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 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.

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

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 6 less professional rounds, 93 to Archuleta's 99.

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.

Juan Archuleta had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he was victorious against Naoki Inoue at RIZIN 42 on 6th May 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Tokyo Ariake Arena, Tokyo, Japan.

Previous to that, he had won against Soo Chul Kim at Bellator MMA vs. RIZIN on 31st December 2022 by split decision in their 3 round contest at Saitama Super Arena, Saitama.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Enrique Barzola at Bellator 286 on 1st October 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Long Beach Convention & Entertainment Center, Long Beach, United States.

Before that, he had been defeated by Raufeon Stots at Bellator 279 on 23rd April 2022 by knockout in the 3rd round at Neal S. Blaisdell Center, Honolulu.

He had lost to Sergio Pettis at Bellator 258 on 7th May 2021 by unanimous decision in their Bellator Bantamweight championship fight at Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville.

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, 4 months and 6 days ago, while Juan Archuleta's last outing had been 1 year and 1 day ago.

Ougikubo's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 7 months and 18 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 6 months and 11 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 3 years, meaning he had been fighting on average every 7 months and 7 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 17 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3.4 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.