Karamov vs Suzuki

Who won Karamov vs Suzuki?

Chihiro Suzuki beat Vugar Kyaramov by knockout in the 1st round during the main event of RIZIN LANDMARK 7 in Azerbaijan, on Saturday 4th November 2023 at National Gymnastics Arena in Baku.

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

Karamov vs Suzuki stats

Vugar Kyaramov stepped into the octagon with a record of 18 wins, 4 losses and 0 draws, 6 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 8 by submission.

Chihiro Suzuki made his way to the cage with a record of 10 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws, 4 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.

Vugar Kyaramov's Rizin record stood at 5-2-0, while Chihiro Suzuki's came in at 8-1-0.

The stats suggested Suzuki had a slight advantage in power over Kyaramov, with a 40% knock out percentage over Kyaramov's 33%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Kyaramov had a massive advantage over Suzuki, boasting a 44% submission rate over Suzuki's 10%.

Vugar Kyaramov was the older man by 8 years, at 32 years old.

Kyaramov had a height advantage of 1 inch over Suzuki.

Kyaramov was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 9 more fights, and made his debut in 2012, 4 years and 9 months earlier than Suzuki, whose first professional fight was in 2017. He had fought 8 more professional rounds, 40 to Suzuki's 32.

Karamov vs Suzuki form

Vugar Kyaramov had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had won against Mikuru Asakura at Super RIZIN 2 on 30th July 2023 by submission in the 1st round at Saitama Super Arena, Saitama, Japan.

Previous to that, he had beaten Yoshinori Horie at RIZIN 41 on 1st April 2023 by submission in the 2nd round at Maruzen Intec Arena Osaka, Osaka.

Going into that contest, he had defeated Sora Yamamoto at RIZIN 37 on 31st July 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Saitama Super Arena, Saitama.

Before that, he was victorious against Taichi Nakajima at RIZIN 35 on 17th April 2022 by submission in the 1st round at Musashino Forest Sport Plaza, Chofu.

He had lost to Yutaka Saito at RIZIN 28 on 13th June 2021 by split decision in their 3 round contest at Tokyo Dome(東京ドーム), Bunkyo.

Suzuki had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 2 of them, going the distance twice.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had won against Patricio Pitbull at Super RIZIN 2 on 30th July 2023 by knockout in the 1st round at Saitama Super Arena, Saitama, Japan.

Previous to that, he had won against Kleber Koike Erbst at RIZIN 43 on 24th June 2023 by knockout in the 1st round in their championship fight at Makomanai Sekisui Heim Arena, Sapporo.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Yoshiki Nakahara at RIZIN 40 on 31st December 2022 by knockout in the 1st round at Saitama Super Arena, Saitama.

Before that, he had defeated Masakazu Imanari at RIZIN LANDMARK Vol.4 on 6th November 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Dolphins Arena, Nagoya.

He was victorious against Kyohei Hagiwara at RIZIN 38 on 25th September 2022 by submission in the 2nd round at Saitama Super Arena, Saitama.

Activity check

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

Going to this contest, Vugar Kyaramov had last fought 9 months and 8 days ago, while Chihiro Suzuki's last outing had been 9 months and 8 days ago.

Kyaramov's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 10 months and 25 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 7 months. In those fights, he fought a total of 10 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2 rounds on average.

Suzuki's last 5 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 7 months and 13 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 3 months and 28 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 8 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1.6 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Karamov vs Suzuki?

Vugar Kyaramov was a 2/7 (-340) favourite going into the contest, while Chihiro Suzuki made his way into the ring at 12/5 (+240) with oddsmakers.