Tokoro vs Kondo

Who won Tokoro vs Kondo?

Hideo Tokoro beat Hiroya Kondo by knockout in the 1st round during the main card of Super RIZIN 3, on Sunday 28th July 2024 at Saitama Super Arena in Saitama.

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).

Tokoro vs Kondo stats

Hideo Tokoro stepped into the octagon with a record of 35 wins, 33 losses and 1 draw, 5 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 21 by submission.

Hiroya Kondo made his way to the cage with a record of 9 wins, 12 losses and 1 draw, 3 of those wins coming by knock out and 3 by submission.

This was Hideo Tokoro's 8th fight in Rizin, having made his debut for the promotion in 2015. Hiroya Kondo marked his 3rd fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2023.

Hideo Tokoro's Rizin record stood at 3-5-0, while Hiroya Kondo's came in at 1-2-0.

The stats suggested Kondo had an advantage in power over Tokoro, with a 33% knock out percentage over Tokoro's 14%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Tokoro had a large advantage over Kondo, boasting a 60% submission rate over Kondo's 33%.

Hideo Tokoro was the older man by 21 years, at 47 years old.

Tokoro had a height advantage of 2 inches over Kondo.

Tokoro was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 47 more fights, and made his debut in 2000, 16 years and 9 months earlier than Kondo, whose first professional fight was in 2017. He had fought 77 more professional rounds, 116 to Kondo's 39.

Tokoro vs Kondo form

Hideo Tokoro had beaten 1 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had lost to Alan Yoshihiro Yamaniha at RIZIN LANDMARK 6 in NAGOYA on 1st October 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Dolphins Arena, Nagoya, Japan.

Previous to that, he had been beaten by John Dodson at RIZIN 40 on 31st December 2022 by knockout in the 1st round at Saitama Super Arena, Saitama.

Going into that contest, he had been defeated by Makoto Takahashi at RIZIN 37 on 31st July 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Saitama Super Arena, Saitama.

Before that, he had drawn with Tenshin Nasukawa at RIZIN 28 on 13th June 2021 by unanimous decision in the 1st round at Tokyo Dome(東京ドーム), Bunkyo.

He had won against Shinobu Ota at RIZIN 26 on 31st December 2020 by submission in the 2nd round at Saitama Super Arena, Saitama.

Activity check

Tokoro's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 8 months and 7 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 8 months and 26 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 10 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2 rounds on average.

Kondo's last 3 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 1 month and 8 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 4 months and 15 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 8 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.7 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Tokoro vs Kondo?

Hideo Tokoro was a 2/1 (+190) underdog going into the contest, while Hiroya Kondo made his way into the ring at 2/5 (-240) with oddsmakers.