Nakahara vs Shirakawa

When is Nakahara vs Shirakawa?

Yoshiki Nakahara is set to face the challenge of Rikuto Shirakawa during the main card of RIZIN 44, on Saturday 23rd September 2023 at Saitama Super Arena in Saitama.

The fight will take place over 3 rounds in the Nakahara vs Shirakawa division, which means the weight limit will be pounds (0 stone or 0 KG).

Nakahara vs Shirakawa stats

Yoshiki Nakahara steps into the octagon with a record of 17 wins, 6 loses and 0 draws, 8 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 1 by submission.

Rikuto Shirakawa will make his way to the cage with a record of 8 wins, 7 loses and 1 draw, with 3 of those wins by knock out.

The stats suggest Nakahara has a slight advantage in power over Shirakawa, with a 47% knock out percentage over Shirakawa's 38%.

If the fight goes to the ground, their records suggest Nakahara will have a slight advantage over Shirakawa, with a 6% submission rate over Shirakawa's 0%.

Yoshiki Nakahara is the younger man by 2 years, at 30 years old.

Shirakawa has a height advantage of 1 inch over Nakahara.

Nakahara is the more experienced professional fighter, having had 7 more fights, and made his debut in 2012, 2 years and 10 months earlier than Shirakawa, whose first professional fight was in 2015. He has fought 14 more professional rounds, 47 to Shirakawa's 33.

Nakahara vs Shirakawa form

Nakahara has beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 2 of them, going to the judges twice.

In his last fight, he lost to Chihiro Suzuki at RIZIN 40 on 31st December 2022 by knockout in the 1st round at Saitama Super Arena, Saitama, Japan.

Previous to that, he had won against Akira Haraguchi at RIZIN 39 on 23rd October 2022 by knockout in the 1st round at Marine Messe Fukuoka Hall A, Fukuoka.

Going into that contest, he had beat Tetsuya Seki at RIZIN 37 on 31st July 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Saitama Super Arena, Saitama.

Before that, he had defeated Shinechagtga Zoltsetseg at ONE on TNT 2 on 14th April 2021 by unanimous decision in the 2nd round at Singapore Indoor Stadium, Singapore.

He had won against Ruslan Emilbek at ONE Championship – Fists of Fury 2 on 5th March 2021 by knockout in the 1st round at Singapore Indoor Stadium.

Activity check

Nakahara's last 5 fights have come over a period of 2 years, 6 months and 14 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 6 months and 4 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 8 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 1.6 rounds on average.

Shirakawa's last 4 fights have come over a period of 3 years, 1 month and 10 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 9 months and 11 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 10 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 2.5 rounds on average.

What are the odds on Nakahara vs Shirakawa?

Yoshiki Nakahara is currently 2/9 (-450) to win the contest outright, while you can get 3/1 (+300) on Rikuto Shirakawa if you fancy the big upset.

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