Motoya vs Kuramoto

Who won Motoya vs Kuramoto?

Yuki Motoya beat Kazuma Kuramoto by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the main card of RIZIN LANDMARK Vol.4, on Sunday 6th November 2022 at Dolphins Arena in Nagoya.

The scorecards were announced as in favor of winner Yuki Motoya.

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

Motoya vs Kuramoto stats

Yuki Motoya stepped into the octagon with a record of 31 wins, 9 loses and 0 draws, 6 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 12 by submission.

Kazuma Kuramoto made his way to the cage with a record of 9 wins, 2 loses and 0 draws, with 6 of those wins by knock out.

The stats suggested Kuramoto had a massive power advantage over Motoya, boosting at 67% knock out percentage over Motoya's 19%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Motoya had a massive advantage over Kuramoto, boasting at 39% submission rate over Kuramoto's 0%.

Yuki Motoya was the younger man by 2 years, at 34 years old.

Motoya had a height advantage of 3 inches over Kuramoto.

Motoya was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 29 more fights, and made his debut in 2010, 7 years and 11 months earlier than Kuramoto, whose first professional fight was in 2018. He had fought 68 more professional rounds, 92 to Kuramoto's 24.

Motoya vs Kuramoto form

Yuki Motoya had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had defeated Shinobu Ota at RIZIN 37 on 31st July 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Saitama Super Arena, Saitama, Japan.

Previous to that, he had defeated Alan Yoshihiro Yamaniha at RIZIN 35 on 17th April 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Musashino Forest Sport Plaza, Chofu.

Going into that contest, he had beat Yuto Hokamura at RIZIN 33 on 31st December 2021 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Saitama Super Arena(さいたまスーパーアリーナ), Saitama.

Before that, he had been beaten by Kenta Takizawa at RIZIN 30 on 19th September 2021 by knockout in the 1st round at Saitama Super Arena(さいたまスーパーアリーナ), Saitama.

He had won against Ryo Okada at RIZIN 28 on 13th June 2021 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Tokyo Dome(東京ドーム), Bunkyo.

Activity check

Motoya's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 3 months and 8 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 5 months and 15 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 13 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.6 rounds on average.

Kuramoto's last 4 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 8 months and 21 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 8 months and 5 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 8 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Motoya vs Kuramoto?

Yuki Motoya was a 1/2 (-200) favourite going into the contest, while Kazuma Kuramoto made his way into the ring at 6/4 (+150) with oddsmakers.