Motoya vs Ota

When is Motoya vs Ota?

Yuki Motoya is set to face Shinobu Ota during the main card of RIZIN 48, on Sunday 29th September 2024 at Saitama Super Arena in Saitama.

The fight is scheduled for 3 rounds in the Bantamweight division, which means the weight limit will be 135 pounds (9.6 stone or 61.2 KG).

Motoya vs Ota stats

Yuki Motoya steps into the octagon with a record of 34 wins, 10 losses and 0 draws, 8 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 12 by submission.

Shinobu Ota will make his way to the cage with a record of 7 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws, 4 of those wins coming by knock out and 1 by submission.

Shinobu Ota will mark his 9th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2020.

Yuki Motoya's Rizin record currently stands at 10-6-0, while Shinobu Ota's comes in at 6-3-0.

The stats suggest Ota has a massive power advantage over Motoya, boasting a 57% knock out percentage over Motoya's 24%.

If the fight goes to the ground, their records suggest Motoya will have a large advantage over Ota, boasting a 35% submission rate over Ota's 14%.

Yuki Motoya is the older man by 4 years, at 34 years old.

Motoya has a height advantage of 2 inches over Ota.

Motoya is the more experienced professional fighter, having had 34 more fights, and made his debut in 2010, 10 years and 9 months earlier than Ota, whose first professional fight was in 2020. He has fought 74 more professional rounds, 94 to Ota's 20.

Motoya vs Ota form

Motoya has beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going to the judges twice.

In his last fight, he lost to Vince Morales at RIZIN 45 on 31st December 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Saitama Super Arena, Saitama, Japan.

Previous to that, he had been beaten by Kai Asakura at RIZIN 42 on 6th May 2023 by knockout in the 3rd round at Tokyo Ariake Arena, Tokyo.

Going into that contest, he had won against Rogerio Bontorin at RIZIN 40 on 31st December 2022 by knockout in the 2nd round at Saitama Super Arena, Saitama.

Before that, he had beaten Kazuma Kuramoto at RIZIN LANDMARK Vol.4 on 6th November 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Dolphins Arena, Nagoya.

He had defeated Shinobu Ota at RIZIN 37 on 31st July 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Saitama Super Arena, Saitama.

Ota has beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 2 of them, going the distance twice.

In his last fight, he won against Roger Blanque at Bellator Champions Series: Dublin on 22nd June 2024 by submission in the 1st round at 3Arena Dublin, Dublin, United Kingdom.

Previous to that, he had won against Juntaro Ushiku at RIZIN 46 on 6th May 2024 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Tokyo Ariake Arena, Tokyo, Japan.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Ryusei Ashizawa at RIZIN 45 on 31st December 2023 by knockout in the 1st round at Saitama Super Arena, Saitama.

Before that, he had been defeated by Shoko Sato at RIZIN LANDMARK 6 in NAGOYA on 1st October 2023 by split decision in their 3 round contest at Dolphins Arena, Nagoya.

He had defeated Kenta Takizawa at Super RIZIN 2 on 30th July 2023 by knockout in the 1st round at Saitama Super Arena, Saitama.

Activity check

In terms of recent activity, Shinobu Ota has been fighting more than Yuki Motoya.

Yuki Motoya last fought 8 months and 12 days ago, while Shinobu Ota's last outing was 2 months and 21 days ago.

Motoya's last 5 fights have come over a period of 2 years, 1 month and 12 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 5 months and 3 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 14 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 2.8 rounds on average.

Ota's last 5 fights have come over a period of 1 year, 1 month and 13 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 2 months and 23 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 9 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 1.8 rounds on average.

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