Wade vs Kudo

Who won Wade vs Kudo?

Chris Wade beat Ryoji Kudo by submission in the 1st round during the prelims of PFL 4, on Thursday 8th June 2023 at Overtime Elite Arena in Atlanta.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Featherweight division, which meant the weight limit was 145 pounds (10.4 stone or 65.8 KG).

Wade vs Kudo stats

Chris Wade stepped into the octagon with a record of 22 wins, 9 losses and 0 draws, 2 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 5 by submission.

Ryoji Kudo made his way to the cage with a record of 11 wins, 5 losses and 1 draw, 7 of those wins coming by knock out.

Chris Wade's PFL record stood at 11-7-0, while Ryoji Kudo's came in at 1-4-0.

The stats suggested Kudo had a massive power advantage over Wade, boasting a 64% knock out percentage over Wade's 9%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Wade had a large advantage over Kudo, boasting a 23% submission rate over Kudo's 0%.

Chris Wade was the older man by 5 years, at 36 years old.

Wade had a height advantage of 3 inches over Kudo.

Wade was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 14 more fights, and made his debut in 2011, 5 years and 10 months earlier than Kudo, whose first professional fight was in 2017. He had fought 45 more professional rounds, 83 to Kudo's 38.

Wade vs Kudo form

Wade had beaten 2 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going to the judges once.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had lost to Bubba Jenkins at PFL 1 on 1st April 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at The Theater - Virgin Hotels, Las Vegas, United States.

Previous to that, he had been beaten by Brendan Loughnane at PFL 2022 #9 on 20th August 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Copper Box Arena, London, United Kingdom.

Going into that contest, he had won against Kyle Bochniak at PFL 2022 #5 on 24th June 2022 by knockout in the 1st round at Overtime Elite Arena, Atlanta, United States.

Before that, he had beaten Lance Palmer at PFL 2022 #2 on 28th April 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Esports Stadium Arlington, Arlington.

He had been defeated by Movlid Khaybulaev at PFL 2021 #10 on 27th October 2021 by unanimous decision in their 5 round contest at Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino, Las Vegas.

Kudo had beaten 2 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going the distance once.

In his last fight before this contest, he had lost to Movlid Khaybulaev at PFL 1 on 1st April 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at The Theater - Virgin Hotels, Las Vegas, United States.

Previous to that, he had been beaten by Bubba Jenkins at PFL 2022 #9 on 20th August 2022 by submission in the 1st round at Copper Box Arena, London, United Kingdom.

Going into that contest, he had defeated Alejandro Flores at PFL 2022 #5 on 24th June 2022 by knockout in the 1st round at Overtime Elite Arena, Atlanta, United States.

Before that, he had been defeated by Brendan Loughnane at PFL 2022 #2 on 28th April 2022 by knockout in the 3rd round at Esports Stadium Arlington, Arlington.

He was victorious against Min Hyuk Lee at ONE Warrior Series 10 on 19th February 2020 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest in Singapore.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Chris Wade had been fighting more than Ryoji Kudo.

Going to this contest, Chris Wade had last fought 1 year and 23 days ago, while Ryoji Kudo's last outing had been 1 year and 23 days ago.

Wade's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 5 months and 28 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 6 months and 1 day. In those fights, he fought a total of 15 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3 rounds on average.

Kudo's last 5 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 2 months and 5 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 10 months and 1 day. In those fights, he fought a total of 11 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.2 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Wade vs Kudo?

Chris Wade was a 2/5 (-250) favourite going into the contest, while Ryoji Kudo made his way into the ring at 7/4 (+180) with oddsmakers.