RIZIN 45

Completed
Combat Sports Event
Dec 31, 2023
RIZIN 45
  • Date: Sunday 12.31.2023 at 12:00 AM ET
  • Promotion: RIZIN Fighting Federation
  • Venue: Saitama Super Arena
  • MMA Bouts: 16
  • Kickboxing Bouts: 1

Fight Card
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  • RFF Flyweight Championship Submission, Rear Naked Choke 3:44 Round 2 of 3, 8:44 Total
    Kyoji Horiguchi
    Up to 32-5
    Main Event
    126
    3 x 5
    #17 add_circle
    Down to 16-2-1
    Makoto Shinryu
    Professional MMA
    -240
    (Moderate Favorite)
    Betting Odds
    +190
    (Slight Underdog)
    33
    +2 mos, 2 wks, 5 days
    Age at Fight 23
    +5 mos, 3 wks, 5 days
    5'5"
    (165cm)
    Height
    5'4"
    (163cm)
    65.0"
    (165cm)
    Reach
    N/A
    -
  • RFF Bantamweight Championship KO/TKO, Knee to the Body 3:20 Round 2 of 3, 8:20 Total
    Kai Asakura
    Up to 21-4
    Co-Main
    134
    3 x 5
    #16 add_circle
    Down to 29-5
    Juan Archuleta
    Professional MMA
    Nickname "Spaniard"
    -120
    (Near Even)
    Betting Odds
    -110
    (Near Even)
    Challenger

    Bantamweight
    Title Champion

    Bantamweight
    30
    +2 mos
    Age at Fight 36
    +3 mos, 2 wks, 4 days
    5'8"
    (172cm)
    Height
    5'7"
    (170cm)
    N/A
    -
    Reach
    69.0"
    (175cm)
  • Submission, D'arce Choke 1:22 Round 3 of 3, 11:22 Total
    Kleber Koike Erbst
    Up to 32-7-1
    Main Card
    146
    3 x 5
    #15 add_circle
    Down to 21-8-2
    Yutaka Saito
    Professional MMA
    -450
    (Heavy Favorite)
    Betting Odds
    +350
    (Moderate Underdog)
    34
    +2 mos, 2 wks, 1 day
    Age at Fight 36
    +2 mos, 3 wks, 2 days
    5'10"
    (178cm)
    Height
    5'8"
    (173cm)
    70.5"
    (179cm)
    Reach
    N/A
    -
  • Decision, Unanimous 3 Rounds, 15:00 Total
    Ren Hiramoto
    Up to 3-3
    Main Card
    146
    3 x 5
    #14 add_circle
    Down to 0-1
    Ren Sugiyama
    Professional MMA
    Nickname "YA-MAN"
    -175
    (Slight Favorite)
    Betting Odds
    +145
    (Slight Underdog)
    25
    +6 mos, 4 days
    Age at Fight 27
    +7 mos
    5'8"
    (173cm)
    Height
    5'8"
    (173cm)
    70.5"
    (179cm)
    Reach
    N/A
    -
  • Submission, Rear Naked Choke 0:37 Round 2 of 3, 5:37 Total
    Seika Izawa
    Up to 12-0
    Main Card
    108
    3 x 5
    #13 add_circle
    Down to 6-8
    Miyuu Yamamoto
    Professional MMA
    Nickname "Fighting Queen Bee"
    -2000
    (Huge Favorite)
    Betting Odds
    +1000
    (Huge Underdog)
    26
    +1 month, 4 wks, 2 days
    Age at Fight 49
    +4 mos, 3 wks, 6 days
    5'2"
    (157cm)
    Height
    5'1"
    (156cm)
    64.0"
    (163cm)
    Reach
    N/A
    -
  • KO/TKO, Ground and Pound 0:55 Round 2 of 3, 5:55 Total
    Mikio Ueda
    Up to 3-1
    Main Card
    265
    3 x 5
    #12 add_circle
    Down to 8-3
    Tsuyoshi Sudario
    Professional MMA
    Nickname "Takanofuji Sanzo"
    +250
    (Moderate Underdog)
    Betting Odds
    -325
    (Moderate Favorite)
    28
    +7 mos, 4 wks, 2 days
    Age at Fight 26
    +7 mos, 2 wks, 4 days
    6'2"
    (187cm)
    Height
    6'3"
    (190cm)
    N/A
    -
    Reach
    76.0"
    (193cm)
  • Decision, Unanimous 3 Rounds, 15:00 Total
    Hiromasa Ougikubo
    Up to 26-8-2
    Main Card
    126
    3 x 5
    #11 add_circle
    Down to 24-14
    John Dodson
    Professional MMA
    Nickname "The Magician"
    +235
    (Moderate Underdog)
    Betting Odds
    -295
    (Moderate Favorite)
    36
    +8 mos, 4 wks, 2 days
    Age at Fight 39
    +3 mos, 5 days
    5'3"
    (161cm)
    Height
    5'3"
    (161cm)
    64.2"
    (163cm)
    Reach
    66.0"
    (168cm)
  • Decision, Unanimous 3 Rounds, 15:00 Total
    Vince Morales
    Up to 14-7
    Main Card
    134
    3 x 5
    #10 add_circle
    Down to 34-12
    Yuki Motoya
    Professional MMA
    "Vandetta" Nickname
    +100
    (Near Even)
    Betting Odds
    -130
    (Slight Favorite)
    33
    +1 month, 2 wks, 5 days
    Age at Fight 34
    +3 mos, 2 wks, 3 days
    5'7"
    (170cm)
    Height
    5'7"
    (170cm)
    70.0"
    (178cm)
    Reach
    68.3"
    (174cm)
  • KO/TKO, Ground and Pound 2:21 Round 1 of 3
    Shinobu Ota
    Up to 5-3
    Main Card
    134
    3 x 5
    #9 add_circle
    Down to 0-1
    Ryusei Ashizawa
    Professional MMA
    -1500
    (Huge Favorite)
    Betting Odds
    +850
    (Huge Underdog)
    30
    +3 days
    Age at Fight 28
    +7 mos, 4 wks, 2 days
    5'5"
    (165cm)
    Height
    5'9"
    (175cm)
  • KO/TKO, Soccer Kick 0:59 Round 2 of 2, 5:59 Total
    Koji Tanaka
    Up to 1-0
    Main Card
    143
    2 x 5
    #8 add_circle
    Down to 2-1
    Kota Miura
    Professional MMA
    "Kouzi" Nickname
    +165
    (Slight Underdog)
    Betting Odds
    -205
    (Moderate Favorite)
    34
    +7 mos, 3 wks, 4 days
    Age at Fight 21
    +7 mos, 3 days
    5'8"
    (173cm)
    Height
    5'9"
    (175cm)
  • Submission, Rear Naked Choke 1:32 Round 1 of 3
    Igor Tanabe
    Up to 5-0
    Main Card
    170
    3 x 5
    #7 add_circle
    Down to 9-6
    Shinsho Anzai
    Professional MMA
    "Fatninja" Nickname "Animal"
    -1100
    (Huge Favorite)
    Betting Odds
    +725
    (Huge Underdog)
    23
    +7 mos, 3 wks, 1 day
    Age at Fight 38
    +4 wks, 2 days
    6'0"
    (184cm)
    Height
    5'7"
    (170cm)
    N/A
    -
    Reach
    70.5"
    (179cm)
  • KO/TKO, High Kick and Punches 2:53 Round 2 of 3, 7:53 Total
    Hiroya Kondo
    Up to 9-12-1
    Main Card
    126
    3 x 5
    #6 add_circle
    Down to 16-11-2
    Jo Arai
    Professional MMA
    +255
    (Moderate Underdog)
    Betting Odds
    -315
    (Moderate Favorite)
    25
    +7 mos, 3 wks, 3 days
    Age at Fight 25
    +10 mos, 3 wks
    5'5"
    (164cm)
    Height
    5'3"
    (160cm)
  • Submission, Rear Naked Choke 4:28 Round 1 of 2
    Yuta Kubo
    Up to 3-1
    Main Card
    154
    2 x 5
    #5 add_circle
    Down to 0-1
    Rukiya Anpo
    Professional MMA
    "The Smiling Sniper" Nickname
    -110
    (Near Even)
    Betting Odds
    -120
    (Near Even)
    36
    +2 mos, 1 week, 5 days
    Age at Fight 28
    +2 mos, 2 days
    5'9"
    (175cm)
    Height
    5'11"
    (180cm)
  • KO/TKO, Right Hook 1:03 Round 2 of 3, 6:03 Total
    Suguru Nii
    Up to 17-11
    Prelim
    146
    3 x 5
    #4 add_circle
    Down to 13-8
    Satoshi Yamasu
    Professional MMA
    "Konbaouji" Nickname "Dominator"
    +110
    (Near Even)
    Betting Odds
    -140
    (Slight Favorite)
    32
    +11 mos, 2 wks, 4 days
    Age at Fight 33
    +11 mos, 1 week, 1 day
    5'8"
    (173cm)
    Height
    5'9"
    (176cm)
    N/A
    -
    Reach
    70.9"
    (180cm)
  • Decision 3 Rounds, 9:00 Total
    Prelim
    132
    3 x 3
    #3 add_circle
    Professional Kickboxing
    "Rude Bwoy" Nickname
    -300
    (Moderate Favorite)
    Betting Odds
    +240
    (Moderate Underdog)
    25
    +7 mos, 3 wks, 3 days
    Age at Fight 26
    +2 mos, 4 wks
    5'9"
    (175cm)
    Height
    5'6"
    (168cm)
  • KO/TKO, Ground and Pound 2:16 Round 2 of 3, 7:16 Total
    Up to 1-0
    Prelim
    119
    3 x 5
    #2 add_circle
    Down to 0-1
    Professional MMA
    -970
    (Huge Favorite)
    Betting Odds
    +670
    (Huge Underdog)
    17
    +7 mos, 2 wks, 1 day
    Age at Fight 17
    +3 mos, 3 wks, 4 days
    5'5"
    (164cm)
    Height
    5'9"
    (174cm)
  • Decision, Unanimous 3 Rounds, 15:00 Total
    Up to 1-0
    Prelim
    134
    3 x 5
    #1 add_circle
    Down to 3-2
    Yushi Sakura
    Professional MMA
    +180
    (Slight Underdog)
    Betting Odds
    -220
    (Moderate Favorite)
    20
    +5 mos, 1 week, 2 days
    Age at Fight 35
    +8 mos, 3 wks, 1 day
    5'7"
    (170cm)
    Height
    5'5"
    (166cm)
    N/A
    -
    Reach
    66.9"
    (170cm)

Cancelled & Fizzled Bouts

No known scratched bouts or rumors that fell through.

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Event Production

  • U.S. Broadcast: FITE
  • Promotion: RIZIN Fighting Federation
  • Tapology Accounts: RIZINFF
  • Ownership: Nobuyuki Sakakibara
  • Venue: Saitama Super Arena
  • Location: Saitama, Japan
  • Enclosure: Ring
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Tapology Predictions

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723 total users made predictions on this event, breaking down as follows below.

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KO/TKO
Submission
Decision
Horiguchi
83%
Shinryu
17%
Asakura
21%
Archuleta
79%
Koike Erbst
96%
Saito
4%
Sugiyama
70%
Hiramoto
30%
Yamamoto
2%
Izawa
98%
Ueda
7%
Sudario
93%
Ougikubo
10%
Dodson
90%
Motoya
70%
Morales
30%
Ashizawa
6%
Ota
94%
Miura
82%
Tanaka
18%
Anzai
3%
Tanabe
97%
Arai
97%
Kondo
3%
Kubo
46%
Anpo
54%
Nii
77%
Yamasu
23%
Tatsuki Shinotsuka vs. Daichi Tomizawa: Predictions Not Available on Kickboxing Bouts
Shin
9%
Nasukawa
91%
Hiramoto
3%
Sakura
97%

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