Who won Sekine vs Ueda?
Hideki Sekine beat Mikio Ueda by knockout in the 1st round during the main card of RIZIN 43, on Friday 23rd June 2023 at Makomanai Sekisui Heim Arena in Sapporo.
The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Heavyweight division, which meant the weight limit was 265 pounds (18.9 stone or 120.2 KG).
Sekine vs Ueda stats
Hideki Sekine stepped into the octagon with a record of 12 wins, 5 losses and 0 draws, 8 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 3 by submission.
Mikio Ueda made his way to the cage with a record of 0 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws.
Mikio Ueda marked his 3rd fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2022.
Hideki Sekine's Rizin record stood at 2-3-0, while Mikio Ueda's came in at 2-1-0.
The stats suggested Sekine had a massive power advantage over Ueda, boasting a 67% knock out percentage over Ueda's 0%.
If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Sekine had a large advantage over Ueda, boasting a 25% submission rate over Ueda's 0%.
Hideki Sekine was the older man by 22 years, at 51 years old.
Ueda had a height advantage of 4 inches over Sekine.
Sekine was arguably the more experienced fighter, having had 16 more fights, and made his debut in 2009, 14 years and 11 months later than Ueda, whose first professional fight was in . He had fought 22 more professional rounds, 27 to Ueda's 5.
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Sekine's last 4 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 6 months and 17 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 1 month and 19 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 6 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1.5 rounds on average.
What were the odds on Sekine vs Ueda?
Hideki Sekine was a 11/10 (+110) underdog going into the contest, while Mikio Ueda made his way into the ring at 4/6 (-150) with oddsmakers.
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