Ushiku vs Erbst

Who won Ushiku vs Erbst?

Kleber Koike Erbst beat Juntaro Ushiku by submission in the 2nd round during the main event 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 Ushiku vs Erbst division, which meant the weight limit was pounds (0 stone or 0 KG).

Ushiku vs Erbst stats

Juntaro Ushiku stepped into the octagon with a record of 20 wins, 6 losses and 0 draws, 6 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.

Kleber Koike Erbst made his way to the cage with a record of 30 wins, 5 losses and 1 draw, 2 of those wins coming by knock out and 26 by submission.

This was Juntaro Ushiku's 6th fight in Rizin, having made his debut for the promotion in 2021. Kleber Koike Erbst marked his 10th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2020.

Juntaro Ushiku's Rizin record stood at 3-3-0, while Kleber Koike Erbst's came in at 7-2-0.

The stats suggested Ushiku had a large advantage in power over Erbst, boasting a 30% knock out percentage over Erbst's 7%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Erbst had a massive advantage over Ushiku, boasting a 87% submission rate over Ushiku's 0%.

Juntaro Ushiku was the younger man by 5 years, at 29 years old.

Erbst had a height advantage of 3 inches over Ushiku.

Ushiku was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 10 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2013, 5 years and 3 months later than Erbst, whose first professional fight was in 2008. He had fought 1 less professional rounds, 77 to Erbst's 78.

Ushiku vs Erbst form

Kleber Koike Erbst had beaten 5 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had won against Juntaro Ushiku at RIZIN 39 on 23rd October 2022 by submission in the 2nd round in their championship fight at Marine Messe Fukuoka Hall A, Fukuoka, Japan.

Previous to that, he had beaten Kyohei Hagiwara at RIZIN LANDMARK Vol.3 on 5th May 2022 by submission in the 1st round at Undisclosed.

Going into that contest, he had defeated Ulka Sasaki at RIZIN Trigger 2nd on 23rd February 2022 by submission in the 2nd round at Ecopa Arena, Shizuoka, Japan.

Before that, he was victorious against Mikuru Asakura at RIZIN 28 on 13th June 2021 by submission in the 2nd round at Tokyo Dome(東京ドーム), Bunkyo.

He had won against Kazumasa Majima at RIZIN 27 on 21st March 2021 by submission in the 2nd round at Nippongaishi Hall(日本ガイシホール), Nagoya.

Activity check

Ushiku's last 2 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 11 months and 16 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 5 months and 25 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 5 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.5 rounds on average.

Erbst's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 6 months and 19 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 8 months and 16 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 9 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1.8 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Ushiku vs Erbst?

Juntaro Ushiku was a 11/4 (+280) underdog going into the contest, while Kleber Koike Erbst made his way into the ring at 1/4 (-400) with oddsmakers.