Shirakawa vs Aoi

Who won Shirakawa vs Aoi?

Rikuto Shirakawa beat Jin Aoi by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest, during the main card of RIZIN 29, on Sunday 27th June 2021 at Maruzen Intec Arena Osaka in Osaka.

The scorecards were announced as in favor of winner Rikuto Shirakawa.

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

Shirakawa vs Aoi stats

Rikuto Shirakawa stepped into the ring with a record of 8 wins, 7 loses and 1 draw, 3 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.

Jin Aoi made his way to the ring with a record of 8 wins, 3 loses and 1 draw, with 3 of those wins by knock out and 2 by submission.

The stats suggested that Shirakawa and Aoi have similar power, both with a 38% knock out percentage.

Rikuto Shirakawa was the older man by 5 years, at 30 years old.

Shirakawa had a height advantage of 2 inches over Aoi.

Shirakawa was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 4 more fights, and made his debut in 2015, 3 months later than Aoi, whose first professional fight was in 2015. He had fought 11 more professional rounds, 33 to Aoi's 22.

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Shirakawa's last 2 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 9 months and 5 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 10 months and 17 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 6 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3 rounds on average.