Kubo vs Kinoshita

Who won Kubo vs Kinoshita?

Yuta Kubo beat Takeaki Kinoshita by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the main card of RIZIN 43, on Friday 23rd June 2023 at Makomanai Sekisui Heim Arena in Sapporo.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Yuta Kubo.

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

Kubo vs Kinoshita stats

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

Takeaki Kinoshita made his way to the cage with a record of 6 wins, 6 losses and 1 draw, 6 of those wins coming by knock out.

This was Yuta Kubo's 5th fight in Rizin, having made his debut for the promotion in 2021.

Yuta Kubo's Rizin record stood at 4-1-0, while Takeaki Kinoshita's came in at 0-1-0.

The stats suggested Kinoshita had a massive power advantage over Kubo, boasting a 100% knock out percentage over Kubo's 0%.

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

Yuta Kubo was the older man by 8 years, at 36 years old.

Kubo was arguably the less experienced fighter, having had 13 fewer fights, and made his debut in , 5 years and 6 months earlier than Kinoshita, whose first professional fight was in 2019. He had fought 9 less professional rounds, 11 to Kinoshita's 20.

Activity check

Kubo's last 2 fights had come over a period of 3 years and 13 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 6 months and 8 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 Kubo vs Kinoshita?

Yuta Kubo was a 4/7 (-180) favourite going into the contest, while Takeaki Kinoshita made his way into the ring at 5/4 (+130) with oddsmakers.