Sudario vs Ueda

Who won Sudario vs Ueda?

Mikio Ueda beat Tsuyoshi Sudario by knockout in the 2nd round during the main card of RIZIN 45, on Sunday 31st December 2023 at Saitama Super Arena in Saitama.

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 Ueda stats

Tsuyoshi Sudario stepped into the octagon with a record of 8 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws, 7 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.

Mikio Ueda made his way to the cage with an unblemished record of 0 wins, 0 losses, and 0 draws.

Tsuyoshi Sudario's Rizin record stood at 8-2-0, while Mikio Ueda's came in at 1-2-0.

The stats suggested Sudario had a massive power advantage over Ueda, boasting a 88% knock out percentage over Ueda's 0%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested that Sudario and Ueda would have been pretty equal, both with a 0% submission rate.

Tsuyoshi Sudario was the younger man by 3 years, at 26 years old.

Sudario had a height advantage of 1 inch over Ueda.

Sudario was arguably the more experienced fighter, having had 10 more fights, and made his debut in 2020, 3 years and 7 months later than Ueda, whose first professional fight was in . He had fought 17 more professional rounds, 17 to Ueda's 0.

Sudario vs Ueda form

Sudario had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 3 of them, going to the judges once.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had won against Dong Hwan Lim at RIZIN LANDMARK 6 in NAGOYA on 1st October 2023 by knockout in the 3rd round at Dolphins Arena, Nagoya, Japan.

Previous to that, he had beaten Roque Martinez at RIZIN LANDMARK 5 in YOYOGI on 30th April 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Yoyogi National Stadium, Shibuya.

Going into that contest, he had lost to Junior Tafa at RIZIN 40 on 31st December 2022 by knockout in the 1st round at Saitama Super Arena, Saitama.

Before that, he had defeated Janos Csukas at RIZIN 39 on 23rd October 2022 by knockout in the 2nd round at Marine Messe Fukuoka Hall A, Fukuoka.

He was victorious against Hideki Sekine at RIZIN 37 on 31st July 2022 by knockout in the 1st round at Saitama Super Arena, Saitama.

Activity check

Sudario's last 5 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 9 months and 4 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 4 months and 8 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 10 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2 rounds on average.

Ueda's last 2 fights had come over a period of 2 years and 18 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year and 9 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 2 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Sudario vs Ueda?

Tsuyoshi Sudario was a 4/9 (-230) favourite going into the contest, while Mikio Ueda made his way into the ring at 7/4 (+180) with oddsmakers.