Majima vs Imanari

Who won Majima vs Imanari?

Masakazu Imanari beat Kazumasa Majima by submission in the 2nd round during the co-main event of RIZIN LANDMARK 8 in Saga, on Saturday 24th February 2024 at Saga Arena in Saga.

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

Majima vs Imanari stats

Kazumasa Majima stepped into the octagon with a record of 16 wins, 4 losses and 0 draws, 1 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 13 by submission.

Masakazu Imanari made his way to the cage with a record of 39 wins, 22 losses and 2 draws, 1 of those win coming by knock out and 28 by submission.

Kazumasa Majima's Rizin record stood at 2-4-0, while Masakazu Imanari's came in at 2-2-0.

The stats suggested Majima had a slight advantage in power over Imanari, with a 6% knock out percentage over Imanari's 3%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Majima had a slight advantage over Imanari, with a 81% submission rate over Imanari's 72%.

Kazumasa Majima was the younger man by 16 years, at 32 years old.

Majima had a height advantage of 2 inches over Imanari.

Majima was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 43 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2013, 12 years and 5 months later than Imanari, whose first professional fight was in 2000. He had fought 90 less professional rounds, 40 to Imanari's 130.

Majima vs Imanari form

Kazumasa Majima had beaten 2 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had won against Takeji Yokoyama at RIZIN 44 on 23rd September 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Saitama Super Arena, Saitama, Japan.

Previous to that, he had beaten Takahiro Ashida at RIZIN 42 on 6th May 2023 by submission in the 1st round at Tokyo Ariake Arena, Tokyo.

Going into that contest, he had lost to Masanori Kanehara at RIZIN Trigger 3rd on 16th April 2022 by knockout in the 3rd round at Musashino Forest Sport Plaza, Chofu.

Before that, he had been beaten by Kleber Koike Erbst at RIZIN 27 on 21st March 2021 by submission in the 2nd round at Nippongaishi Hall(日本ガイシホール), Nagoya.

He had been defeated by Yutaka Saito at RIZIN 23 on 10th August 2020 by knockout in the 2nd round at Pia Arena MM, Yokohama.

Masakazu Imanari had beaten 2 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had lost to Chihiro Suzuki at RIZIN LANDMARK Vol.4 on 6th November 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Dolphins Arena, Nagoya, Japan.

Previous to that, he had been beaten by Mikey Musumeci at ONE Championship – Reloaded on 22nd April 2022 by submission in the 1st round at Singapore Indoor Stadium, Singapore.

Going into that contest, he had defeated Takeshi Kasugai at RIZIN LANDMARK Vol.1 on 2nd October 2021 by submission in the 1st round.

Before that, he had been defeated by Kenta Takizawa at RIZIN 29 on 27th June 2021 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Maruzen Intec Arena Osaka(丸善インテックアリーナ大阪), Osaka, Japan.

He was victorious against Radeem Rahman at ONE Championship – Pursuit of Greatness on 26th October 2018 by submission in the 1st round at Thuwunna Indoor Stadium, Yangon, Myanmar.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Kazumasa Majima had been fighting more than Masakazu Imanari.

Going to this contest, Kazumasa Majima had last fought 7 months and 4 days ago, while Masakazu Imanari's last outing had been 1 year, 5 months and 21 days ago.

Majima's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 8 months and 17 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 8 months and 28 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 11 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.2 rounds on average.

Imanari's last 5 fights had come over a period of 5 years, 6 months and 1 day, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 1 month and 6 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 9 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1.8 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Majima vs Imanari?

Kazumasa Majima was a 2/11 (-560) favourite going into the contest, while Masakazu Imanari made his way into the ring at 7/2 (+350) with oddsmakers.