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.

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

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 70 more professional rounds, 94 to Kuramoto's 24.

Motoya vs Kuramoto form

Yuki Motoya had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had won against Mamoru Uoi at RIZIN 23 on 10th August 2020 by submission in the 3rd round at Pia Arena MM, Yokohama, Japan.

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

Going into that contest, he had been beaten by Hiromasa Ougikubo at RIZIN 17 on 28th July 2019 by split decision in their 3 round contest at Saitama Super Arena, Tokyo.

Before that, he had beaten Justin Scoggins at RIZIN 14 on 31st December 2018 by submission in the 1st round at Saitama Super Arena, Saitama.

He had defeated Kazuma Sone at RIZIN 12 on 12th August 2018 by submission in the 2nd round at Aichi Prefectural Gymnasium, Nagoya.

Activity check

Motoya's last 5 fights had come over a period of 5 years, 8 months and 14 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 1 month and 20 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 10 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2 rounds on average.

Kuramoto's last 4 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 3 months and 26 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 9 months and 30 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.