DREAM

DREAM 15

Completed Saitama Super Arena, Saitama, Japan 7 bouts

Key takeaways

  • Shinya Aoki beat Tatsuya Kawajiri by submission in the main event.
  • Gesias Cavalcante beat Katsunori Kikuno by split decision in the co-main event.
  • Four of the seven results came early: four submissions.

Main card

SA ✓

Shinya Aoki vs Tatsuya Kawajiri

Submission R1 1:53
TK
GC ✓

Gesias Cavalcante vs Katsunori Kikuno

Split decision R2 5:00
KK
JO

Jake O'Brien vs Gegard Mousasi

Submission R1 0:31
Gegard Mousasi ✓
TM ✓

Tatsuya Mizuno vs Melvin Manhoef

Submission R1 7:38
MM
MO ✓

Michihiro Omigawa vs Young Sam Jung

Submission R1 7:31
YJ
MI ✓

Mitsuhiro Ishida vs Daiki Hata

Unanimous decision R2 5:00
DH
KN ✓

Kazuhiro Nakamura vs Karl Amoussou

Unanimous decision R2 5:00
KA
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Results

Main and co-main events

Shinya Aoki beat Tatsuya Kawajiri by submission at 1:53 of round one in the main event of DREAM 15 at the Saitama Super Arena in Saitama. In the co-main event, Gesias Cavalcante beat Katsunori Kikuno by split decision after two rounds.

How the card was decided

Across the seven bouts that produced a result, four by submission and three on the judges' scorecards — four stoppages in seven fights. One of the three decisions divided the judges.

Finishes and fight times

The quickest finish belonged to Gegard Mousasi, who stopped Jake O'Brien after 31 seconds, and four of the four finishes came inside the opening round. The longest was Tatsuya Mizuno's submission of Melvin Manhoef, 7 minutes and 38 seconds in. End to end, the seven fights filled 48 minutes of cage time.