Kishimoto vs Kolesnik

Who won Kishimoto vs Kolesnik?

Viktor Kolesnik beat Atsushi Kishimoto by 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 Viktor Kolesnik.

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

Kishimoto vs Kolesnik stats

Atsushi Kishimoto stepped into the octagon with a record of 8 wins, 6 losses and 2 draws, 7 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.

Viktor Kolesnik made his way to the cage with a record of 23 wins, 4 losses and 1 draw, 6 of those wins coming by knock out and 8 by submission.

Atsushi Kishimoto's Rizin record stood at 1-1-0, while Viktor Kolesnik's came in at 1-0-0.

The stats suggested Kishimoto had a massive power advantage over Kolesnik, boasting a 88% knock out percentage over Kolesnik's 26%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Kolesnik had a massive advantage over Kishimoto, boasting a 35% submission rate over Kishimoto's 0%.

Atsushi Kishimoto was the older man by 6 years, at 34 years old.

Kishimoto was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 12 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2017, 3 years and 6 months later than Kolesnik, whose first professional fight was in 2013. He had fought 29 less professional rounds, 27 to Kolesnik's 56.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Viktor Kolesnik had been fighting more than Atsushi Kishimoto.

Going to this contest, Atsushi Kishimoto had last fought 1 year, 9 months and 16 days ago, while Viktor Kolesnik's last outing had been 11 months and 12 days ago.

What were the odds on Kishimoto vs Kolesnik?

Atsushi Kishimoto was a 23/10 (+230) underdog going into the contest, while Viktor Kolesnik made his way into the ring at 30/100 (-330) with oddsmakers.