Case vs Bey

Who won Case vs Bey?

Noah Bey beat Johnny Case by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the main card of RIZIN 47, on Sunday 9th June 2024 at Yoyogi National Stadium in Shibuya.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Noah Bey.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Lightweight division, which meant the weight limit was 155 pounds (11.1 stone or 70.3 KG).

Case vs Bey stats

Johnny Case stepped into the octagon with a record of 28 wins, 9 losses and 1 draw, 20 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 4 by submission.

Noah Bey made his way to the cage with a record of 2 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws, 1 of those win coming by knock out.

This was Johnny Case's 7th fight in Rizin, having made his debut for the promotion in 2018. Noah Bey marked his 5th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2021.

Johnny Case's Rizin record stood at 4-3-0, while Noah Bey's came in at 2-3-0.

The stats suggested Case had a large advantage in power over Bey, boasting a 71% knock out percentage over Bey's 50%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Case had an advantage over Bey, with a 14% submission rate over Bey's 0%.

Johnny Case was the older man by 6 years, at 35 years old.

Case was arguably the more experienced fighter, having had 33 more fights, and made his debut in 2007, 16 years and 10 months later than Bey, whose first professional fight was in . He had fought 49 more professional rounds, 61 to Bey's 12.

Case vs Bey form

Johnny Case had stopped 2 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had won against Nobumitsu Osawa at RIZIN 40 on 31st December 2022 by knockout in the 1st round at Saitama Super Arena, Saitama, Japan.

Previous to that, he had lost to Koji Takeda at RIZIN 37 on 31st July 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Saitama Super Arena, Saitama.

Going into that contest, he had been beaten by Roberto ‘Satoshi’ de Souza at RIZIN 35 on 17th April 2022 by submission in the 1st round in their Rizin Lightweight championship fight at Musashino Forest Sport Plaza, Chofu.

Before that, he had been defeated by Tofiq Musayev at RIZIN 20 on 31st December 2019 by knockout in the 1st round at Saitama Super Arena, Saitama.

He had beaten Roberto ‘Satoshi’ de Souza at RIZIN 19 on 12th October 2019 by knockout in the 1st round at Edion Arena, Osaka.

Bey had beaten 2 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going the distance once.

In his last fight before this contest, he had defeated Yusaku Inoue at RIZIN 46 on 6th May 2024 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Tokyo Ariake Arena, Tokyo, Japan.

Previous to that, he had lost to Sho Patrick Usami at RIZIN 40 on 31st December 2022 by knockout in the 1st round at Saitama Super Arena, Saitama.

Going into that contest, he had been beaten by Koji Takeda at RIZIN 33 on 31st December 2021 by submission in the 2nd round at Saitama Super Arena(さいたまスーパーアリーナ), Saitama.

Before that, he was victorious against Daryl Lokoku at RIZIN 32 on 20th November 2021 by knockout in the 3rd round at Okinawa Arena (沖縄アリーナ), Okinawa.

He had been defeated by Satoshi Yamasu at RIZIN 28 on 13th June 2021 by split decision in their 3 round contest at Tokyo Dome(東京ドーム), Bunkyo.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Noah Bey had been fighting more than Johnny Case.

Going to this contest, Johnny Case had last fought 1 year, 9 months and 4 days ago, while Noah Bey's last outing had been 4 months and 29 days ago.

Case's last 5 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 11 months and 23 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 11 months and 30 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 7 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1.4 rounds on average.

Bey's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 3 months and 22 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 7 months and 30 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 12 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.4 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Case vs Bey?

Johnny Case was a 2/13 (-670) favourite going into the contest, while Noah Bey made his way into the ring at 4/1 (+400) with oddsmakers.