Ougikubo vs Motoya

Who won Ougikubo vs Motoya?

Hiromasa Ougikubo beat Yuki Motoya by split decision in their 3 round contest during the main card of RIZIN 17, on Sunday 28th July 2019 at Saitama Super Arena in Tokyo.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Hiromasa Ougikubo.

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

Ougikubo vs Motoya stats

Hiromasa Ougikubo stepped into the octagon with a record of 18 wins, 4 losses and 2 draws, 1 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 6 by submission.

Yuki Motoya made his way to the cage with a record of 23 wins, 6 losses and 0 draws, 6 of those wins coming by knock out and 9 by submission.

Hiromasa Ougikubo's Rizin record stood at 7-5-0, while Yuki Motoya's came in at 10-6-0.

The stats suggested Motoya had an advantage in power over Ougikubo, with a 26% knock out percentage over Ougikubo's 6%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Motoya had a slight advantage over Ougikubo, with a 39% submission rate over Ougikubo's 33%.

Hiromasa Ougikubo was the older man by 3 years, at 37 years old.

Motoya had a height advantage of 4 inches over Ougikubo.

Ougikubo was arguably the less experienced fighter, having had 5 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2006, 3 years and 5 months earlier than Motoya, whose first professional fight was in 2010. He had fought 1 less professional rounds, 93 to Motoya's 94.

Ougikubo vs Motoya form

Hiromasa Ougikubo had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before 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.

Yuki Motoya had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he was victorious against Alan Yoshihiro Yamaniha at RIZIN 35 on 17th April 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Musashino Forest Sport Plaza, Chofu, Japan.

Previous to that, he had won against Yuto Hokamura 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.

Going into that contest, he had been defeated by Kenta Takizawa at RIZIN 30 on 19th September 2021 by knockout in the 1st round at Saitama Super Arena(さいたまスーパーアリーナ), Saitama.

Before that, he had beaten Ryo Okada at RIZIN 28 on 13th June 2021 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Tokyo Dome(東京ドーム), Bunkyo.

He had lost to Naoki Inoue at RIZIN 26 on 31st December 2020 by submission in the 1st round at Saitama Super Arena, Saitama.

Activity check

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

Going to this contest, Hiromasa Ougikubo had last fought 1 year, 3 months and 18 days ago, while Yuki Motoya's last outing had been 2 years and 1 day ago.

Ougikubo's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 6 months and 30 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 6 months and 7 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 15 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3 rounds on average.

Motoya's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 3 months and 18 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 7 months and 28 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 11 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.2 rounds on average.

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