Kato vs Kuramoto

Who won Kato vs Kuramoto?

Kazuma Kuramoto beat Kenji Kato by knockout in the 1st round during the main card of RIZIN Trigger 2nd, on Wednesday 23rd February 2022 at Ecopa Arena in Shizuoka.

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

Kato vs Kuramoto stats

Kenji Kato stepped into the octagon with a record of 14 wins, 7 losses and 0 draws, 10 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.

Kazuma Kuramoto made his way to the cage with a record of 7 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, 5 of those wins coming by knock out.

Kazuma Kuramoto marked his 7th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2020.

Kenji Kato's Rizin record stood at 1-1-0, while Kazuma Kuramoto's came in at 4-3-0.

The stats suggested that Kato and Kuramoto have similar power, both with a 71% knock out percentage.

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

Kenji Kato was the younger man by 4 years, at 33 years old.

Kato had a height advantage of 3 inches over Kuramoto.

Kato was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 13 more fights, and made his debut in 2009, 8 years and 4 months earlier than Kuramoto, whose first professional fight was in 2018. He had fought 12 more professional rounds, 39 to Kuramoto's 27.

Activity check

Kato's last 3 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 7 months and 17 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 6 months and 17 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 4 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1.3 rounds on average.

Kuramoto's last 2 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 9 months and 8 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 10 months and 20 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 4 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Kato vs Kuramoto?

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