Watanabe vs Tamaru

Who won Watanabe vs Tamaru?

Shooto Watanabe beat Takumi Tamaru by submission in the 2nd round during the main card of RIZIN 27, on Sunday 21st March 2021 at Nippongaishi Hall(日本ガイシホール) in Nagoya.

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

Watanabe vs Tamaru stats

Shooto Watanabe stepped into the octagon with a record of 21 wins, 5 loses and 5 draws, 2 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 12 by submission.

Takumi Tamaru made his way to the cage with a record of 12 wins, 2 loses and 1 draw, with 3 of those wins by knock out and 6 by submission.

The stats suggested Tamaru had an advantage in power over Watanabe, with a 25% knock out percentage over Watanabe's 10%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Watanabe had a slight advantage over Tamaru, with a 57% submission rate over Tamaru's 50%.

Shooto Watanabe was the older man by 7 years, at 35 years old.

Watanabe had a height advantage of 3 inches over Tamaru.

Watanabe was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 16 more fights, and made his debut in 2012, 3 years and 2 months earlier than Tamaru, whose first professional fight was in 2015. He had fought 26 more professional rounds, 55 to Tamaru's 29.

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