Who won Erbst vs Archuleta?
Kleber Koike Erbst beat Juan Archuleta by submission in the 1st round during the co-main event of RIZIN 47, on Sunday 9th June 2024 at Yoyogi National Stadium in Shibuya.
The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Bantamweight division, which meant the weight limit was 135 pounds (9.6 stone or 61.2 KG).
Erbst vs Archuleta stats
Kleber Koike Erbst stepped into the octagon with a record of 31 wins, 7 losses and 1 draw, 2 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 27 by submission.
Juan Archuleta made his way to the cage with a record of 29 wins, 4 losses and 0 draws, 11 of those wins coming by knock out and 1 by submission.
This was Kleber Koike Erbst's 10th fight in Rizin, having made his debut for the promotion in 2020. Juan Archuleta marked his 4th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2022.
Kleber Koike Erbst's Rizin record stood at 7-2-0, while Juan Archuleta's came in at 3-1-0.
The stats suggested Archuleta had a massive power advantage over Erbst, boasting a 38% knock out percentage over Erbst's 6%.
If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Erbst had a massive advantage over Archuleta, boasting a 87% submission rate over Archuleta's 3%.
Kleber Koike Erbst was the younger man by 2 years, at 34 years old.
Erbst had a height advantage of 3 inches over Archuleta. That also extended to a 1-inch reach advantage.
Erbst was arguably the more experienced fighter, having had 6 more fights, and made his debut in 2008, 4 years and 10 months earlier than Archuleta, whose first professional fight was in 2013. He had fought 23 less professional rounds, 78 to Archuleta's 101.
Erbst vs Archuleta form
Kleber Koike Erbst had beaten 2 of his last 5 opponents.
In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had won against Yutaka Saito at RIZIN 45 on 31st December 2023 by submission in the 3rd round at Saitama Super Arena, Saitama, Japan.
Previous to that, he had lost to Masanori Kanehara at RIZIN 44 on 23rd September 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Saitama Super Arena, Saitama.
Going into that contest, his fight against Chihiro Suzuki at RIZIN 43 on 24th June 2023 ended in a no contest.
Before that, he had been beaten by Patricio Pitbull at Bellator MMA vs. RIZIN on 31st December 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Saitama Super Arena, Saitama.
He had beaten Juntaro Ushiku at RIZIN 39 on 23rd October 2022 by submission in the 2nd round in their championship fight at Marine Messe Fukuoka Hall A, Fukuoka.
Archuleta had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 2 of them, going the distance twice.
In his last fight before this contest, he had been defeated by Patricio Pitbull at Bellator 228 on 28th September 2019 by unanimous decision in their Bellator Featherweight championship fight at The Forum, Inglewood, United States.
Previous to that, he had defeated Eduardo Dantas at Bellator 222 on 14th June 2019 by knockout in the 2nd round at Madison Square Garden, New York City.
Going into that contest, he was victorious against Ricky Bandejas at Bellator 214 on 26th January 2019 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at The Forum, Los Angeles.
Before that, he had won against Jeremy Spoon at Bellator 210 on 30th November 2018 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at WinStar World Casino and Resort, Thackerville.
He had beaten Robbie Peralta at Bellator 201 on 29th June 2018 by knockout in the 3rd round at Pechanga Resort Casino, Temecula.
Activity check
In terms of activity leading into the fight, Kleber Koike Erbst had been fighting more than Juan Archuleta.
Going to this contest, Kleber Koike Erbst had last fought 6 months and 23 days ago, while Juan Archuleta's last outing had been 4 years, 9 months and 26 days ago.
Erbst's last 5 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 9 months and 1 day, meaning he had been fighting on average every 4 months and 8 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 12 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.4 rounds on average.
Archuleta's last 5 fights had come over a period of 6 years and 25 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 2 months and 19 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 16 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3.2 rounds on average.
What were the odds on Erbst vs Archuleta?
Kleber Koike Erbst was a 7/5 (+140) underdog going into the contest, while Juan Archuleta made his way into the ring at 8/15 (-190) with oddsmakers.
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