Kumagai vs Kuriyama

Who won Kumagai vs Kuriyama?

Aoi Kuriyama beat Marina Kumagai by knockout in the 1st round during the main card of RIZIN 43, on Friday 23rd June 2023 at Makomanai Sekisui Heim Arena in Sapporo.

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

Kumagai vs Kuriyama stats

Marina Kumagai stepped into the octagon with a record of 3 wins, 4 losses and 0 draws.

Aoi Kuriyama made his way to the cage with a record of 4 wins, 5 losses and 1 draw.

Marina Kumagai's Rizin record stood at 0-1-0, while Aoi Kuriyama's came in at 1-0-0.

The stats suggested that Kumagai and Kuriyama have similar power, both with a 0% knock out percentage.

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

Marina Kumagai was the older man by 7 years, at 36 years old.

Kumagai had a height advantage of 3 inches over Kuriyama.

Kumagai was arguably the less experienced fighter, having had 3 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2018, 1 year and 7 months earlier than Kuriyama, whose first professional fight was in 2019. He had fought 6 less professional rounds, 14 to Kuriyama's 20.

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What were the odds on Kumagai vs Kuriyama?

Marina Kumagai was a 11/10 (+110) underdog going into the contest, while Aoi Kuriyama made his way into the ring at 4/6 (-150) with oddsmakers.