RIZIN 40

Completed
Combat Sports Event
Dec 31, 2022
RIZIN 40
  • Date: Saturday 12.31.2022 at 12:00 AM ET
  • Promotion: RIZIN Fighting Federation
  • Venue: Saitama Super Arena
  • MMA Bouts: 9
  • Boxing Bouts: 1

Fight Card
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  • Tournament Championship Decision, Split 3 Rounds, 15:00 Total
    Seika Izawa
    Up to 9-0
    Main Event
    108
    3 x 5
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    Down to 9-5
    Si Woo Park
    Professional MMA
    Nickname "Korean Queen Bee"
    25
    +1 month, 4 wks, 2 days
    Age at Fight 31
    +6 mos, 5 days
    5'2"
    (157cm)
    Height
    5'2"
    (157cm)
    64.0"
    (163cm)
    Reach
    62.7"
    (159cm)
  • Submission, Straight Armbar 3:53 Round 2 of 3, 8:53 Total
    Naoki Inoue
    Up to 16-3
    Co-Main
    134
    3 x 5
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    Down to 13-9
    Kenta Takizawa
    Professional MMA
    25
    +6 mos, 2 wks, 3 days
    Age at Fight 28
    +1 mos, 2 wks, 1 day
    5'8"
    (173cm)
    Height
    5'9"
    (176cm)
    71.0"
    (180cm)
    Reach
    N/A
    -
  • KO/TKO 1:38 Round 1 of 3
    Junior Tafa
    Up to 4-0
    Main Card
    265
    3 x 5
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    Down to 6-2
    Tsuyoshi Sudario
    Professional MMA
    "The Juggernaut" Nickname "Takanofuji Sanzo"
    26
    +3 mos, 1 week, 3 days
    Age at Fight 25
    +7 mos, 2 wks, 4 days
    6'3"
    (191cm)
    Height
    6'3"
    (190cm)
    72.0"
    (183cm)
    Reach
    76.0"
    (193cm)
  • KO/TKO 1:43 Round 1 of 3
    John Dodson
    Up to 23-13
    Main Card
    126
    3 x 5
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    Down to 35-32-2
    Hideo Tokoro
    Professional MMA
    "The Magician" Nickname "Little Volk"
    38
    +3 mos, 5 days
    Age at Fight 45
    +4 mos, 1 week, 2 days
    5'3"
    (161cm)
    Height
    5'7"
    (170cm)
    66.0"
    (168cm)
    Reach
    N/A
    -
  • Ends in a No Contest 3 Rounds, 9:00 Total
    Main Card
    154
    3-3-3  |  Exhibition
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    Professional Boxing
    Nickname "King"
    24
    +6 mos, 4 days
    Age at Fight 34
    +2 wks, 4 days
    5'8"
    (173cm)
    Height
    5'11"
    (180cm)
    70.5"
    (179cm)
    Reach
    69.3"
    (176cm)
  • KO/TKO, Knee 2:56 Round 2 of 3, 7:56 Total
    Yuki Motoya
    Up to 33-10
    Main Card
    134
    3 x 5
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    Down to 16-5
    Rogério Bontorin
    Professional MMA
    33
    +3 mos, 2 wks, 3 days
    Age at Fight 30
    +8 mos, 6 days
    5'7"
    (170cm)
    Height
    5'5"
    (165cm)
    68.3"
    (174cm)
    Reach
    67.0"
    (170cm)
  • KO/TKO 0:36 Round 1 of 3
    Johnny Case
    Up to 28-9-1
    Main Card
    155
    3 x 5
    #4 add_circle
    Down to 14-7
    Nobumitsu Osawa
    Professional MMA
    "Hollywood" Nickname "Tyson"
    33
    +6 mos, 3 days
    Age at Fight 36
    +5 mos, 4 wks
    5'10"
    (178cm)
    Height
    5'7"
    (170cm)
    72.5"
    (184cm)
    Reach
    69.3"
    (176cm)
  • KO/TKO 4:44 Round 1 of 3
    Chihiro Suzuki
    Up to 10-3
    Main Card
    146
    3 x 5
    #3 add_circle
    Down to 17-6
    Yoshiki Nakahara
    Professional MMA
    23
    +7 mos, 2 wks, 3 days
    Age at Fight 30
    +2 mos, 2 wks, 4 days
    5'8"
    (173cm)
    Height
    5'7"
    (170cm)
    69.7"
    (177cm)
    Reach
    69.3"
    (176cm)
  • KO/TKO 0:45 Round 1 of 3
    Main Card
    157
    3 x 5
    #2 add_circle
    Down to 1-3
    Noah Bey
    Professional MMA
    "Savage" Nickname "Black Panther"
    22
    +7 mos, 3 wks, 2 days
    Age at Fight 27
    +4 mos, 1 week, 4 days
    5'11"
    (180cm)
    Height
    5'10"
    (178cm)
    70.0"
    (178cm)
    Reach
    N/A
    -
  • Decision, Unanimous 3 Rounds, 9:00 Total
    Yushi Sakura
    Up to 3-1
    Main Card
    137
    3 x 3
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    Down to 1-1
    Professional MMA
    34
    +8 mos, 3 wks, 1 day
    Age at Fight 43
    +1 mos, 2 wks
    5'5"
    (166cm)
    Height
    5'9"
    (175cm)
    66.9"
    (170cm)
    Reach
    N/A
    -

Cancelled & Fizzled Bouts

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Event Production

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

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

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KO/TKO
Submission
Decision
Park
6%
Izawa
94%
Inoue
97%
Takizawa
3%
Sudario
33%
Tafa
67%
Tokoro
3%
Dodson
97%
Ren Hiramoto vs. Genji Umeno: No Predictions Were Made on This Bout
Bontorin
77%
Motoya
23%
Johnny Case vs. Nobumitsu Osawa: No Predictions Were Made on This Bout
Suzuki
16%
Nakahara
84%
Bey
11%
Usami
89%
Sakura
96%
Nakazawa
4%

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