Ito vs Kondo

Who won Ito vs Kondo?

Yuki Ito beat Hiroya Kondo by split decision in their 3 round contest during the main card of Super RIZIN 2, on Sunday 30th July 2023 at Saitama Super Arena in Saitama.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Yuki Ito.

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

Ito vs Kondo stats

Yuki Ito stepped into the octagon with a record of 13 wins, 5 losses and 0 draws, 7 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 2 by submission.

Hiroya Kondo made his way to the cage with a record of 8 wins, 10 losses and 1 draw, 2 of those wins coming by knock out and 3 by submission.

Yuki Ito's Rizin record stood at 6-1-0, while Hiroya Kondo's came in at 0-2-0.

The stats suggested Ito had a large advantage in power over Kondo, boasting a 54% knock out percentage over Kondo's 25%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Kondo had a large advantage over Ito, boasting a 38% submission rate over Ito's 15%.

Yuki Ito was the older man by 2 years, at 27 years old.

Ito had a height advantage of 2 inches over Kondo.

Ito's experience as a professional fighter was relatively equal to Kondo's, having had 1 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2017, 4 months later than Kondo, whose first professional fight was in 2017. He had fought 6 more professional rounds, 44 to Kondo's 38.

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Ito's last 4 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 1 month and 14 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 9 months and 12 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 7 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1.8 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Ito vs Kondo?

Yuki Ito was a 2/11 (-560) favourite going into the contest, while Hiroya Kondo made his way into the ring at 7/2 (+350) with oddsmakers.