RIZIN

RIZIN LANDMARK 9 in KOBE

Completed Kobe World Hall, Kobe, Japan 14 bouts

Key takeaways

  • Roberto Satoshi De Souza beat Keita Nakamura by knockout in the main event.
  • Koji Takeda beat Kyohei Hagiwara by unanimous decision in the co-main event at featherweight.
  • Seven of the 14 results came early: six knockouts and one submission.

Main card

RS ✓

Roberto Satoshi De Souza vs Keita Nakamura

Lightweight
Knockout R1 1:33
KN
KT ✓

Koji Takeda vs Kyohei Hagiwara

Featherweight
Unanimous decision R3 5:00
KH
RK ✓

Rena Kubota vs Yu Ri Shim

Bantamweight
Unanimous decision R3 5:00
YS
RK ✓

Rena Kubota vs Yu Ri Shim

Atom
Unanimous decision R3 5:00
YS
YS ✓

Yuya Shibata vs Erson Yamamoto

Flyweight
Submission R1 1:33
EY
YH ✓

Yuto Hokamura vs Daiki Tsubota

Bantamweight
Unanimous decision R3 5:00
DT
SK ✓

Satoshi Kamiyama vs Cody Jerabek

Heavyweight
Knockout R1 3:01
CJ
YC ✓

Yuta Cubo vs Ryogo Takahashi

Featherweight
Split decision R3 5:00
RT
YJ ✓

Yuya Sakigake Jyuku vs Masaya Jaki

Lightweight
Knockout R2 2:30
MJ
YN ✓

Yusaku Nakamura vs Arman Ashimov

Flyweight
Unanimous decision R3 5:00
AA
BB ✓

Buakaw Banchamek vs Minoru Kimura

Knockout R2 1:08
MK

Preliminary card

NA

Noda Aoi vs Yuto Uemura

Strawweight
Knockout R2 1:49
YU ✓
SM ✓

Shun Matsuyama vs Shin Sakurai

Flyweight
Knockout R3 1:55
SS
DA ✓

Daichi Akahira vs Yuki Yoshioka

Flyweight
Unanimous decision R3 3:01
YY
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Results

Main and co-main events

Roberto Satoshi De Souza beat Keita Nakamura by knockout at 1:33 of round one in the main event of RIZIN LANDMARK 9 in KOBE at the Kobe World Hall in Kobe. In the co-main event, Koji Takeda beat Kyohei Hagiwara by unanimous decision after three rounds at featherweight.

How the card was decided

Across the 14 bouts that produced a result, six ended by knockout, one by submission and seven on the judges' scorecards — seven stoppages in 14 fights. One of the seven decisions divided the judges.

Finishes and fight times

The quickest finish belonged to Roberto Satoshi De Souza, who stopped Keita Nakamura at 1:33 of round one, and three of the seven finishes came inside the opening round. The longest was Shun Matsuyama's knockout of Shin Sakurai, 11 minutes and 55 seconds in. End to end, the 14 fights filled two hours and 22 minutes of cage time.

Main card against the prelims

The preliminary card out-finished the main card: two of its three results came early, against five of the eleven above it. Yuto Uemura (knockout, round two) and Shun Matsuyama (knockout, round three) all closed before the judges were needed.

Countries, weight classes and broadcast

Seven weight classes were used, flyweight most often with four bouts.