Minowa vs Kuwabara

Who won Minowa vs Kuwabara?

Kiyoshi Kuwabara beat Ikuhisa Minowa by knockout in the 1st round during the main card of RIZIN LANDMARK Vol.4, on Sunday 6th November 2022 at Dolphins Arena in Nagoya.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Heavyweight division, which meant the weight limit was 265 pounds (18.9 stone or 120.2 KG).

Minowa vs Kuwabara stats

Ikuhisa Minowa stepped into the octagon with a record of 62 wins, 44 losses and 8 draws, 11 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 41 by submission.

Kiyoshi Kuwabara made his way to the cage with a record of 11 wins, 12 losses and 0 draws, 11 of those wins coming by knock out.

Ikuhisa Minowa's Rizin record stood at 0-1-0, while Kiyoshi Kuwabara's came in at 0-1-0.

The stats suggested Kuwabara had a massive power advantage over Minowa, boasting a 100% knock out percentage over Minowa's 18%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Minowa had a massive advantage over Kuwabara, boasting a 66% submission rate over Kuwabara's 0%.

Ikuhisa Minowa was the older man by 6 years, at 48 years old.

Minowa was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 91 more fights, and made his debut in 1996, 15 years and 1 month earlier than Kuwabara, whose first professional fight was in 2011. He had fought 144 more professional rounds, 182 to Kuwabara's 38.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Kiyoshi Kuwabara had been fighting more than Ikuhisa Minowa.

Going to this contest, Ikuhisa Minowa had last fought 3 years, 3 months and 26 days ago, while Kiyoshi Kuwabara's last outing had been 5 years, 8 months and 14 days ago.

What were the odds on Minowa vs Kuwabara?

Ikuhisa Minowa was a 13/8 (+160) underdog going into the contest, while Kiyoshi Kuwabara made his way into the ring at 4/9 (-230) with oddsmakers.