Ueda vs Kowalczyk

Who won Ueda vs Kowalczyk?

Przemyslaw Kowalczyk beat Mikio Ueda by submission in the 1st round during the main card of RIZIN 47, on Sunday 9th June 2024 at Yoyogi National Stadium in Shibuya.

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).

Ueda vs Kowalczyk stats

Mikio Ueda stepped into the octagon with a record of 0 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws.

Przemyslaw Kowalczyk made his way to the cage with an unblemished record of 3 wins, 0 losses, and 0 draws, 3 of those wins coming by knock out.

This was Mikio Ueda's 3rd fight in Rizin, having made his debut for the promotion in 2022. Przemyslaw Kowalczyk will be making their debut in Rizin.

Mikio Ueda's Rizin record stood at 2-1-0.

The stats suggested Kowalczyk had a massive power advantage over Ueda, boasting a 100% knock out percentage over Ueda's 0%.

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

Mikio Ueda was the older man by 29 years, at 29 years old.

Kowalczyk had a height advantage of 2 inches over Ueda.

Ueda was arguably the more experienced fighter, having had 2 fewer fights, and made his debut in , 1 year and 3 months earlier than Kowalczyk, whose first professional fight was in 2023. He had fought 2 more professional rounds, 5 to Kowalczyk's 3.

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Ueda's last 3 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 5 months and 21 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 9 months and 28 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 Ueda vs Kowalczyk?

Mikio Ueda was a 1/2 (-200) favourite going into the contest, while Przemyslaw Kowalczyk made his way into the ring at 6/4 (+150) with oddsmakers.