Nii vs Iida

Who won Nii vs Iida?

Suguru Nii beat Tateo Iida by knockout during the main card of RIZIN 43, on Friday 23rd June 2023 at Makomanai Sekisui Heim Arena in Sapporo.

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

Nii vs Iida stats

Suguru Nii stepped into the octagon with a record of 11 wins, 8 losses and 0 draws, 2 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 7 by submission.

Tateo Iida made his way to the cage with a record of 13 wins, 6 losses and 2 draws, 2 of those wins coming by knock out and 6 by submission.

This was Suguru Nii's 4th fight in Rizin, having made his debut for the promotion in 2021.

Suguru Nii's Rizin record stood at 2-2-0, while Tateo Iida's came in at 0-1-0.

The stats suggested Nii had a slight advantage in power over Iida, with a 18% knock out percentage over Iida's 15%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Nii had an advantage over Iida, with a 64% submission rate over Iida's 46%.

Suguru Nii was the same age as Tateo Iida, at 33 years old.

Iida had a height advantage of 2 inches over Nii.

Nii's experience as a professional fighter was relatively equal to Iida's, having had 2 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2010, 4 months earlier than Iida, whose first professional fight was in 2010. He had fought 9 more professional rounds, 47 to Iida's 38.

Activity check

Nii's last 2 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 11 months and 9 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 5 months and 21 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 2 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Nii vs Iida?

Suguru Nii was a 4/7 (-180) favourite going into the contest, while Tateo Iida made his way into the ring at 5/4 (+130) with oddsmakers.