Ashida vs Suzuki

Who won Ashida vs Suzuki?

Hiroaki Suzuki beat Takahiro Ashida by knockout in the 1st round during the main card of RIZIN LANDMARK 8 in Saga, on Saturday 24th February 2024 at Saga Arena in Saga.

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).

Ashida vs Suzuki stats

Takahiro Ashida stepped into the octagon with a record of 24 wins, 13 losses and 2 draws, 7 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 4 by submission.

Hiroaki Suzuki made his way to the cage with an unblemished record of 0 wins, 0 losses, and 0 draws.

Hiroaki Suzuki marked his 7th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2021.

Takahiro Ashida's Rizin record stood at 2-4-0, while Hiroaki Suzuki's came in at 4-3-0.

The stats suggested Ashida had a large advantage in power over Suzuki, boasting a 29% knock out percentage over Suzuki's 0%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Ashida had an advantage over Suzuki, with a 17% submission rate over Suzuki's 0%.

Takahiro Ashida was the younger man by 4 years, at 35 years old.

Ashida had a height advantage of 2 inches over Suzuki.

Ashida was arguably the more experienced fighter, having had 39 more fights, and made his debut in 2010, 13 years and 10 months later than Suzuki, whose first professional fight was in . He had fought 67 more professional rounds, 80 to Suzuki's 13.

Ashida vs Suzuki form

Takahiro Ashida had beaten 2 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had lost to Kazumasa Majima at RIZIN 42 on 6th May 2023 by submission in the 1st round at Tokyo Ariake Arena, Tokyo, Japan.

Previous to that, he had won against Hirotaka Nakada at RIZIN 39 on 23rd October 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Marine Messe Fukuoka Hall A, Fukuoka.

Going into that contest, he had been beaten by Kyle Aguon at RIZIN 35 on 17th April 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Musashino Forest Sport Plaza, Chofu.

Before that, he had been defeated by Masanori Kanehara at RIZIN 31 on 24th October 2021 by knockout in the 2nd round at Pia Arena MM (ぴあありーなMM), Yokohama.

He had beaten Kyohei Hagiwara at RIZIN 24 on 27th September 2020 by submission in the 1st round at Saitama Super Arena, Saitama.

Hiroaki Suzuki had stopped 2 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had defeated Taisei Nishitani at RIZIN 43 on 24th June 2023 by knockout in the 1st round at Makomanai Sekisui Heim Arena, Sapporo, Japan.

Previous to that, he had lost to Jin Aoi at RIZIN LANDMARK Vol.4 on 6th November 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Dolphins Arena, Nagoya.

Going into that contest, he had been beaten by Ren Hiramoto at RIZIN 36 on 2nd July 2022 by split decision in their 3 round contest at Okinawa Arena, Okinawa.

Before that, he was victorious against Shoji Maruyama at RIZIN LANDMARK Vol.2 on 6th March 2022 by knockout in the 1st round in the United States.

He had been defeated by Kyohei Hagiwara at RIZIN 33 on 31st December 2021 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Saitama Super Arena(さいたまスーパーアリーナ), Saitama, Japan.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Hiroaki Suzuki had been fighting more than Takahiro Ashida.

Going to this contest, Takahiro Ashida had last fought 1 year, 4 months and 2 days ago, while Hiroaki Suzuki's last outing had been 1 year, 2 months and 15 days ago.

Ashida's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 11 months and 12 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 9 months and 15 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 10 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2 rounds on average.

Suzuki's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 8 months and 8 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 6 months and 15 days. 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 Ashida vs Suzuki?

Takahiro Ashida was a 2/5 (-250) favourite going into the contest, while Hiroaki Suzuki made his way into the ring at 15/8 (+190) with oddsmakers.