Horiguchi vs Pettis II

Who won Horiguchi vs Pettis II?

Kyoji Horiguchi beat Sergio Pettis by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the main event of RIZIN 47, on Sunday 9th June 2024 at Yoyogi National Stadium in Shibuya.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Kyoji Horiguchi.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Bantamweight division, which meant the weight limit was 135 pounds (9.6 stone or 61.2 KG).

Horiguchi vs Pettis II stats

Kyoji Horiguchi stepped into the octagon with a record of 31 wins, 5 losses and 0 draws, 15 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 4 by submission.

Sergio Pettis made his way to the cage with a record of 23 wins, 6 losses and 0 draws, 4 of those wins coming by knock out and 4 by submission.

This was Kyoji Horiguchi's 15th fight in Rizin, having made his debut for the promotion in 2017. Sergio Pettis will be making their debut in Rizin.

Kyoji Horiguchi's Rizin record stood at 13-1-0.

The stats suggested Horiguchi had a massive power advantage over Pettis, boasting a 48% knock out percentage over Pettis' 17%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Pettis had a slight advantage over Horiguchi, with a 17% submission rate over Horiguchi's 13%.

Kyoji Horiguchi was the older man by 3 years, at 33 years old.

Pettis had a height advantage of 1 inch over Horiguchi. That also extended to a 3-inch reach advantage.

Horiguchi was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 7 more fights, and made his debut in 2010, 1 year and 4 months earlier than Pettis, whose first professional fight was in 2011. He had fought 10 more professional rounds, 89 to Pettis' 79.

Horiguchi vs Pettis II form

Kyoji Horiguchi had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had won against Makoto Takahashi at RIZIN 45 on 31st December 2023 by submission in the 2nd round in their Rizin Flyweight championship fight at Saitama Super Arena, Saitama, Japan.

Previous to that, his fight against Makoto Takahashi at Bellator MMA vs. RIZIN 2 on 31st July 2023 ended in a no contest.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Hiromasa Ougikubo at Bellator MMA vs. RIZIN on 31st December 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Saitama Super Arena, Saitama.

Before that, he had defeated Yuto Hokamura at RIZIN 38 on 25th September 2022 by submission in the 2nd round at Saitama Super Arena, Saitama.

He had lost to Patchy Mix at Bellator 279 on 23rd April 2022 by unanimous decision in their 5 round contest at Neal S. Blaisdell Center, Honolulu, United States.

Pettis had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going the distance 3 times.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had been beaten by Patchy Mix at Bellator 301 on 17th November 2023 by knockout in the 2nd round in their Bellator Bantamweight championship fight at Wintrust Arena, Chicago, United States.

Previous to that, he was victorious against Patricio Pitbull at Bellator 297 on 16th June 2023 by unanimous decision in their Bellator Bantamweight championship fight at Wintrust Arena, Chicago.

Going into that contest, he had won against Kyoji Horiguchi at Bellator MMA on 3rd December 2021 by knockout in the 4th round in their Bellator Bantamweight championship fight at Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville.

Before that, he had beaten Juan Archuleta at Bellator 258 on 7th May 2021 by unanimous decision in their Bellator Bantamweight championship fight at Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville.

He had defeated Ricky Bandejas at Bellator 242 on 24th July 2020 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Kyoji Horiguchi had been fighting more than Sergio Pettis.

Going to this contest, Kyoji Horiguchi had last fought 6 months and 23 days ago, while Sergio Pettis' last outing had been 8 months and 7 days ago.

Horiguchi's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 3 months and 1 day, meaning he had been fighting on average every 5 months and 13 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 13 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.6 rounds on average.

Pettis' last 5 fights had come over a period of 4 years, meaning he had been fighting on average every 9 months and 19 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 19 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3.8 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Horiguchi vs Pettis II?

Kyoji Horiguchi was a 2/5 (-250) favourite going into the contest, while Sergio Pettis made his way into the ring at 2/1 (+200) with oddsmakers.