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 scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Kazumasa Majima.

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

Takahiro Ashida had beaten 2 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had lost to Kazumasa Majima at RIZIN 42 on 6th May 2023 by submission in the 1st round at Tokyo Ariake Arena, Tokyo, Japan.

Previous to that, he had won against Hirotaka Nakada at RIZIN 39 on 23rd October 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Marine Messe Fukuoka Hall A, Fukuoka.

Going into that contest, he had been beaten by Kyle Aguon at RIZIN 35 on 17th April 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Musashino Forest Sport Plaza, Chofu.

Before that, he had been defeated by Masanori Kanehara 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 beaten Kyohei Hagiwara at RIZIN 24 on 27th September 2020 by submission in the 1st round at Saitama Super Arena, Saitama.

Kazumasa Majima had beaten 2 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had defeated 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 was victorious against 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

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Takahiro Ashida had been fighting more than Kazumasa Majima.

Going to this contest, Takahiro Ashida had last fought 11 months and 12 days ago, while Kazumasa Majima's last outing had been 6 months and 26 days ago.

Ashida's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 6 months and 22 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 8 months and 16 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 10 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2 rounds on average.

Majima's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 8 months and 8 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 8 months and 26 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.