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 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 loses 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 loses and 0 draws, with 6 of those wins by knock out and 7 by submission.

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, boosting at 41% submission rate over Horie's 0%.

Yoshinori Horie was the younger man by 3 years, at 28 years old.

Kyaramov had a height advantage of 1 inch over Horie.

Horie was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 6 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2016, 4 year and 5 months later than Kyaramov, whose first professional fight was in 2012. He had fought 1 less professional rounds, 37 to Kyaramov's 38.

Activity check

Horie's last 3 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 6 months and 1 day, meaning he had been fighting on average every 10 months and 1 day. In those fights, he fought a total of 9 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3 rounds on average.

Kyaramov's last 4 fights had come over a period of 3 years and 7 months, meaning he had been fighting on average every 10 months and 23 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 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.