Who won Horiguchi vs Nguyen?
Kyoji Horiguchi beat Ben Nguyen by during the main card of RIZIN 15, on Sunday 21st April 2019 at Yokohama Arena in Yokohama.
The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Kyoji Horiguchi.
The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Horiguchi vs Nguyen division, which meant the weight limit was pounds (0 stone or 0 KG).
Horiguchi vs Nguyen stats
Kyoji Horiguchi stepped into the octagon with a record of 26 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws, 13 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 3 by submission.
Ben Nguyen made his way to the cage with a record of 16 wins, 8 losses and 0 draws, 8 of those wins coming by knock out and 5 by submission.
Kyoji Horiguchi's Rizin record stood at 12-1-0, while Ben Nguyen's came in at 0-1-0.
The stats suggested that Horiguchi and Nguyen have similar power, both with a 50% knock out percentage.
If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Nguyen had an advantage over Horiguchi, with a 31% submission rate over Horiguchi's 12%.
Kyoji Horiguchi was the younger man by 2 years, at 33 years old.
Horiguchi had 1-inch reach advantage.
Horiguchi was arguably the more experienced fighter, having had 4 more fights, and made his debut in 2010, 3 years and 5 months later than Nguyen, whose first professional fight was in 2006. He had fought 36 more professional rounds, 87 to Nguyen's 51.
Activity check
Horiguchi's last 2 fights had come over a period of 5 years, 11 months and 12 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 2 years, 11 months and 22 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 4 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2 rounds on average.
What were the odds on Horiguchi vs Nguyen?
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