Nakajima vs Okada

Who won Nakajima vs Okada?

Taichi Nakajima beat Ryo Okada by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the main card of RIZIN 44, on Sunday 24th September 2023 at Saitama Super Arena in Saitama.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Taichi Nakajima.

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

Nakajima vs Okada stats

Taichi Nakajima stepped into the octagon with a record of 14 wins, 12 losses and 0 draws, 3 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 3 by submission.

Ryo Okada made his way to the cage with a record of 17 wins, 4 losses and 3 draws, 6 of those wins coming by knock out and 2 by submission.

This was Taichi Nakajima's 3rd fight in Rizin, having made his debut for the promotion in 2022.

Taichi Nakajima's Rizin record stood at 1-2-0, while Ryo Okada's came in at 0-2-0.

The stats suggested Okada had an advantage in power over Nakajima, with a 35% knock out percentage over Nakajima's 21%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Nakajima had a slight advantage over Okada, with a 21% submission rate over Okada's 12%.

Taichi Nakajima was the same age as Ryo Okada, at 35 years old.

Nakajima had a height advantage of 1 inch over Okada.

Nakajima was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 2 more fights, and made his debut in , 14 years and 6 months earlier than Okada, whose first professional fight was in 2009. He had fought 22 more professional rounds, 77 to Okada's 55.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Ryo Okada had been fighting more than Taichi Nakajima.

Going to this contest, Taichi Nakajima had last fought 2 years and 20 days ago, while Ryo Okada's last outing had been 2 years, 10 months and 24 days ago.

What were the odds on Nakajima vs Okada?

Taichi Nakajima was a 8/11 (-140) favourite going into the contest, while Ryo Okada made his way into the ring at 11/10 (+110) with oddsmakers.