 of those win coming by knock out and 12 by submission.

Takahiro Ashida's Rizin record stood at 2-4-0, while Kazumasa Majima's came in at 2-4-0.

The stats suggested Ashida had a large advantage in power over Majima, boasting a 29% knock out percentage over Majima's 7%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Majima had a massive advantage over Ashida, boasting a 86% submission rate over Ashida's 17%.

Takahiro Ashida was the older man by 2 years, at 34 years old.

Ashida had a height advantage of 1 inch over Majima.

Ashida was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 20 more fights, and made his debut in 2010, 2 years and 4 months earlier than Majima, whose first professional fight was in 2013. He had fought 40 more professional rounds, 80 to Majima's 40.

Ashida vs Majima form

Kazumasa Majima had beaten 2 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had won against Takeji Yokoyama 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 Takahiro Ashida at RIZIN 42 on 6th May 2023 by submission in the 1st round at Tokyo Ariake Arena, Tokyo.

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

Before that, he had been beaten by Kleber Koike Erbst at RIZIN 27 on 21st March 2021 by submission in the 2nd round at Nippongaishi Hall(日本ガイシホール), Nagoya.

He had been defeated by Yutaka Saito at RIZIN 23 on 10th August 2020 by knockout in the 2nd round at Pia Arena MM, Yokohama.

Activity check

Ashida's last 4 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 9 months and 27 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 11 months and 15 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 9 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.3 rounds on average.

Majima's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 11 months and 14 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 9 months and 15 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 11 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.2 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Ashida vs Majima?

Takahiro Ashida was a 21/20 (+100) underdog going into the contest, while Kazumasa Majima made his way into the ring at 8/11 (-140) with oddsmakers.