2025 in Rizin Fighting Federation
| 2025 in Rizin Fighting Federation | ||||
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| First date | March 30, 2025 | |||
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The year 2025 is the 11th year in the history of the Rizin Fighting Federation, a mixed martial arts promotion based in Japan.
List of events
| # | Event | Date | Venue | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rizin 50 | March 30, 2025 | Anabuki Arena Kagawa | Takamatsu, Japan |
| 2 | Rizin: Otoko Matsuri | May 4, 2025 | Tokyo Dome | Tokyo, Japan |
| 3 | Rizin World Series in Korea | May 31, 2025 | Paradise City | Incheon, South Korea |
| 4 | Rizin Landmark 11 | June 14, 2025 | Makomanai Ice Arena | Sapporo, Japan |
| 5 | Super Rizin 4 | July 27, 2025 | Saitama Super Arena | Saitama, Japan |
| 6 | Rizin 51 | September 28, 2025 | IG Arena (Aichi International Arena) | Nagoya, Japan |
2025 Rizin Heavyweight Grand Prix
Background
On March 26, 2025, during as Rizin: Otoko Matsuri Press Conference, Rizin CEO Nobuyuki Sakakibara revealed six fighters will complete at 2025 Rizin World Grand Prix, for the heavyweight divisions, includes Alexander Soldatkin, José Augusto Azevedo, Marek Samociuk, Mikio Ueda, Shoma Shibisai and Tsuyoshi Sudario. The quarterfinal will take place at Rizin: Otoko Matsuri on May 4.[1][2] The semifinal will take place at Super Rizin 4 on July 27.
Tournament bracket
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| Tsuyoshi Sudario | 3 | |||||||||
| José Augusto Azevedo | UD | |||||||||
| José Augusto Azevedo | ||||||||||
| Alexander Soldatkin | ||||||||||
| Prince Aounallah[a] | 3 | |||||||||
| Alexander Soldatkin | UD | |||||||||
| Marek Samociuk | UD | |||||||||
| Daniel James | 3 | |||||||||
| Marek Samociuk | ||||||||||
| Mikio Ueda | ||||||||||
| Mikio Ueda | TKO | |||||||||
| Shoma Shibisai | 1 | |||||||||
- ^ Islambek Baktybek Uulu withdrew from the tournament due to suffered a meniscus injury and was replaced by Price Aounallah.
2025 Rizin Flyweight Grand Prix
Background
On March 30, 2025, during as Rizin 50, Kyoji Horiguchi announced that he had vacated the flyweight title and returned to UFC. Subsequently, the promotion announced it will hold a flyweight grand prix to determine the new 125-pound champion.[3]
On June 14, 2025, during as Rizin Landmark 11 in Sapporo intermission, Rizin CEO Nobuyuki Sakakibara revealed that the eight fighters who will compete at the 2025 Rizin World Grand Prix, for the flyweight divisions, are Hiromasa Ougikubo, Yuki Ito, Nkazimulo Zulu, Hiroya Kondo, Alibek Gadzhammatov, Yuki Motoya, Erson Yamamoto and Makoto Takahashi. The quarterfinal will take place at Super Rizin 4 on July 27.[4] The official matchup drawing will take place July 1, 2025.[5] On June 27, 2025, it was reported that two more fighters will compete at the Grand Prix tournament, are Jose Torres and Takaki Soya.[6]
Tournament bracket
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| Yuki Motoya | ||||||||||
| Hiroya Kondo | ||||||||||
| Jose Torres | ||||||||||
| Hiromasa Ougikubo | ||||||||||
| Yuki Ito | ||||||||||
| Nkazimulo Zulu | ||||||||||
| Alibek Gadzhammatov | ||||||||||
| Takaki Soya | ||||||||||
| Quarter-final | |
|---|---|
| Erson Yamamoto | |
| Makoto Takahashi | |
Rizin 50
| Rizin 50 | |
|---|---|
| Promotion | Rizin Fighting Federation |
| Date | March 30, 2025 |
| Venue | Anabuki Arena Kagawa |
| City | Takamatsu, Japan |
| Attendance | 9,020 |
Rizin 50 was a combat sports event held by Rizin Fighting Federation on March 30, 2025, at the Anabuki Arena Kagawa in Takamatsu, Japan.
Background
A Rizin Bantamweight Championship bout between current champion Naoki Inoue and Yuki Motoya headlined the event.[7] The pairing previously met at Rizin 26 in December 2020, which Inoue won by first round submission.[8]
At the weigh-ins, Spike Carlyle weighed in at 160.9 pounds, 4.4 pounds over the lightweight limit and he was fined 50% of his purse, which went to Takeshi Izumi. As a results, if Carlyle wins or the bout ends in a draw, the official result was record as a no contest.[9]
Results
| Main card (Rizin.tv) | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weight Class | Method | Round | T.Time | Notes | |||
| Bantamweight 61 kg | Naoki Inoue (c) | def. | Yuki Motoya | Decision (split) | 3 | 5:00 | For the Rizin Bantamweight Championship. |
| Featherweight 66 kg | Karshyga Dautbek | def. | Chihiro Suzuki | Decision (split) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Lightweight 71 kg | Shunta Nomura | def. | Luiz Gustavo | Technical Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 2:29 | Accidental clash of heads rendered Gustavo unable to continue. |
| Heavyweight 120 kg | King Edokpolo | def. | Ryo Sakai | TKO (punches) | 2 | 2:32 | |
| Intermission (Rizin.tv) | |||||||
| Featherweight 66 kg | Kyohei Hagiwara | def. | Toby Misech | TKO (punches) | 1 | 0:26 | |
| Featherweight 66 kg | Shuya Kimura | def. | Takeji Yokoyama | KO (punches) | 1 | 0:54 | |
| Catchweight 59 kg | Yuki Ito | def. | Tony Laramie | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Catchweight 59 kg | Yoshiro Maeda | def. | Sanou Yokouchi | Submission (rear-naked choke) | 3 | 2:55 | |
| Lightweight 71 kg | Takeshi Izumi | def. | Spike Carlyle | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | Carlyle missed weight (73 kg). |
| Women's Strawweight 52 kg | Machi Fukuda | def. | Park Seo-young | TKO (punches) | 2 | 4:04 | |
| Strawweight 53 kg | Haruo Ochi | def. | Nobuyoshi Nakatsukasa | Submission (guillotine choke) | 3 | 1:22 | |
| Bantamweight 61 kg | Mamoru Uoi | def. | Koki Akada | Decision (split) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Opening Ceremony: Kickboxing bouts (YouTube) | |||||||
| Catchweight 67.5 kg | Ryoya Inai | def. | Rinto Kako | TKO (punches) | 1 | 2:57 | |
| Catchweight 63.5 kg | Ryuki Yoshioka | def. | Daiki Kirizume | Decision (split) | 3 | 3:00 | |
| Catchweight 63 kg | Shoji Otani | def. | Yamato Ashikaga | KO (punch) | 1 | 3:00 | |
| Flyweight 57 kg | Hiroki Takaoka | def. | Seiya Ameyama | Submission (rear-naked choke) | 2 | 3:04 | Rizin MMA Special Rules (5min / 2R). |
| Catchweight 55 kg | Toki Kagawa | def. | Ryuki | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | |
Rizin: Otoko Matsuri
| Rizin: Otoko Matsuri | |
|---|---|
| Promotion | Rizin Fighting Federation |
| Date | May 4, 2025 |
| Venue | Tokyo Dome |
| City | Tokyo, Japan |
Rizin: Otoko Matsuri (formerly known as Rizin: The Match 2) was a combat sports event held by Rizin Fighting Federation on May 4, 2025, at the Tokyo Dome in Tokyo, Japan.
Background
A featherweight rematch between Mikuru Asakura and Ren Hiramoto was scheduled to headline the event.[10] The pairing previously met at Super Rizin 3 in July 2024, which Hiramoto won by first-round knockout.[11] However on March 3, the promotion officially announced that Hiramoto withdrew due to a shoulder injury and Asakura expected to still compete on the card.[12][13] On March 7, the promotion announced that the event is changed to Rizin: Otoko Matsuri.[14]
A Rizin Featherweight Championship bout between current two-time champion Kleber Koike Erbst and Razhabali Shaydullaev headlined the event.[15]
The quarterfinals of 2025 Rizin World Grand Prix heavyweight tournament took place at this event.[16] However, the bout between Islambek Baktybek Uulu and Alexander Soldatkin got rescheduled for June 14 at Rizin Landmark 11 after Baktybek Uulu has suffered a meniscus injury.
Results
| Main card | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weight Class | Method | Round | T.Time | Notes | |||
| Featherweight 66 kg | Razhabali Shaydullaev | def. | Kleber Koike Erbst (c) | KO (punches) | 1 | 1:02 | For the Rizin Featherweight Championship. |
| Featherweight 66 kg | Mikuru Asakura | def. | Chihiro Suzuki | TKO (doctor stoppage) | 3 | 1:56 | |
| Featherweight 66 kg | Kyoma Akimoto | def. | Ryo Takagi | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Featherweight 66 kg | Kyohei Hagiwara | def. | Taisei Nishitani | KO (punch) | 1 | 3:36 | |
| Heavyweight 120 kg | Mikio Ueda | def. | Shoma Shibisai | TKO (leg kicks) | 1 | 1:03 | 2025 Rizin Heavyweight Grand Prix Quarterfinal. |
| Heavyweight 120 kg | José Augusto Azevedo | def. | Tsuyoshi Sudario | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | 2025 Rizin Heavyweight Grand Prix Quarterfinal. |
| Intermission (PPV at Rizin.tv) | |||||||
| Heavyweight 120 kg | Marek Samociuk | def. | Daniel James | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | 2025 Rizin Heavyweight Grand Prix Quarterfinal; James missed weight (120.8 kg). |
| Catchweight 98 kg | Kouzi | vs. | Sina Karimian | Draw (time limit) | 3 | 3:00 | Rizin Special Standing bout (Kouzi: 8oz / Karimian: 12oz gloves). |
| Catchweight 59 kg | Makoto Takahashi | def. | Yuki Ito | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Lightweight 71 kg | Daisuke Nakamura | def. | Taisei Sakuraba | Submission (armbar) | 2 | 2:01 | |
| Bantamweight 61 kg | Danny Sabatello | def. | Shinobu Ota | KO (punches) | 3 | 0:20 | |
| Flyweight 57 kg | Hiroya Kondo | def. | Tatsuki Shinotsuka | TKO (corner stoppage) | 1 | 2:11 | |
| Flyweight 57 kg | Takaki Soya | def. | John Dodson | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Catchweight 63 kg | Taio Asahisa | def. | Yoshiya Uzatsuyo | KO (head kick) | 2 | 1:15 | Kickboxing bout. |
| Flyweight 57 kg | Erson Yamamoto | def. | Daichi Tomizawa | Submission (face crank) | 2 | 1:24 | |
| Flyweight 57 kg | Joe Hiramoto | def. | Toki Tamaru | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Opening Ceremony | |||||||
| Catchweight 75 kg | Yuga Nakaya | def. | Hiro Sasaki | Decision (unanimous) | 2 | 5:00 | Rizin MMA Special Rules (5min / 2R). |
| Featherweight 66 kg | Vinicius Tsuchihashi Silveira | def. | Takao Ueda | Decision (unanimous) | 2 | 5:00 | Rizin MMA Special Rules (5min / 2R). |
| Catchweight 57.5 kg | Futa Hashimoto | def. | Daichi Akahira | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | Kickboxing bout. |
Rizin World Series in Korea
| Rizin World Series in Korea | |
|---|---|
| Promotion | Rizin Fighting Federation |
| Date | May 31, 2025 |
| Venue | Paradise City |
| City | Incheon, South Korea |
Rizin World Series in Korea was a combat sports event held by Rizin Fighting Federation on May 31, 2025, at the Paradise City in Incheon, South Korea.
Background
This event marked the promotion's debut in South Korea.[17]
A lightweight bout between a current Rizin Lightweight Champion Roberto de Souza and Ki Won-bin headlined the event.[18]
Results
| Main card (Rizin.tv) | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weight Class | Method | Round | T.Time | Notes | |||
| Lightweight 71 kg | Roberto de Souza | def. | Ki Won-bin | Technical Submission (rear-naked choke) | 1 | 0:50 | |
| Bantamweight 61 kg | Shoko Sato | def. | Kim Soo-chul | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Lightweight 71 kg | Johnny Case | vs. | Juri Ohara | No Contest (missed weight) | 1 | 2:20 | Case missed weight (71.3 kg). Originally ruled a KO (punch) win for Case; overturned by promoter due to him missing weight. |
| Women's Catchweight 49 kg | Kate Oyama | def. | Shim Yu-ri | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Intermission (Rizin.tv) | |||||||
| Lightweight 71 kg | Sho Patrick Usami | def. | Kim Si-won | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Bantamweight 61 kg | Yang Ji-yong | def. | Yuto Hokamura | TKO (punches) | 3 | 0:19 | |
| Featherweight 66 kg | Ji Hyuk-min | def. | Koji Takeda | TKO (knees and punches) | 2 | 4:13 | |
| Featherweight 66 kg | Song Young-jae | def. | Yoshiki Nakahara | KO (punch) | 3 | 1:28 | |
| Catchweight 63 kg | Kwon Yong-cheol | def. | Kota Miura | TKO (elbows and punches) | 1 | 2:46 | |
| Kickboxing bouts | |||||||
| Catchweight 67.5 kg | Jo Sang-hae | vs. | Meison Hide Usami | Draw (unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | |
| Catchweight 62 kg | Seiya Inoue | def. | Kang Beom-jun | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | |
Rizin Landmark 11
| Rizin Landmark 11 in Sapporo | |
|---|---|
| Promotion | Rizin Fighting Federation |
| Date | June 14, 2025 |
| Venue | Makomanai Ice Arena |
| City | Sapporo, Japan |
Rizin Landmark 11 in Sapporo was a combat sports event held by Rizin Fighting Federation on June 14, 2025, at Makomanai Ice Arena in Sapporo, Japan.
Background
A featherweight bout between former Rizin Featherweight Champion Vugar Karamov and undefeated prospect Shuya Kimura headlined the event.[19]
In addition, 2025 Rizin Heavyweight Grand Prix quarterfinal originally scheduled as Islambek Baktybek Uulu vs. Alexander Soldatkin at Rizin: Otoko Matsuri, but Baktybek Uulu withdrew as suffered a meniscus injury. Instead, Soldatkin faced Price Aounallah at this event.[19]
Results
| Main card (Rizin.tv) | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weight Class | Method | Round | T.Time | Notes | |||
| Featherweight 66 kg | Vugar Karamov | def. | Shuya Kimura | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Lightweight 71 kg | Yoshinori Horie | def. | Yamato Nishikawa | TKO (elbows and punches) | 1 | 4:40 | |
| Featherweight 66 kg | Ilkhom Nazimov | def. | Suguru Nii | KO (front kick) | 1 | 2:09 | |
| Featherweight 66 kg | Hiroaki Suzuki | def. | Sora Yamamoto | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Featherweight 66 kg | Viktor Kolesnik | def. | Keisuke Sasu | KO (punch to the body) | 1 | 4:43 | |
| Intermission (Rizin.tv) | |||||||
| Heavyweight 120 kg | Alexander Soldatkin | def. | Prince Aounallah | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | 2025 Rizin Heavyweight Grand Prix Quarterfinal. |
| Bantamweight 61 kg | Joji Goto | def. | Jinnosuke Kashimura | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Heavyweight 120 kg | Sina Karimian | def. | Hidetaka Arato | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Women's Strawweight 52 kg | Machi Fukuda | def. | Haruka Hasegawa | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Bantamweight 61 kg | Taichi Nakajima | def. | Kosuke Terashima | TKO (punches) | 1 | 1:17 | |
| Bantamweight 61 kg | Tatsuya Ando | def. | Magerram Gasanzade | Submission (rear-naked choke) | 1 | 3:33 | |
| Catchweight 64 kg | Kuto Ueno | def. | Farphayap Grabs | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | Kickboxing bout. Farphayap missed weight (64.9 kg). |
| Featherweight 66 kg | Raiki Endo | def. | Bading Zhaxi | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Catchweight 55 kg | Yuya Uzawa | def. | Toshizou | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | Kickboxing bout. |
| Bantamweight 61 kg | Kanata Ueno | def. | Kensei Yamakawa | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | Kickboxing bout. |
| Opening Ceremony: Rizin MMA Special Rules (5min / 2R). | |||||||
| Catchweight 56 kg | Suguru Hayasaka | def. | Arashi Suzuki | Submission (toe hold) | 1 | 3:41 | |
| Bantamweight 61 kg | Yukito Morinaga | def. | Daiki Kobayashi | Technical Submission (arm-triangle choke) | 1 | 0:53 | |
| Catchweight 53 kg | Shuto Hayashi | def. | Kyohei Nishijima | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | Kickboxing bout. |
| Welterweight 77 kg | Takashi Noto | def. | Yuki Narita | Submission (armbar) | 2 | 4:50 | |
Super Rizin 4
| Super Rizin 4 | |
|---|---|
| Promotion | Rizin Fighting Federation |
| Date | July 27, 2025 |
| Venue | Saitama Super Arena |
| City | Saitama, Japan |
Super Rizin 4 is an upcoming combat sports event held by Rizin Fighting Federation on July 27, 2025, at Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan.[20]
Background
A featherweight bout between former two-time Rizin Featherweight Champion Kleber Koike Erbst and Mikuru Asakura is scheduled to headline the event.[21]
The event will be feature to complete at the two title bouts:[22]
- Rizin Bantamweight Championship bout: Naoki Inoue vs. Ryuya Fukuda
- Rizin Women's Super Atomweight Championship bout: Seika Izawa (c) vs. Shin Yu-jin
The quarterfinals of 2025 Rizin Flyweight Grand Prix tournament will take place at this event.[23]
On July 4, 2025, it got announced that the Rizin Featherweight Championship bout got cancelled and Razhabali Shaydullaev withdraw since they were unable to secure an opponent in time for a title bout.
Also it got announced that the semifinals of the 2025 Rizin World Grand Prix heavyweight tournament will take place at the event, as well as a bantamweight bout between Yang Ji-yong and Tatsuya Ando.[24]
On July 9, 2025, 3 more bouts got announced via press conference, a heavyweight bout between Tsuyoshi Sudario and Masashi Inada and two catchweight bouts, one being Taiga Kawabe vs. Shogo Kuriaki and the second one being Takahiro Ashida vs. Naoki Tanaka.
Fight card
| Main card (Rizin.tv) | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weight Class | Method | Round | T.Time | Notes | |||
| Featherweight 66 kg | Kleber Koike Erbst | vs. | Mikuru Asakura | ||||
| Bantamweight 61 kg | Naoki Inoue (c) | vs. | Ryuya Fukuda | For the Rizin Bantamweight Championship. | |||
| Super Atomweight 49 kg | Seika Izawa (c) | vs. | Shin Yu-jin | For the Rizin Women's Super Atomweight Championship. | |||
| Featherweight 66 kg | Masanori Kanehara | vs. | YA-MAN | ||||
| Featherweight 66 kg | Karshyga Dautbek | vs. | Kyoma Akimoto | ||||
| Featherweight 66 kg | Patricky Pitbull | vs. | Shunta Nomura | ||||
| Women's Super Atomweight 49 kg | Moeri Suda | vs. | Noeru Narita | ||||
| Flyweight 57 kg | Yuki Motoya | vs. | Hiroya Kondo | 2025 Rizin Flyweight Grand Prix Quarterfinal. | |||
| Flyweight 57 kg | Jose Torres | vs. | Hiromasa Ougikubo | 2025 Rizin Flyweight Grand Prix Quarterfinal. | |||
| Flyweight 57 kg | Yuki Ito | vs. | Nkazimulo Zulu | 2025 Rizin Flyweight Grand Prix Quarterfinal. | |||
| Flyweight 57 kg | Alibek Gadzhammatov | vs. | Takaki Soya | 2025 Rizin Flyweight Grand Prix Quarterfinal. | |||
| Flyweight 57 kg | Erson Yamamoto | vs. | Makoto Takahashi | 2025 Rizin Flyweight Grand Prix Quarterfinal. | |||
| Heavyweight 120 kg | José Augusto Azevedo | vs. | Marek Samociuk | 2025 Rizin Heavyweight Grand Prix Semifinal. | |||
| Heavyweight 120 kg | Alexander Soldatkin | vs. | Mikio Ueda | 2025 Rizin Heavyweight Grand Prix Semifinal. | |||
| Bantamweight 61 kg | Yang Ji-yong | vs. | Tatsuya Ando | ||||
| Heavyweight 120 kg | Tsuyoshi Sudario | vs. | Masashi Inada | ||||
| Catchweight 62 kg | Taiga Kawabe | vs. | Shogo Kuriaki | ||||
| Catchweight 68 kg | Takahiro Ashida | vs. | Naoki Tanaka | ||||
Rizin 51
Rizin 51 is an upcoming combat sports event held by Rizin Fighting Federation on September 28, 2025, at IG Arena (Aichi International Arena) in Nagoya, Japan.[25]
See also
- List of current Rizin FF fighters
- 2025 in UFC
- 2025 in ONE Championship
- 2025 in Professional Fighters League
- 2025 in Cage Warriors
- 2025 in Absolute Championship Akhmat
- 2025 in Konfrontacja Sztuk Walki
- 2025 in Legacy Fighting Alliance
- 2025 in Oktagon MMA
- 2025 in Brave Combat Federation
- 2025 in UAE Warriors
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