Ushiku vs Saito

Who won Ushiku vs Saito?

Juntaro Ushiku beat Yutaka Saito by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the co-main event of RIZIN 35, on Sunday 17th April 2022 at Musashino Forest Sport Plaza in Chofu.

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 Saito division, which meant the weight limit was pounds (0 stone or 0 KG).

Ushiku vs Saito stats

Juntaro Ushiku stepped into the octagon with a record of 17 wins, 6 losses and 0 draws, 5 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.

Yutaka Saito made his way to the cage with a record of 20 wins, 6 losses and 2 draws, 5 of those wins coming by knock out and 2 by submission.

This was Juntaro Ushiku's 6th fight in Rizin, having made his debut for the promotion in 2021. Yutaka Saito marked his 8th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2020.

Juntaro Ushiku's Rizin record stood at 3-3-0, while Yutaka Saito's came in at 4-4-0.

The stats suggested Ushiku had a slight advantage in power over Saito, with a 29% knock out percentage over Saito's 25%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Saito had a slight advantage over Ushiku, with a 10% submission rate over Ushiku's 0%.

Juntaro Ushiku was the younger man by 7 years, at 29 years old.

Saito had a height advantage of 1 inch over Ushiku.

Ushiku was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 5 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2013, 2 years and 1 month later than Saito, whose first professional fight was in 2011. He had fought 3 less professional rounds, 77 to Saito's 80.

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