Kunimoto vs Abe

Who won Kunimoto vs Abe?

Daichi Abe beat Kiichi Kunimoto by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the main card of RIZIN 34, on Saturday 19th March 2022 at Maruzen Intec Arena Osaka in Osaka.

The scorecards were announced as in favor of winner Daichi Abe.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Welterweight division, which meant the weight limit was 170 pounds (12.1 stone or 77.1 KG).

Kunimoto vs Abe stats

Kiichi Kunimoto stepped into the octagon with a record of 20 wins, 8 loses and 2 draws, 2 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 10 by submission.

Daichi Abe made his way to the cage with a record of 9 wins, 4 loses and 0 draws, with 6 of those wins by knock out.

The stats suggested Abe had a massive power advantage over Kunimoto, boosting at 67% knock out percentage over Kunimoto's 10%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Kunimoto had a massive advantage over Abe, boasting at 50% submission rate over Abe's 0%.

Kiichi Kunimoto was the older man by 10 years, at 41 years old.

Abe had a height advantage of 1 inch over Kunimoto. Despite this, he had 1-inch reach advantage.

Kunimoto was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 17 more fights, and made his debut in 2006, 10 years and 1 month earlier than Abe, whose first professional fight was in 2016. He had fought 31 more professional rounds, 63 to Abe's 32.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Kiichi Kunimoto had been fighting more than Daichi Abe.

Going to this contest, Kiichi Kunimoto had last fought 3 years, 3 months and 3 days ago, while Daichi Abe's last outing had been 1 year and 5 months ago.

Kunimoto's last 3 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 7 months and 12 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 6 months and 15 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 6 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2 rounds on average.

Abe's last 3 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 9 months and 1 day, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 7 months and 1 day. In those fights, he fought a total of 7 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.3 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Kunimoto vs Abe?

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