Sudario vs Csukas

Who won Sudario vs Csukas?

Tsuyoshi Sudario beat Janos Csukas by knockout in the 2nd round during the main card of RIZIN 39, on Sunday 23rd October 2022 at Marine Messe Fukuoka Hall A in Fukuoka.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Heavyweight division, which meant the weight limit was 265 pounds (18.9 stone or 120.2 KG).

Sudario vs Csukas stats

Tsuyoshi Sudario stepped into the octagon with a record of 5 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, 5 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.

Janos Csukas made his way to the cage with an unblemished record of 7 wins, 0 losses, and 0 draws, 6 of those wins coming by knock out and 1 by submission.

Tsuyoshi Sudario's Rizin record stood at 8-2-0, while Janos Csukas' came in at 0-2-0.

The stats suggested Sudario had an advantage in power over Csukas, with a 100% knock out percentage over Csukas' 86%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Csukas had an advantage over Sudario, with a 14% submission rate over Sudario's 0%.

Tsuyoshi Sudario was the older man by 27 years, at 27 years old.

Sudario was arguably the less experienced fighter, having had 1 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2020, 1 year and 7 months later than Csukas, whose first professional fight was in 2019. He had fought 7 more professional rounds, 17 to Csukas' 10.

Sudario vs Csukas form

Tsuyoshi Sudario had stopped 4 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had won against Hideki Sekine at RIZIN 37 on 31st July 2022 by knockout in the 1st round at Saitama Super Arena, Saitama, Japan.

Previous to that, he had beaten Saint at RIZIN 31 on 24th October 2021 by knockout in the 1st round at Pia Arena MM (ぴあありーなMM), Yokohama.

Going into that contest, he had lost to Shoma Shibisai at RIZIN 28 on 13th June 2021 by submission in the 3rd round at Tokyo Dome(東京ドーム), Bunkyo.

Before that, he had defeated Kazushi Miyamoto at RIZIN 27 on 21st March 2021 by knockout in the 1st round at Nippongaishi Hall(日本ガイシホール), Nagoya.

He was victorious against Ikuhisa Minowa at RIZIN 26 on 31st December 2020 by knockout in the 1st round at Saitama Super Arena, Saitama.

Activity check

Sudario's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 8 months and 18 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 8 months and 28 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 7 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1.4 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Sudario vs Csukas?

Tsuyoshi Sudario was a 4/9 (-230) favourite going into the contest, while Janos Csukas made his way into the ring at 13/8 (+160) with oddsmakers.