Yachi vs Nunes

Who won Yachi vs Nunes?

Yusuke Yachi beat Diego Nunes by split decision in their 3 round contest during the main card of RIZIN 10, on Sunday 6th May 2018 at Marine Messe Fukuoka in Fukuoka.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Yusuke Yachi.

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

Yachi vs Nunes stats

Yusuke Yachi stepped into the octagon with a record of 19 wins, 6 losses and 0 draws, 5 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 2 by submission.

Diego Nunes made his way to the cage with a record of 22 wins, 7 losses and 0 draws, 7 of those wins coming by knock out and 8 by submission.

This was Yusuke Yachi's 17th fight in Rizin, having made his debut for the promotion in 2016.

Yusuke Yachi's Rizin record stood at 10-7-0, while Diego Nunes' came in at 0-1-0.

The stats suggested Nunes had a slight advantage in power over Yachi, with a 32% knock out percentage over Yachi's 26%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Nunes had a large advantage over Yachi, boasting a 36% submission rate over Yachi's 11%.

Yusuke Yachi was the younger man by 7 years, at 34 years old.

Yachi had a height advantage of 3 inches over Nunes.

Yachi was arguably the less experienced fighter, having had 4 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2009, 4 years and 10 months later than Nunes, whose first professional fight was in 2004. He had fought 32 more professional rounds, 92 to Nunes' 60.

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