Gustavo vs Horie

Who won Gustavo vs Horie?

Luiz Gustavo beat Yoshinori Horie by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the main event of RIZIN LANDMARK 8 in Saga, on Saturday 24th February 2024 at Saga Arena in Saga.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Luiz Gustavo.

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

Gustavo vs Horie stats

Luiz Gustavo stepped into the octagon with a record of 13 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws, 7 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 5 by submission.

Yoshinori Horie made his way to the cage with a record of 13 wins, 4 losses and 0 draws, 6 of those wins coming by knock out.

Luiz Gustavo's Rizin record stood at 6-2-0, while Yoshinori Horie's came in at 4-2-0.

The stats suggested Gustavo had a slight advantage in power over Horie, with a 54% knock out percentage over Horie's 46%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Gustavo had a massive advantage over Horie, boasting a 38% submission rate over Horie's 0%.

Luiz Gustavo was the younger man by 1 year, at 27 years old.

Gustavo had a height advantage of 1 inch over Horie.

Gustavo was arguably the less experienced fighter, having had 2 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2014, 2 years and 1 month earlier than Horie, whose first professional fight was in 2016. He had fought 16 less professional rounds, 27 to Horie's 43.

Gustavo vs Horie form

Horie had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going the distance 3 times.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had won against Spike Carlyle 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 had lost to Vugar Kyaramov at RIZIN 41 on 1st April 2023 by submission in the 2nd round at Maruzen Intec Arena Osaka, Osaka.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Hirotaka Nakada at RIZIN Trigger 1st on 28th November 2021 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Kobe World Memorial Hall, Kobe.

Before that, he had defeated Ulka Sasaki at RIZIN 30 on 19th September 2021 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Saitama Super Arena(さいたまスーパーアリーナ), Saitama.

He was victorious against Tetsuya Seki at RIZIN 27 on 21st March 2021 by knockout in the 3rd round at Nippongaishi Hall(日本ガイシホール), Nagoya.

Activity check

Gustavo's last 4 fights had come over a period of 5 years, 8 months and 16 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 5 months and 5 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 7 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1.8 rounds on average.

Horie's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 1 month and 7 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 7 months and 14 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 14 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.8 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Gustavo vs Horie?

Luiz Gustavo was a 8/15 (-190) favourite going into the contest, while Yoshinori Horie made his way into the ring at 6/4 (+150) with oddsmakers.