Nii vs Yamamoto

Who won Nii vs Yamamoto?

Sora Yamamoto beat Suguru Nii by knockout in the 1st round during the main card of RIZIN Trigger 2nd, on Wednesday 23rd February 2022 at Ecopa Arena in Shizuoka.

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

Nii vs Yamamoto 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.

Sora Yamamoto made his way to the cage with a record of 8 wins, 4 losses and 0 draws, 2 of those wins coming by knock out and 5 by submission.

This was Suguru Nii's 4th fight in Rizin, having made his debut for the promotion in 2021. Sora Yamamoto marked his 7th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2021.

Suguru Nii's Rizin record stood at 2-2-0, while Sora Yamamoto's came in at 3-4-0.

The stats suggested Yamamoto had a slight advantage in power over Nii, with a 25% knock out percentage over Nii's 18%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Nii had a slight advantage over Yamamoto, with a 64% submission rate over Yamamoto's 63%.

Suguru Nii was the older man by 33 years, at 33 years old.

Nii had a height advantage of 3 inches over Yamamoto.

Nii was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 7 more fights, and made his debut in 2010, 6 years and 5 months earlier than Yamamoto, whose first professional fight was in 2016. He had fought 8 more professional rounds, 47 to Yamamoto's 39.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Sora Yamamoto had been fighting more than Suguru Nii.

Going to this contest, Suguru Nii had last fought 2 years, 11 months and 11 days ago, while Sora Yamamoto's last outing had been 2 years, 10 months and 7 days ago.

What were the odds on Nii vs Yamamoto?

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