Ota vs Sato

Who won Ota vs Sato?

Shoko Sato beat Shinobu Ota by split decision in their 3 round contest during the co-main event of RIZIN LANDMARK 6 in NAGOYA, on Sunday 1st October 2023 at Dolphins Arena in Nagoya.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Shoko Sato.

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

Ota vs Sato stats

Shinobu Ota stepped into the octagon with a record of 4 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws, 3 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.

Shoko Sato made his way to the cage with a record of 34 wins, 15 losses and 2 draws, 20 of those wins coming by knock out and 3 by submission.

This was Shinobu Ota's 9th fight in Rizin, having made his debut for the promotion in 2020.

Shinobu Ota's Rizin record stood at 6-3-0, while Shoko Sato's came in at 1-1-0.

The stats suggested Ota had an advantage in power over Sato, with a 75% knock out percentage over Sato's 59%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Sato had a slight advantage over Ota, with a 9% submission rate over Ota's 0%.

Shinobu Ota was the younger man by 6 years, at 30 years old.

Sato had a height advantage of 4 inches over Ota.

Ota was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 45 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2020, 13 years and 10 months later than Sato, whose first professional fight was in 2007. He had fought 94 less professional rounds, 19 to Sato's 113.

Ota vs Sato form

Ota had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 3 of them, going to the judges once.

In his last fight before this contest, he had won against Kenta Takizawa at Super RIZIN 2 on 30th July 2023 by knockout in the 1st round at Saitama Super Arena, Saitama, Japan.

Previous to that, he had beaten Kazuma Kuramoto at RIZIN LANDMARK 5 in YOYOGI on 30th April 2023 by knockout in the 1st round at Yoyogi National Stadium, Shibuya.

Going into that contest, he had lost to Yuki Motoya 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 Kazuma Sone at RIZIN 33 on 31st December 2021 by knockout at Saitama Super Arena(さいたまスーパーアリーナ), Saitama.

He was victorious against Yuta Kubo at RIZIN 30 on 19th September 2021 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Saitama Super Arena(さいたまスーパーアリーナ), Saitama.

Sato had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going the distance twice.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had won against Jae Woong Kim at ONE on Prime Video 6 on 13th January 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Impact Arena, Bangkok, Thailand.

Previous to that, he had been beaten by Stephen Loman at ONE Championship – One X on 26th March 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Singapore Indoor Stadium, Singapore, Singapore.

Going into that contest, he had been defeated by Fabricio de Andrade at ONE Championship – Unbreakable 3 on 5th February 2021 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Singapore Indoor Stadium.

Before that, he had beaten Won Il Kwon at ONE Championship – Fire & Fury on 31st January 2020 by submission in the 1st round at Mall Of Asia Arena, Manila, Philippines.

He had defeated Mark Abelardo at ONE Championship – Warriors of Light on 10th May 2019 by knockout in the 2nd round at Impact Arena, Bangkok, Thailand.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Shinobu Ota had been fighting more than Shoko Sato.

Going to this contest, Shinobu Ota had last fought 9 months and 8 days ago, while Shoko Sato's last outing had been 1 year, 3 months and 25 days ago.

Ota's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 7 months and 19 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 6 months and 11 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 11 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.2 rounds on average.

Sato's last 5 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 11 months and 28 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year. In those fights, he fought a total of 12 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.4 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Ota vs Sato?

Shinobu Ota was a 3/5 (-170) favourite going into the contest, while Shoko Sato made his way into the ring at 13/10 (+130) with oddsmakers.