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 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 3 years, at 29 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.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Yoshinori Horie had been fighting more than Vugar Kyaramov.

Going to this contest, Yoshinori Horie had last fought 1 year, 3 months and 23 days ago, while Vugar Kyaramov's last outing had been 1 year, 11 months and 23 days ago.

Horie's last 4 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 4 months and 3 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 10 months and 1 day. In those fights, he fought a total of 11 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.8 rounds on average.

Kyaramov's last 4 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 5 months and 2 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 1 month and 7 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.