Karamov vs Majima

Who won Karamov vs Majima?

Vugar Kyaramov beat Kazumasa Majima by knockout in the 1st round during the main event of RIZIN LANDMARK 10 in NAGOYA, on Sunday 17th November 2024 at Port Messe Nagoya in Nagoya.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Featherweight division, which meant the weight limit was 145 pounds (10.4 stone or 65.8 KG).

Karamov vs Majima stats

Vugar Kyaramov stepped into the octagon with a record of 19 wins, 5 losses and 0 draws, 6 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 9 by submission.

Kazumasa Majima made his way to the cage with a record of 17 wins, 5 losses and 0 draws, 1 of those win coming by knock out and 14 by submission.

This was Vugar Kyaramov's 9th fight in Rizin, having made his debut for the promotion in 2020. Kazumasa Majima marked his 6th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2020.

Vugar Kyaramov's Rizin record stood at 6-3-0, while Kazumasa Majima's came in at 2-4-0.

The stats suggested Kyaramov had a large advantage in power over Majima, boasting a 32% knock out percentage over Majima's 6%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Majima had a massive advantage over Kyaramov, boasting a 82% submission rate over Kyaramov's 47%.

Vugar Kyaramov was the same age as Kazumasa Majima, at 33 years old.

Kyaramov had a height advantage of 2 inches over Majima.

Kyaramov was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 2 more fights, and made his debut in 2012, 10 months earlier than Majima, whose first professional fight was in 2013. He had fought 2 more professional rounds, 42 to Majima's 40.

Karamov vs Majima form

Vugar Kyaramov had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had lost to Chihiro Suzuki at RIZIN LANDMARK 7 in Azerbaijan on 4th November 2023 by knockout in the 1st round in their championship fight at National Gymnastics Arena, Baku, Azerbaijan.

Previous to that, he had won against Mikuru Asakura at Super RIZIN 2 on 30th July 2023 by submission in the 1st round at Saitama Super Arena, Saitama, Japan.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Yoshinori Horie at RIZIN 41 on 1st April 2023 by submission in the 2nd round at Maruzen Intec Arena Osaka, Osaka.

Before that, he had defeated Sora Yamamoto at RIZIN 37 on 31st July 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Saitama Super Arena, Saitama.

He was victorious against Taichi Nakajima at RIZIN 35 on 17th April 2022 by submission in the 1st round at Musashino Forest Sport Plaza, Chofu.

Activity check

Kyaramov's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 1 month and 22 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 7 months and 17 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 8 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1.6 rounds on average.

Majima's last 2 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 9 months and 29 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 2 years, 4 months and 30 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 4 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Karamov vs Majima?

Vugar Kyaramov was a 2/7 (-340) favourite going into the contest, while Kazumasa Majima made his way into the ring at 5/2 (+250) with oddsmakers.