Erbst vs Kanehara

Who won Erbst vs Kanehara?

Masanori Kanehara beat Kleber Koike Erbst by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the main event of RIZIN 44, on Sunday 24th September 2023 at Saitama Super Arena in Saitama.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Masanori Kanehara.

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

Erbst vs Kanehara stats

Kleber Koike Erbst stepped into the octagon with a record of 31 wins, 6 losses and 1 draw, 2 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 27 by submission.

Masanori Kanehara made his way to the cage with a record of 28 wins, 12 losses and 5 draws, 11 of those wins coming by knock out and 10 by submission.

Kleber Koike Erbst's Rizin record stood at 6-2-0, while Masanori Kanehara's came in at 3-1-0.

The stats suggested Kanehara had a massive power advantage over Erbst, boasting a 39% knock out percentage over Erbst's 6%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Erbst had a massive advantage over Kanehara, boasting a 87% submission rate over Kanehara's 36%.

Kleber Koike Erbst was the younger man by 7 years, at 34 years old.

Erbst had a height advantage of 2 inches over Kanehara. That also extended to a 3-inch reach advantage.

Erbst was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 7 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2008, 5 years later than Kanehara, whose first professional fight was in 2003. He had fought 5 less professional rounds, 75 to Kanehara's 80.

Erbst vs Kanehara form

Kleber Koike Erbst had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, his fight against Chihiro Suzuki at RIZIN 43 on 24th June 2023 ended in a no contest.

Previous to that, he had lost to Patricio Pitbull at Bellator MMA vs. RIZIN on 31st December 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Saitama Super Arena, Saitama.

Going into that contest, he had won against 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.

Before that, he had beaten Kyohei Hagiwara at RIZIN LANDMARK Vol.3 on 5th May 2022 by submission in the 1st round at Undisclosed.

He had defeated Ulka Sasaki at RIZIN Trigger 2nd on 23rd February 2022 by submission in the 2nd round at Ecopa Arena, Shizuoka, Japan.

Activity check

Erbst's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 2 months and 11 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 5 months and 9 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 9 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1.8 rounds on average.

Kanehara's last 4 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 2 months and 12 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year and 18 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 10 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.5 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Erbst vs Kanehara?

Kleber Koike Erbst was a 2/9 (-480) favourite going into the contest, while Masanori Kanehara made his way into the ring at 31/10 (+310) with oddsmakers.