Bey vs Usami

Who won Bey vs Usami?

Sho Patrick Usami beat Noah Bey by knockout in the 1st round during the main card of RIZIN 40, on Saturday 31st December 2022 at Saitama Super Arena in Saitama.

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

Bey vs Usami stats

Noah Bey stepped into the octagon with an undefeated record of 0 wins, zero losses and 0 draws.

Sho Patrick Usami made his way to the cage with a record of 5 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, 4 of those wins coming by knock out.

This was Noah Bey's 5th fight in Rizin, having made his debut for the promotion in 2021. Sho Patrick Usami marked his 3rd fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2022.

Noah Bey's Rizin record stood at 2-3-0, while Sho Patrick Usami's came in at 2-1-0.

The stats suggested Usami had a massive power advantage over Bey, boasting a 80% knock out percentage over Bey's 0%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested that Bey and Usami would have been pretty equal, both with a 0% submission rate.

Noah Bey was the older man by 4 years, at 28 years old.

Bey had a height advantage of 1 inch over Usami.

Bey was arguably the less experienced fighter, having had 6 fewer fights, and made his debut in , 3 years and 2 months earlier than Usami, whose first professional fight was in 2021. He had fought 1 less professional rounds, 12 to Usami's 13.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Sho Patrick Usami had been fighting more than Noah Bey.

Going to this contest, Noah Bey had last fought 2 years, 6 months and 23 days ago, while Sho Patrick Usami's last outing had been 1 year, 3 months and 23 days ago.

Bey's last 3 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 1 month and 11 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year and 14 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 8 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.7 rounds on average.

Usami's last 3 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 9 months and 1 day, meaning he had been fighting on average every 7 months and 1 day. In those fights, he fought a total of 5 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1.7 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Bey vs Usami?

Noah Bey was a 7/4 (+180) underdog going into the contest, while Sho Patrick Usami made his way into the ring at 4/9 (-230) with oddsmakers.