Kunimoto vs Sumimura

Who won Kunimoto vs Sumimura?

Kiichi Kunimoto beat Ryuichiro Sumimura by submission in the 1st round during the main card of RIZIN 12, on Sunday 12th August 2018 at Aichi Prefectural Gymnasium in Nagoya.

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 Sumimura stats

Kiichi Kunimoto stepped into the octagon with a record of 19 wins, 7 losses and 2 draws, 2 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 9 by submission.

Ryuichiro Sumimura made his way to the cage with a record of 14 wins, 5 losses and 0 draws, 4 of those wins coming by knock out and 4 by submission.

Kiichi Kunimoto's Rizin record stood at 3-2-0, while Ryuichiro Sumimura's came in at 1-1-0.

The stats suggested Sumimura had an advantage in power over Kunimoto, with a 29% knock out percentage over Kunimoto's 11%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Kunimoto had an advantage over Sumimura, with a 47% submission rate over Sumimura's 29%.

Kiichi Kunimoto was the older man by 5 years, at 43 years old.

Sumimura had a height advantage of 3 inches over Kunimoto.

Kunimoto was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 9 more fights, and made his debut in 2006, 3 years and 8 months earlier than Sumimura, whose first professional fight was in 2009. He had fought 10 more professional rounds, 65 to Sumimura's 55.

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