Ashizawa vs Tanaka

Who won Ashizawa vs Tanaka?

Ryusei Ashizawa beat Koji Tanaka by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the main card of Super RIZIN 3, on Sunday 28th July 2024 at Saitama Super Arena in Saitama.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Ryusei Ashizawa.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Bantamweight division, which meant the weight limit was 135 pounds (9.6 stone or 61.2 KG).

Ashizawa vs Tanaka stats

Ryusei Ashizawa stepped into the octagon with an undefeated record of 0 wins, zero losses and 0 draws.

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

This was Ryusei Ashizawa's 1st fight in Rizin, having made his debut for the promotion in 2023. Koji Tanaka marked his 1st fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2023.

Ryusei Ashizawa's Rizin record stood at 0-1-0, while Koji Tanaka's came in at 1-0-0.

The stats suggested that Ashizawa and Tanaka have similar power, both with a 0% knock out percentage.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested that Ashizawa and Tanaka would have been pretty equal, both with a 0% submission rate.

Ryusei Ashizawa was the younger man by 6 years, at 29 years old.

Ashizawa had a height advantage of 1 inch over Tanaka.

Ashizawa was arguably the less experienced fighter, having had the same amount of fights. He had fought 1 less professional rounds, 1 to Tanaka's 2.

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Tanaka's last 4 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 9 months and 13 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 11 months and 11 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 11 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.8 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Ashizawa vs Tanaka?

Ryusei Ashizawa was a 8/5 (+160) underdog going into the contest, while Koji Tanaka made his way into the ring at 1/2 (-200) with oddsmakers.