Imanari vs Suzuki

Who won Imanari vs Suzuki?

Chihiro Suzuki beat Masakazu Imanari by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the main card of RIZIN LANDMARK Vol.4, on Sunday 6th November 2022 at Dolphins Arena in Nagoya.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Chihiro Suzuki.

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

Imanari vs Suzuki stats

Masakazu Imanari stepped into the octagon with a record of 39 wins, 20 losses and 2 draws, 1 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 28 by submission.

Chihiro Suzuki made his way to the cage with a record of 8 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws, 3 of those wins coming by knock out and 1 by submission.

Chihiro Suzuki marked his 10th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2021.

Masakazu Imanari's Rizin record stood at 2-2-0, while Chihiro Suzuki's came in at 8-1-0.

The stats suggested Suzuki had a massive power advantage over Imanari, boasting a 38% knock out percentage over Imanari's 3%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Imanari had a massive advantage over Suzuki, boasting a 72% submission rate over Suzuki's 13%.

Masakazu Imanari was the older man by 23 years, at 48 years old.

Suzuki had a height advantage of 3 inches over Imanari.

Imanari was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 50 more fights, and made his debut in 2000, 16 years and 4 months earlier than Suzuki, whose first professional fight was in 2017. He had fought 98 more professional rounds, 130 to Suzuki's 32.

Imanari vs Suzuki form

Masakazu Imanari had beaten 2 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had lost to Chihiro Suzuki at RIZIN LANDMARK Vol.4 on 6th November 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Dolphins Arena, Nagoya, Japan.

Previous to that, he had been beaten by Mikey Musumeci at ONE Championship – Reloaded on 22nd April 2022 by submission in the 1st round at Singapore Indoor Stadium, Singapore.

Going into that contest, he had won against Takeshi Kasugai at RIZIN LANDMARK Vol.1 on 2nd October 2021 by submission in the 1st round.

Before that, he had been defeated by Kenta Takizawa at RIZIN 29 on 27th June 2021 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Maruzen Intec Arena Osaka(丸善インテックアリーナ大阪), Osaka, Japan.

He had beaten Radeem Rahman at ONE Championship – Pursuit of Greatness on 26th October 2018 by submission in the 1st round at Thuwunna Indoor Stadium, Yangon, Myanmar.

Suzuki had won all 5 of his most recent fights, stopping 1opponent and going the distance 4 times.

In his last fight before this contest, he had defeated Yoshiki Nakahara at RIZIN 40 on 31st December 2022 by knockout in the 1st round at Saitama Super Arena, Saitama, Japan.

Previous to that, he was victorious against Masakazu Imanari at RIZIN LANDMARK Vol.4 on 6th November 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Dolphins Arena, Nagoya.

Going into that contest, he had won against Kyohei Hagiwara at RIZIN 38 on 25th September 2022 by submission in the 2nd round at Saitama Super Arena, Saitama.

Before that, he had beaten Ren Hiramoto at RIZIN LANDMARK Vol.2 on 6th March 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest in the United States.

He had defeated Sora Yamamoto at RIZIN Trigger 1st on 28th November 2021 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Kobe World Memorial Hall, Kobe, Japan.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Chihiro Suzuki had been fighting more than Masakazu Imanari.

Going to this contest, Masakazu Imanari had last fought 1 year, 8 months and 18 days ago, while Chihiro Suzuki's last outing had been 1 year, 6 months and 23 days ago.

Imanari's last 5 fights had come over a period of 5 years, 8 months and 28 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 1 month and 23 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 9 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1.8 rounds on average.

Suzuki's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 7 months and 26 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 6 months and 12 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 12 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.4 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Imanari vs Suzuki?

Masakazu Imanari was a 13/8 (+160) underdog going into the contest, while Chihiro Suzuki made his way into the ring at 4/9 (-230) with oddsmakers.