RIZIN

RIZIN 51

Completed IG Arena, Nagoya, Japan 18 bouts

Key takeaways

  • Roberto de Souza beat Yoshinori Horie by submission in the main event.
  • Razhabali Shaydullaev beat Viktor Kolesnik by knockout in the co-main event at featherweight.
  • Four of the 18 results came early: one knockout and three submissions.

Main card

RS ✓

Roberto de Souza vs Yoshinori Horie

Lightweight
Submission R1 1:42
YH
RS ✓

Razhabali Shaydullaev vs Viktor Kolesnik

Featherweight
Knockout R1 0:33
VK
SS

Shoko Sato vs Danny Sabatello

Bantamweight
Split decision R3 5:00
DS ✓
GU ✓

Genji Umeno vs Ryusei Ashizawa

Bantamweight
Unanimous decision R3 5:00
RA
TY

Tetsuya Yamato vs Takahiro Okuyama

Featherweight
Submission R1 4:10
TO ✓
RT ✓

Ryo Takagi vs Kisa Miyake

Featherweight
Unanimous decision R3 5:00
KM
DT ✓

Daichi Tomizawa vs Jo Hiramoto

Flyweight
Split decision R3 5:00
JH
MS

Marek Samociuk vs Alexander Soldatkin

Heavyweight
Unanimous decision R3 5:00
AS ✓
HO ✓

Hiromasa Ougikubo vs Alibek Gadzhammatov

Flyweight
Unanimous decision R3 5:00
AG
YM ✓

Yuki Motoya vs Makoto Shinryu

Flyweight
Unanimous decision R3 5:00
MS
HS ✓

Hiroaki Suzuki vs Yuele Huang

Featherweight
Split decision R3 5:00
YH
KK

Kosuke Kindaichi vs Thiatou Bambilor

Catchweight
Unanimous decision R3 5:00
TB ✓
YY ✓

Yusuke Yachi vs Kai Bilal Haga

Lightweight
Submission R2 2:09
KH
YI

Yuki Ito vs Erson Yamamoto

Flyweight
Unanimous decision R3 5:00
EY ✓

Preliminary card

RS ✓

Ryuhei Sakai vs Jin Wakita

Featherweight
Unanimous decision R2 5:00
JW
SO

Shogo Ota vs Kosuke Sugimura

Lightweight
Unanimous decision R2 5:00
KS ✓
MY

Mahiro Yamaki vs Kuushi Ishizaka

Bantamweight
Unanimous decision R2 5:00
KI ✓
SS

Shuto Sato vs Daisuke Kobayashi

Flyweight
Unanimous decision R2 5:00
DK ✓
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Results

Main and co-main events

Roberto de Souza beat Yoshinori Horie by submission at 1:42 of round one in the main event of RIZIN 51 at the IG Arena in Nagoya. In the co-main event, Razhabali Shaydullaev beat Viktor Kolesnik by knockout after 33 seconds at featherweight.

How the card was decided

Across the 18 bouts that produced a result, one ended by knockout, three by submission and 14 on the judges' scorecards — four stoppages in 18 fights. Three of the 14 decisions divided the judges.

Finishes and fight times

The quickest finish belonged to Razhabali Shaydullaev, who stopped Viktor Kolesnik after 33 seconds, and three of the four finishes came inside the opening round. The longest was Yusuke Yachi's submission of Kai Bilal Haga, 7 minutes and 9 seconds in. End to end, the 18 fights filled three hours and 24 minutes of cage time.

Main card against the prelims

The main card finished at the higher rate: four of 14, against no of the four below it.

Countries, weight classes and broadcast

Six weight classes were used, featherweight most often with five bouts.