Main and co-main events
Luiz Gustavo beat Yoshinori Horie by unanimous decision after three rounds in the main event of RIZIN LANDMARK 8 in Saga at the Saga Arena in Saga. In the co-main event, Masakazu Imanari beat Kazumasa Majima by submission at 1:41 of round two at featherweight.
How the card was decided
Across the 14 bouts that produced a result, five ended by knockout, four by submission and five on the judges' scorecards — nine stoppages in 14 fights. Two of the five decisions divided the judges.
Finishes and fight times
The quickest finish belonged to Daichi Abe, who stopped Kota Shirakawa at 1:37 of round one, and five of the nine finishes came inside the opening round. The longest was Yusuke Yachi's submission of Rikuto Shirakawa, 10 minutes and 0 seconds in. End to end, the 14 fights filled one hour and 52 minutes of cage time.
Main card against the prelims
The main card finished at the higher rate: seven of eight, against two of the six below it. Daiki Yahiro (submission, round one) and Reito Bravely (knockout, round one) all closed before the judges were needed.
Countries, weight classes and broadcast
Five weight classes were used, catchweight most often with seven bouts.
