Miura vs Tanaka

Who won Miura vs Tanaka?

Koji Tanaka beat Kota Miura by knockout in the 2nd round during the main card of RIZIN 45, on Sunday 31st December 2023 at Saitama Super Arena in Saitama.

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

Miura vs Tanaka stats

Kota Miura stepped into the octagon with an undefeated record of 0 wins, zero losses and 0 draws.

Koji Tanaka made his way to the cage with an unblemished record of 0 wins, 0 losses, and 0 draws.

Both men made their promotional debut for Rizin.

The stats suggested that Miura and Tanaka have similar power, both with a 0% knock out percentage.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested that Miura and Tanaka would have been pretty equal, both with a 0% submission rate.

Kota Miura was the younger man by 13 years, at 21 years old.

Miura had a height advantage of 1 inch over Tanaka.

Miura's experience as a professional fighter was relatively equal to Tanaka's, having had the same amount of fights. He had fought the same amount of professional rounds, 0 to Tanaka's 0.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Kota Miura had been fighting more than Koji Tanaka.

Going to this contest, Kota Miura had last fought 11 months and 22 days ago, while Koji Tanaka's last outing had been 1 year, 7 months and 4 days ago.

Miura's last 3 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 3 months and 28 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 9 months and 10 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 3 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1 rounds on average.

Tanaka's last 3 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 3 months and 28 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 1 month and 8 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 9 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Miura vs Tanaka?

Kota Miura was a 4/9 (-230) favourite going into the contest, while Koji Tanaka made his way into the ring at 7/4 (+180) with oddsmakers.