Jitsukata vs Sakai

Who won Jitsukata vs Sakai?

Kosuke Jitsukata beat Ryo Sakai by knockout in the 1st round during the main card of RIZIN 21, on Saturday 22nd February 2020 at Hamamatsu Arena in Hamamatsu.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Heavyweight division, which meant the weight limit was 265 pounds (18.9 stone or 120.2 KG).

Jitsukata vs Sakai stats

Kosuke Jitsukata stepped into the octagon with an undefeated record of 0 wins, zero losses and 0 draws.

Ryo Sakai made his way to the cage with a record of 7 wins, 9 losses and 0 draws, 4 of those wins coming by knock out.

Both men made their promotional debut for Rizin.

The stats suggested Sakai had a massive power advantage over Jitsukata, boasting a 57% knock out percentage over Jitsukata's 0%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested that Jitsukata and Sakai would have been pretty equal, both with a 0% submission rate.

Kosuke Jitsukata was the younger man by 10 years, at 27 years old.

Jitsukata had a height advantage of 2 inches over Sakai.

Jitsukata was arguably the less experienced fighter, having had 16 fewer fights, and made his debut in , 11 years and 1 month earlier than Sakai, whose first professional fight was in 2013. He had fought 30 less professional rounds, 0 to Sakai's 30.

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