Ougikubo vs Archuleta

Who won Ougikubo vs Archuleta?

Juan Archuleta beat Hiromasa Ougikubo by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the co-main event of Super RIZIN 2, on Sunday 30th July 2023 at Saitama Super Arena in Saitama.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Juan Archuleta.

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

This contest was for the vacant Rizin Ougikubo Vs Archuleta championship.

Ougikubo vs Archuleta stats

Hiromasa Ougikubo stepped into the octagon with a record of 25 wins, 7 losses and 2 draws, 1 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 6 by submission.

Juan Archuleta made his way to the cage with a record of 28 wins, 4 losses and 0 draws, 11 of those wins coming by knock out and 1 by submission.

Juan Archuleta marked his 4th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2022.

Hiromasa Ougikubo's Rizin record stood at 7-5-0, while Juan Archuleta's came in at 3-1-0.

The stats suggested Archuleta had a massive power advantage over Ougikubo, boasting a 39% knock out percentage over Ougikubo's 4%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Ougikubo had an advantage over Archuleta, with a 24% submission rate over Archuleta's 4%.

Hiromasa Ougikubo was the older man by 1 year, at 37 years old.

Archuleta had a height advantage of 4 inches over Ougikubo.

Ougikubo was arguably the more experienced fighter, having had 2 more fights, and made his debut in 2006, 6 years and 10 months earlier than Archuleta, whose first professional fight was in 2013. He had fought 8 less professional rounds, 93 to Archuleta's 101.

Ougikubo vs Archuleta form

Hiromasa Ougikubo had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had lost to Kyoji Horiguchi at Bellator MMA vs. RIZIN on 31st December 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Saitama Super Arena, Saitama, Japan.

Previous to that, he had been beaten by Soo Chul Kim at RIZIN 38 on 25th September 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Saitama Super Arena, Saitama.

Going into that contest, he had won against Naoki Inoue at RIZIN 33 on 31st December 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.

Before that, he had beaten Kai Asakura at RIZIN 33 on 30th December 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.

He had defeated Takafumi Otsuka 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.

Archuleta had won all 5 of his most recent fights, stopping 2opponents and going the distance 3 times.

In his last fight before this contest, he was victorious against Eduardo Dantas at Bellator 222 on 14th June 2019 by knockout in the 2nd round at Madison Square Garden, New York City, United States.

Previous to that, he had won against Ricky Bandejas at Bellator 214 on 26th January 2019 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at The Forum, Los Angeles.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Jeremy Spoon at Bellator 210 on 30th November 2018 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at WinStar World Casino and Resort, Thackerville.

Before that, he had defeated Robbie Peralta at Bellator 201 on 29th June 2018 by knockout in the 3rd round at Pechanga Resort Casino, Temecula.

He was victorious against William Joplin at Bellator 195 on 2nd March 2018 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at WinStar World Casino, Thackerville.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Hiromasa Ougikubo had been fighting more than Juan Archuleta.

Going to this contest, Hiromasa Ougikubo had last fought 1 year, 6 months and 24 days ago, while Juan Archuleta's last outing had been 5 years, 1 month and 11 days ago.

Ougikubo's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 10 months and 6 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 6 months and 27 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 15 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3 rounds on average.

Archuleta's last 5 fights had come over a period of 6 years, 4 months and 23 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 3 months and 12 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 14 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.8 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Ougikubo vs Archuleta?

Hiromasa Ougikubo was a 4/1 (+400) underdog going into the contest, while Juan Archuleta made his way into the ring at 1/6 (-590) with oddsmakers.