Tokeshi vs Inoue

Who won Tokeshi vs Inoue?

Yusaku Inoue beat Kohei Tokeshi by knockout in the 1st round during the main card of RIZIN LANDMARK 6 in NAGOYA, on Sunday 1st October 2023 at Dolphins Arena in Nagoya.

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

Tokeshi vs Inoue stats

Kohei Tokeshi stepped into the octagon with a record of 6 wins, 9 losses and 0 draws, 3 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 2 by submission.

Yusaku Inoue made his way to the cage with a record of 11 wins, 4 losses and 0 draws, 6 of those wins coming by knock out and 1 by submission.

Yusaku Inoue marked his 2nd fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2023.

Kohei Tokeshi's Rizin record stood at 1-2-0, while Yusaku Inoue's came in at 1-1-0.

The stats suggested Inoue had a slight advantage in power over Tokeshi, with a 55% knock out percentage over Tokeshi's 50%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Tokeshi had a large advantage over Inoue, boasting a 33% submission rate over Inoue's 9%.

Kohei Tokeshi was the same age as Yusaku Inoue, at 35 years old.

Inoue had a height advantage of 3 inches over Tokeshi.

Tokeshi was the less experienced professional fighter, having had the same amount of fights, and made his debut in 2012, 3 years later than Inoue, whose first professional fight was in 2009. He had fought 1 less professional rounds, 29 to Inoue's 30.

Activity check

Tokeshi's last 3 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 5 months and 25 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 9 months and 29 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 4 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1.3 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Tokeshi vs Inoue?

Kohei Tokeshi was a 11/5 (+220) underdog going into the contest, while Yusaku Inoue made his way into the ring at 3/10 (-330) with oddsmakers.