Gustavo vs Yachi

Who won Gustavo vs Yachi?

Luiz Gustavo beat Yusuke Yachi by knockout in the 2nd round during the main event of RIZIN Trigger 3rd, on Saturday 16th April 2022 at Musashino Forest Sport Plaza in Chofu.

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

Gustavo vs Yachi stats

Luiz Gustavo stepped into the octagon with a record of 10 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws, 5 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 5 by submission.

Yusuke Yachi made his way to the cage with a record of 23 wins, 12 losses and 0 draws, 6 of those wins coming by knock out and 2 by submission.

Yusuke Yachi marked his 17th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2016.

Luiz Gustavo's Rizin record stood at 6-2-0, while Yusuke Yachi's came in at 10-7-0.

The stats suggested Gustavo had a large advantage in power over Yachi, boasting a 50% knock out percentage over Yachi's 26%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Gustavo had a massive advantage over Yachi, boasting a 50% submission rate over Yachi's 9%.

Luiz Gustavo was the younger man by 6 years, at 28 years old.

Gustavo was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 23 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2014, 5 years and 4 months later than Yachi, whose first professional fight was in 2009. He had fought 65 less professional rounds, 27 to Yachi's 92.

Gustavo vs Yachi form

Yusuke Yachi had beaten 2 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had lost to Roberto ‘Satoshi’ de Souza at RIZIN 33 on 30th December 2021 by submission in the 2nd round in their Rizin Lightweight championship fight at Saitama Super Arena(さいたまスーパーアリーナ), Saitama, Japan.

Previous to that, he had won against Koji Takeda 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.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Yuki Kawana at RIZIN 29 on 27th June 2021 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Maruzen Intec Arena Osaka(丸善インテックアリーナ大阪), Osaka.

Before that, he had been beaten by Juri Ohara at RIZIN 24 on 27th September 2020 by split decision in their 3 round contest at Saitama Super Arena, Saitama.

He had been defeated by Roberto ‘Satoshi’ de Souza at RIZIN 22 on 9th August 2020 by knockout in the 1st round at Pia Arena MM, Yokohama.

Activity check

Gustavo's last 4 fights had come over a period of 6 years, 1 month and 25 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 6 months and 16 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 7 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1.8 rounds on average.

Yachi's last 5 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 1 month and 28 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 10 months. In those fights, he fought a total of 12 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.4 rounds on average.

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