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 in favor of the 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 losses 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 losses and 0 draws, 6 of those wins coming by knock out.

Kazuma Kuramoto marked his 7th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2020.

Yuki Motoya's Rizin record stood at 10-6-0, while Kazuma Kuramoto's came in at 4-3-0.

The stats suggested Kuramoto had a massive power advantage over Motoya, boasting a 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 a 39% submission rate over Kuramoto's 0%.

Yuki Motoya was the younger man by 3 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 67 more professional rounds, 94 to Kuramoto's 27.

Motoya vs Kuramoto form

Yuki Motoya had beaten 2 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, 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, Japan.

Previous to that, he had lost to Naoki Inoue at RIZIN 26 on 31st December 2020 by submission in the 1st round at Saitama Super Arena, Saitama.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Mamoru Uoi at RIZIN 23 on 10th August 2020 by submission in the 3rd round at Pia Arena MM, Yokohama.

Before that, he had been beaten by Patchy Mix at RIZIN 20 on 31st December 2019 by submission in the 1st round at Saitama Super Arena, Saitama.

He had been defeated by Hiromasa Ougikubo at RIZIN 17 on 28th July 2019 by split decision in their 3 round contest at Saitama Super Arena, Tokyo.

Activity check

Motoya's last 5 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 11 months and 26 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 11 months and 30 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 11 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.2 rounds on average.

Kuramoto's last 4 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 6 months and 23 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 10 months and 21 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.