Horie vs Karamov

Who won Horie vs Karamov?

Vugar Kyaramov beat Yoshinori Horie by submission in the 2nd round during the co-main event of RIZIN 41, on Saturday 1st April 2023 at Maruzen Intec Arena Osaka in Osaka.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Vugar Kyaramov.

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

Horie vs Karamov stats

Yoshinori Horie stepped into the octagon with a record of 12 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws, 6 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.

Vugar Kyaramov made his way to the cage with a record of 17 wins, 4 losses and 0 draws, 6 of those wins coming by knock out and 7 by submission.

Yoshinori Horie's Rizin record stood at 4-2-0, while Vugar Kyaramov's came in at 5-2-0.

The stats suggested Horie had an advantage in power over Kyaramov, with a 50% knock out percentage over Kyaramov's 35%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Kyaramov had a massive advantage over Horie, boasting a 41% submission rate over Horie's 0%.

Yoshinori Horie was the younger man by 4 years, at 28 years old.

Kyaramov had a height advantage of 1 inch over Horie.

Horie was arguably the less experienced fighter, having had 6 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2016, 4 years and 5 months later than Kyaramov, whose first professional fight was in 2012. He had fought 3 more professional rounds, 43 to Kyaramov's 40.

Horie vs Karamov form

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

In his last fight before 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

Horie's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years and 28 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 7 months and 12 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 14 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.8 rounds on average.

Kyaramov's last 3 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 1 month and 27 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 4 months and 20 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 7 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.3 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Horie vs Karamov?

Yoshinori Horie was a 13/8 (+160) underdog going into the contest, while Vugar Kyaramov made his way into the ring at 4/9 (-230) with oddsmakers.