Ito vs Yamamoto

Who won Ito vs Yamamoto?

Erson Yamamoto beat Yuki Ito by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the main card of RIZIN 42, on Saturday 6th May 2023 at Tokyo Ariake Arena in Tokyo.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Erson Yamamoto.

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

Ito vs Yamamoto stats

Yuki Ito stepped into the octagon with a record of 11 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws, 6 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 2 by submission.

Erson Yamamoto made his way to the cage with a record of 3 wins, 5 losses and 0 draws, 2 of those wins coming by knock out.

Yuki Ito's Rizin record stood at 6-1-0, while Erson Yamamoto's came in at 3-7-0.

The stats suggested Yamamoto had an advantage in power over Ito, with a 67% knock out percentage over Ito's 55%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Ito had an advantage over Yamamoto, with a 18% submission rate over Yamamoto's 0%.

Yuki Ito was the same age as Erson Yamamoto, at 27 years old.

Ito was arguably the more experienced fighter, having had 6 more fights, and made his debut in 2017, 1 year and 11 months later than Yamamoto, whose first professional fight was in 2015. He had fought 27 more professional rounds, 44 to Yamamoto's 17.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Yuki Ito had been fighting more than Erson Yamamoto.

Going to this contest, Yuki Ito had last fought 1 year, 9 months and 25 days ago, while Erson Yamamoto's last outing had been 3 years, 8 months and 18 days ago.

Ito's last 3 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 1 month and 6 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year and 12 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 4 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1.3 rounds on average.

Yamamoto's last 3 fights had come over a period of 5 years, 3 months and 27 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 9 months and 10 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 4 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1.3 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Ito vs Yamamoto?

Yuki Ito was a 2/7 (-360) favourite going into the contest, while Erson Yamamoto made his way into the ring at 12/5 (+250) with oddsmakers.