Ushiku vs Hagiwara

Who won Ushiku vs Hagiwara?

Juntaro Ushiku beat Kyohei Hagiwara by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the co-main event of RIZIN 44, on Sunday 24th September 2023 at Saitama Super Arena in Saitama.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Juntaro Ushiku.

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

Ushiku vs Hagiwara stats

Juntaro Ushiku stepped into the octagon with a record of 20 wins, 8 losses and 0 draws, 6 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.

Kyohei Hagiwara made his way to the cage with a record of 7 wins, 7 losses and 0 draws, 5 of those wins coming by knock out.

This was Juntaro Ushiku's 6th fight in Rizin, having made his debut for the promotion in 2021.

Juntaro Ushiku's Rizin record stood at 3-3-0, while Kyohei Hagiwara's came in at 6-7-0.

The stats suggested Hagiwara had a massive power advantage over Ushiku, boasting a 71% knock out percentage over Ushiku's 30%.

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

Juntaro Ushiku was the older man by 1 year, at 29 years old.

Hagiwara had a height advantage of 3 inches over Ushiku.

Ushiku was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 14 more fights, and made his debut in 2013, 3 years and 2 months earlier than Hagiwara, whose first professional fight was in 2017. He had fought 44 more professional rounds, 77 to Hagiwara's 33.

Activity check

Ushiku's last 4 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 6 months and 13 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 7 months and 19 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 10 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.5 rounds on average.

Hagiwara's last 3 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 8 months and 28 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year and 3 months. In those fights, he fought a total of 5 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1.7 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Ushiku vs Hagiwara?

Juntaro Ushiku was a 8/13 (-160) favourite going into the contest, while Kyohei Hagiwara made his way into the ring at 13/10 (+130) with oddsmakers.