Watanabe vs Azumi

Who won Watanabe vs Azumi?

Toshiki Watanabe beat Kento Azumi by submission in the 1st round during the prelims of RIZIN 43, on Friday 23rd June 2023 at Makomanai Sekisui Heim Arena in Sapporo.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 2 rounds in the Watanabe vs Azumi division, which meant the weight limit was pounds (0 stone or 0 KG).

Watanabe vs Azumi stats

Toshiki Watanabe stepped into the octagon with a record of 19 wins, 8 losses and 2 draws, 1 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 15 by submission.

Kento Azumi made his way to the cage with a record of 2 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, 1 of those win coming by knock out.

Toshiki Watanabe's Rizin record stood at 1-0-0, while Kento Azumi's came in at 0-1-0.

The stats suggested Azumi had a massive power advantage over Watanabe, boasting a 50% knock out percentage over Watanabe's 5%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Watanabe had a massive advantage over Azumi, boasting a 79% submission rate over Azumi's 0%.

Toshiki Watanabe was the younger man by 23 years, at years old.

Azumi had a height advantage of 2 inches over Watanabe.

Watanabe was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 26 more fights, and made his debut in 2013, 8 years and 9 months earlier than Azumi, whose first professional fight was in 2022. He had fought 42 more professional rounds, 49 to Azumi's 7.

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