Uoi vs Yang

Who won Uoi vs Yang?

Ji Yong Yang beat Mamoru Uoi by knockout in the 2nd round during the main card of RIZIN LANDMARK Vol.4, on Sunday 6th November 2022 at Dolphins Arena in Nagoya.

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

Uoi vs Yang stats

Mamoru Uoi stepped into the octagon with a record of 24 wins, 12 losses and 4 draws, 12 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 1 by submission.

Ji Yong Yang made his way to the cage with an unblemished record of 5 wins, 0 losses, and 0 draws, 1 of those win coming by knock out and 2 by submission.

Ji Yong Yang marked his 3rd fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2022.

Mamoru Uoi's Rizin record stood at 2-3-0, while Ji Yong Yang's came in at 2-1-0.

The stats suggested Uoi had a large advantage in power over Yang, boasting a 50% knock out percentage over Yang's 20%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Yang had a massive advantage over Uoi, boasting a 40% submission rate over Uoi's 4%.

Mamoru Uoi was the older man by 39 years, at 39 years old.

Uoi was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 35 more fights, and made his debut in 2008, 11 years and 6 months earlier than Yang, whose first professional fight was in 2020. He had fought 64 more professional rounds, 86 to Yang's 22.

Uoi vs Yang form

Mamoru Uoi had stopped 2 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had lost to Kazuma Kuramoto at RIZIN LANDMARK Vol.3 on 5th May 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Undisclosed.

Previous to that, he had been beaten by Kuya Ito at RIZIN LANDMARK Vol.2 on 6th March 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest in the United States.

Going into that contest, he had won against Hiroki Yamashita at RIZIN Trigger 1st on 28th November 2021 by knockout in the 1st round at Kobe World Memorial Hall, Kobe, Japan.

Before that, he had been defeated by Yuki Motoya at RIZIN 23 on 10th August 2020 by submission in the 3rd round at Pia Arena MM, Yokohama.

He had beaten Kana Hyatt at RIZIN 16 on 2nd June 2019 by knockout in the 3rd round at World Memorial Hall, Kobe.

Activity check

Uoi's last 5 fights had come over a period of 5 years, 4 months and 1 day, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year and 25 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 13 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.6 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Uoi vs Yang?

Mamoru Uoi was a 2/1 (+200) underdog going into the contest, while Ji Yong Yang made his way into the ring at 4/11 (-280) with oddsmakers.