Maruyama vs Yang

Who won Maruyama vs Yang?

Ji Yong Yang beat Shoji Maruyama by submission in the 3rd round during the main card of RIZIN 36, on Saturday 2nd July 2022 at Okinawa Arena in Okinawa.

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

Maruyama vs Yang stats

Shoji Maruyama stepped into the octagon with a record of 17 wins, 15 losses and 1 draw, 13 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.

Ji Yong Yang made his way to the cage with an unblemished record of 4 wins, 0 losses, and 0 draws, 1 of those win coming by knock out and 1 by submission.

Shoji Maruyama's Rizin record stood at 1-4-0, while Ji Yong Yang's came in at 1-0-0.

The stats suggested Maruyama had a massive power advantage over Yang, boasting a 76% knock out percentage over Yang's 25%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Yang had a large advantage over Maruyama, boasting a 25% submission rate over Maruyama's 0%.

Shoji Maruyama was the older man by 41 years, at 41 years old.

Maruyama was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 29 more fights, and made his debut in 2006, 14 years and 4 months earlier than Yang, whose first professional fight was in 2020. He had fought 64 more professional rounds, 72 to Yang's 8.

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Maruyama's last 4 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 6 months and 28 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 10 months and 22 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 5 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1.3 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Maruyama vs Yang?

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