Kanehara vs Yamamoto

Who won Kanehara vs Yamamoto?

Masanori Kanehara beat Sora Yamamoto by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the main card of RIZIN LANDMARK 5 in YOYOGI, on Saturday 29th April 2023 at Yoyogi National Stadium in Shibuya.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Masanori Kanehara.

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

Kanehara vs Yamamoto stats

Masanori Kanehara stepped into the octagon with a record of 27 wins, 12 losses and 5 draws, 11 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 10 by submission.

Sora Yamamoto made his way to the cage with a record of 12 wins, 5 losses and 0 draws, 3 of those wins coming by knock out and 6 by submission.

Masanori Kanehara's Rizin record stood at 3-1-0, while Sora Yamamoto's came in at 3-3-0.

The stats suggested Kanehara had an advantage in power over Yamamoto, with a 41% knock out percentage over Yamamoto's 25%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Yamamoto had an advantage over Kanehara, with a 50% submission rate over Kanehara's 37%.

Masanori Kanehara was the older man by 41 years, at 41 years old.

Kanehara had a height advantage of 3 inches over Yamamoto.

Kanehara was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 27 more fights, and made his debut in 2003, 12 years and 10 months earlier than Yamamoto, whose first professional fight was in 2016. He had fought 43 more professional rounds, 80 to Yamamoto's 37.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Sora Yamamoto had been fighting more than Masanori Kanehara.

Going to this contest, Masanori Kanehara had last fought 11 months and 19 days ago, while Sora Yamamoto's last outing had been 1 year, 9 months and 16 days ago.

Kanehara's last 4 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 1 month and 27 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year and 14 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 10 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.5 rounds on average.

Yamamoto's last 4 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 4 months and 21 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 7 months and 6 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 10 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.5 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Kanehara vs Yamamoto?

Masanori Kanehara was a 1/2 (-200) favourite going into the contest, while Sora Yamamoto made his way into the ring at 6/4 (+150) with oddsmakers.