RIZIN 26

Completed
Combat Sports Event
Dec 31, 2020
RIZIN 26
  • Date: Thursday 12.31.2020 at 12:00 AM ET
  • Promotion: RIZIN Fighting Federation
  • Venue: Saitama Super Arena
  • MMA Bouts: 12
  • Kickboxing Bouts: 2

Fight Card
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  • RFF Bantamweight Championship KO/TKO 2:48 Round 1 of 3
    Kyoji Horiguchi
    Up to 29-3
    Main Event
    135
    3 x 5
    #16 add_circle
    Down to 16-3
    Kai Asakura
    Professional MMA
    Challenger

    Bantamweight
    Title Champion

    Bantamweight
    30
    +2 mos, 2 wks, 5 days
    Age at Fight 27
    +2 mos
    134.0 lbs
    (60.8 kgs)
    Weigh-In Result
    133.9 lbs
    (60.7 kgs)
    5'5"
    (165cm)
    Height
    5'8"
    (172cm)
    65.0"
    (165cm)
    Reach
    N/A
    -
  • Decision, Unanimous 3 Rounds, 9:00 Total
    Main Card
    126
    3 x 3
    #15 add_circle
    Professional Kickboxing
    22
    +4 mos, 1 week, 6 days
    Age at Fight 26
    +10 mos, 1 week, 2 days
    125.4 lbs
    (56.9 kgs)
    Weigh-In Result
    124.6 lbs
    (56.5 kgs)
    5'5"
    (165cm)
    Height
    5'5"
    (164cm)
    69.5"
    (177cm)
    Reach
    N/A
    -
  • KO/TKO 4:20 Round 1 of 3
    Mikuru Asakura
    Up to 14-2
    Main Card
    150
    3 x 5
    #14 add_circle
    Down to 11-6
    Satoshi Yamasu
    Professional MMA
    Nickname "Dominator"
    28
    +5 mos, 2 wks, 2 days
    Age at Fight 30
    +11 mos, 1 week, 1 day
    149.9 lbs
    (68.0 kgs)
    Weigh-In Result
    149.6 lbs
    (67.9 kgs)
    5'10"
    (177cm)
    Height
    5'9"
    (176cm)
    70.1"
    (178cm)
    Reach
    70.9"
    (180cm)
  • Decision, Majority 3 Rounds, 9:00 Total
    Takanori Gomi
    Main Card
    3 x 3
    #13 add_circle
    Koji Tanaka
    Professional Custom Rules
    "The Fireball Kid" Nickname "Kouzi"
    42
    +3 mos, 1 week, 2 days
    Age at Fight 31
    +7 mos, 3 wks, 4 days
    172.0 lbs
    (78.0 kgs)
    Weigh-In Result
    143.3 lbs
    (65.0 kgs)
    5'8"
    (173cm)
    Height
    5'8"
    (173cm)
    70.0"
    (178cm)
    Reach
    N/A
    -
  • RFF Vacant Atomweight Championship Submission, Leg Scissors Choke 1:42 Round 1 of 3
    Ayaka Hamasaki
    Up to 21-3
    Main Card
    108
    3 x 5
    #12 add_circle
    Down to 6-5
    Miyuu Yamamoto
    Professional MMA
    Nickname "Fighting Queen Bee"
    Vacant

    Atomweight
    Title Vacant

    Atomweight
    38
    +9 mos
    Age at Fight 46
    +4 mos, 3 wks, 6 days
    107.9 lbs
    (48.9 kgs)
    Weigh-In Result
    107.0 lbs
    (48.6 kgs)
    5'1"
    (155cm)
    Height
    5'1"
    (156cm)
    63.0"
    (160cm)
    Reach
    N/A
    -
  • Submission, Rear Naked Choke 3:00 Round 1 of 3
    Naoki Inoue
    Up to 13-2
    Main Card
    134
    3 x 5
    #11 add_circle
    Down to 26-9
    Yuki Motoya
    Professional MMA
    23
    +6 mos, 2 wks, 3 days
    Age at Fight 31
    +3 mos, 2 wks, 3 days
    133.0 lbs
    (60.4 kgs)
    Weigh-In Result
    134.4 lbs
    (61.0 kgs)
    5'8"
    (173cm)
    Height
    5'7"
    (170cm)
    71.0"
    (180cm)
    Reach
    68.3"
    (174cm)
  • Submission, D'arce Choke 4:22 Round 1 of 3
    Kleber Koike Erbst
    Up to 26-5-1
    Main Card
    148
    3 x 5
    #10 add_circle
    Down to 13-10
    Kyle Aguon
    Professional MMA
    31
    +2 mos, 2 wks, 1 day
    Age at Fight 31
    +8 mos, 2 wks, 3 days
    147.2 lbs
    (66.7 kgs)
    Weigh-In Result
    146.6 lbs
    (66.5 kgs)
    5'10"
    (178cm)
    Height
    5'9"
    (175cm)
    70.5"
    (179cm)
    Reach
    N/A
    -
  • KO/TKO, Ground and Pound 1:29 Round 2 of 3, 6:29 Total
    Kyohei Hagiwara
    Up to 4-3
    Main Card
    150
    3 x 5
    #9 add_circle
    Down to 0-1
    Ren Hiramoto
    Professional MMA
    "Kenka Bancho" Nickname
    25
    +3 days
    Age at Fight 22
    +6 mos, 4 days
    149.9 lbs
    (68.0 kgs)
    Weigh-In Result
    149.5 lbs
    (67.8 kgs)
    5'10"
    (178cm)
    Height
    5'8"
    (173cm)
    71.1"
    (181cm)
    Reach
    70.5"
    (179cm)
  • Submission, Armbar 2:45 Round 2 of 3, 7:45 Total
    Hideo Tokoro
    Up to 35-30-2
    Main Card
    134
    3 x 5
    #8 add_circle
    Down to 0-1
    Shinobu Ota
    Professional MMA
    "Little Volk" Nickname
    43
    +4 mos, 1 week, 2 days
    Age at Fight 27
    +3 days
    133.8 lbs
    (60.7 kgs)
    Weigh-In Result
    134.3 lbs
    (60.9 kgs)
    5'7"
    (170cm)
    Height
    5'5"
    (165cm)
  • KO/TKO, 3 Knockdowns 2:20 Round 1 of 3
    Main Card
    110
    3 x 3
    #7 add_circle
    Professional Kickboxing
    19
    +11 mos, 3 wks, 2 days
    Age at Fight 19
    +5 mos, 6 days
    110.0 lbs
    (49.9 kgs)
    Weigh-In Result
    110.1 lbs
    (50.0 kgs)
    5'4"
    (163cm)
    Height
    5'5"
    (165cm)
  • Decision, Unanimous 3 Rounds, 15:00 Total
    Ulka Sasaki
    Up to 23-8-2
    Main Card
    134
    3 x 5
    #6 add_circle
    Down to 11-7
    Kenta Takizawa
    Professional MMA
    31
    +2 mos, 3 wks, 3 days
    Age at Fight 26
    +1 mos, 2 wks, 1 day
    133.9 lbs
    (60.7 kgs)
    Weigh-In Result
    134.4 lbs
    (61.0 kgs)
    5'10"
    (178cm)
    Height
    5'9"
    (176cm)
    71.0"
    (180cm)
    Reach
    N/A
    -
  • Decision, Unanimous 3 Rounds, 15:00 Total
    Kanna Asakura
    Up to 18-4
    Main Card
    108
    3 x 5
    #5 add_circle
    Down to 5-1
    Ai Shimizu
    Professional MMA
    Nickname "Princess Bee"
    23
    +2 mos, 2 wks, 5 days
    Age at Fight 31
    +2 mos, 1 week
    107.9 lbs
    (48.9 kgs)
    Weigh-In Result
    107.5 lbs
    (48.7 kgs)
    5'2"
    (158cm)
    Height
    5'1"
    (156cm)
    63.4"
    (161cm)
    Reach
    63.4"
    (161cm)
  • Submission, Armbar Round 2 of 2
    Atsushi Saito
    Main Card
    2 x 3
    #4 add_circle
    Hiroya Kawabe
    Professional Custom Rules
    "Shibatar" Nickname "Masato II"
    35
    +2 mos, 1 week, 6 days
    Age at Fight 28
    +11 mos, 3 wks, 4 days
    204.1 lbs
    (92.6 kgs)
    Weigh-In Result
    164.9 lbs
    (74.8 kgs)
    5'11"
    (180cm)
    Height
    5'6"
    (168cm)
  • KO/TKO, Soccer Kick 2:12 Round 1 of 3
    Kazuma Kuramoto
    Up to 8-1
    Main Card
    139
    3 x 5
    #3 add_circle
    Down to 15-9
    Taiyo Nakahara
    Professional MMA
    Nickname "The Sun"
    34
    +2 mos, 2 days
    Age at Fight 38
    +1 week, 4 days
    138.3 lbs
    (62.8 kgs)
    Weigh-In Result
    137.3 lbs
    (62.3 kgs)
    5'4"
    (163cm)
    Height
    5'9"
    (174cm)
    64.4"
    (164cm)
    Reach
    N/A
    -
  • KO/TKO, Low Kick 3:19 Round 1 of 3
    Tsuyoshi Sudario
    Up to 2-0
    Main Card
    265
    3 x 5
    #2 add_circle
    Down to 63-44-8
    Ikuhisa Minowa
    Professional MMA
    "Takanofuji Sanzo" Nickname "Minowaman"
    23
    +7 mos, 2 wks, 4 days
    Age at Fight 44
    +11 mos, 2 wks, 5 days
    252.8 lbs
    (114.6 kgs)
    Weigh-In Result
    182.3 lbs
    (82.7 kgs)
    6'3"
    (190cm)
    Height
    5'9"
    (175cm)
    76.0"
    (193cm)
    Reach
    70.5"
    (179cm)
  • Ends in a No Contest, Armbar 1:37 Round 1 of 3
    Sakura Mori
    Stayed 3-1-0
    Prelim
    112
    3 x 5
    #1 add_circle
    Stayed 0-0-0
    Eru Takebayashi
    Professional MMA
    17
    +11 mos, 1 week, 1 day
    Age at Fight 17
    +6 mos, 1 week, 6 days
    116.2 lbs
    (52.7 kgs)
    Weigh-In Result
    111.6 lbs
    (50.6 kgs)
    5'3"
    (160cm)
    Height
    5'3"
    (160cm)

Cancelled & Fizzled Bouts

No known scratched bouts or rumors that fell through.

Additional Event Information

Weigh-In Results

16
K. Asakura 133.9
134.0 K. Horiguchi
15
T. Nasukawa 125.4
124.6 Petchyindee
14
M. Asakura 149.9
149.6 S. Yamasu
13
T. Gomi 172.0
143.3 K. Tanaka
12
A. Hamasaki 107.9
107.0 M. Yamamoto
11
Y. Motoya 134.4
133.0 N. Inoue
10
K. Aguon 146.6
147.2 Erbst
9
K. Hagiwara 149.9
149.5 R. Hiramoto
8
H. Tokoro 133.8
134.3 S. Ota
7
N. Yoshinari 110.0
110.1 Phetjaroenvit
6
U. Sasaki 133.9
134.4 K. Takizawa
5
K. Asakura 107.9
107.5 A. Shimizu
4
H. Kawabe 164.9
204.1 A. Saito
3
T. Nakahara 137.3
138.3 K. Kuramoto
2
I. Minowa 182.3
252.8 T. Sudario
1
S. Mori 116.2
111.6 Takebayashi

Fight Referees

No information on referees or officials available for event.

Event Production

  • U.S. Broadcast: Pay Per View
  • Promotion: RIZIN Fighting Federation
  • Tapology Accounts: RIZINFF
  • Ownership: Nobuyuki Sakakibara
  • Venue: Saitama Super Arena
  • Location: Saitama, Japan
  • Enclosure: Ring
  • TV Announcers: Frank Trigg, Joe Ferraro
  • Promotion Links:
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Tapology Predictions

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

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KO/TKO
Submission
Decision
Horiguchi
66%
Asakura
34%
Tenshin Nasukawa vs. Kumandoi Petchyindee: Predictions Not Available on Kickboxing Bouts
Asakura
91%
Yamasu
9%
Takanori Gomi vs. Koji Tanaka: Predictions Not Available on Custom Rules Bouts
Yamamoto
8%
Hamasaki
92%
Inoue
77%
Motoya
23%
Koike Erbst
95%
Aguon
5%
Hiramoto
81%
Hagiwara
19%
Tokoro
17%
Ota
83%
Nadaka Yoshinari vs. Phetmalai Phetjaroenvit: Predictions Not Available on Kickboxing Bouts
Sasaki
85%
Takizawa
15%
Asakura
78%
Shimizu
22%
Hiroya Kawabe vs. Atsushi Saito: Predictions Not Available on Custom Rules Bouts
Kuramoto
85%
Nakahara
15%
Sudario
69%
Minowa
31%
Takebayashi
20%
Mori
80%

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