RIZIN 45

When Was RIZIN 45?

RIZIN 45 took place on Sunday, December 31st, 2023, at Saitama Super Arena, Saitama in Japan.

Who won the main event at RIZIN 45?

Kyoji Horiguchi beat Makoto Takahashi by submission in the 2nd round during the main event of RIZIN 45.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Flyweight division, which meant the weight limit was 125 pounds (8.9 stone or 56.7 KG).

This contest was for the Rizin Flyweight championship.

What were the results at RIZIN 45?

At RIZIN 45 in the co-main event, Juan Archuleta was defeated by Kai Asakura with a KO in their Bantamweight contest.

On the main card, Kleber Koike Erbst beat Yutaka Saito with a submission, Ren Hiramoto defeated YA-MAN by decision, Seika Izawa was victorious over Miyuu Yamamoto with a submission, and Tsuyoshi Sudario lost to Mikio Ueda with a KO in a Heavyweight fight.

Additionally, Hiromasa Ougikubo defeated John Dodson on points, Yuki Motoya was defeated by Vince Morales by decision, Shinobu Ota beat Ryusei Ashizawa by knockout, and Kota Miura was overcome by Koji Tanaka with a KO.

Rounding off the main portion of the card, Igor Tanabe was victorious over Shinsho Anzai with a submission in a Welterweight bout, Jo Arai lost to Hiroya Kondo with a KO, and Yuta Kubo defeated Rukiya Anpo with a submission.

On the prelim card, Satoshi Yamasu lost to Suguru Nii by knockout, Ryujin Nasukawa defeated Jung Min Shin with a KO, and Yushi was defeated by Jo Hiramoto on points.

RIZIN 45 Results.

These are the fight results from the main card of RIZIN 45:

Main Event

• Kyoji Horiguchi def. Makoto Takahashi, Sub, Round 2 (Flyweight - 3 Rounds)

Co Main Event

• Kai Asakura def. Juan Archuleta, KO, Round 2 (Bantamweight - 3 Rounds)

Main Card

• Kleber Koike Erbst def. Yutaka Saito, Sub, Round 3 (RIZIN 45 - 3 Rounds)
• Ren Hiramoto def. YA-MAN, Unanimous Decision (RIZIN 45 - 3 Rounds)
• Seika Izawa def. Miyuu Yamamoto, Sub, Round 2 (RIZIN 45 - 3 Rounds)
• Mikio Ueda def. Tsuyoshi Sudario, KO, Round 2 (Heavyweight - 3 Rounds)
• Hiromasa Ougikubo def. John Dodson, Unanimous Decision (RIZIN 45 - 3 Rounds)
• Vince Morales def. Yuki Motoya, Unanimous Decision (RIZIN 45 - 3 Rounds)
• Shinobu Ota def. Ryusei Ashizawa, KO, Round 1 (RIZIN 45 - 3 Rounds)
• Koji Tanaka def. Kota Miura, KO, Round 2 (RIZIN 45 - 3 Rounds)
• Igor Tanabe def. Shinsho Anzai, Sub, Round 1 (Welterweight - 3 Rounds)
• Hiroya Kondo def. Jo Arai, KO, Round 2 (RIZIN 45 - 3 Rounds)
• Yuta Kubo def. Rukiya Anpo, Sub, Round 1 (RIZIN 45 - 3 Rounds)

Prelims

• Suguru Nii def. Satoshi Yamasu, KO, Round 2 (RIZIN 45 - 3 Rounds)
• Ryujin Nasukawa def. Jung Min Shin, KO, Round 2 (RIZIN 45 - 3 Rounds)
• Jo Hiramoto def. Yushi, Unanimous Decision (RIZIN 45 - 3 Rounds)

Who broadcasted RIZIN 45?

In the US, the FITE.TV PPV US show was expected to begin at 1:00 AM EST / 10:00 PM PST. In the UK, the Fite.TV PPV broadcast of the card was expected to start at 6:00 AM (GMT).