Nakahara vs Haraguchi

Who won Nakahara vs Haraguchi?

Yoshiki Nakahara beat Akira Haraguchi by knockout in the 1st round during the main card of RIZIN 39, on Sunday 23rd October 2022 at Marine Messe Fukuoka Hall A in Fukuoka.

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

Nakahara vs Haraguchi stats

Yoshiki Nakahara stepped into the octagon with a record of 16 wins, 5 losses and 0 draws, 7 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 1 by submission.

Akira Haraguchi made his way to the cage with a record of 6 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws, 2 of those wins coming by knock out.

This was Yoshiki Nakahara's 5th fight in Rizin, having made his debut for the promotion in 2022.

Yoshiki Nakahara's Rizin record stood at 3-2-0, while Akira Haraguchi's came in at 0-1-0.

The stats suggested Nakahara had an advantage in power over Haraguchi, with a 44% knock out percentage over Haraguchi's 33%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Nakahara had a slight advantage over Haraguchi, with a 6% submission rate over Haraguchi's 0%.

Yoshiki Nakahara was the older man by 2 years, at 31 years old.

Nakahara was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 12 more fights, and made his debut in 2012, 6 years and 5 months earlier than Haraguchi, whose first professional fight was in 2019. He had fought 31 more professional rounds, 53 to Haraguchi's 22.

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Nakahara's last 3 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 6 months and 8 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 2 months and 5 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 6 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Nakahara vs Haraguchi?

Yoshiki Nakahara was a 4/11 (-280) favourite going into the contest, while Akira Haraguchi made his way into the ring at 2/1 (+200) with oddsmakers.