# 2024 in Rizin Fighting Federation

The year 2024 was the tenth year in the history of the Rizin Fighting Federation, a mixed martial arts promotion based in Japan.

## List of events

Rizin Fighting Federation :
| # | Event | Date | Venue | Location | Attendance |
| 1 | Rizin Landmark 8 | February 24, 2024 | Saga Arena | Saga, Japan | 7,758 |
| 2 | Rizin Landmark 9 | March 23, 2024 | World Memorial Hall | Kobe, Japan | |
| 3 | Rizin 46 | April 29, 2024 | Ariake Arena | Tokyo, Japan | |
| 4 | Rizin 47 | June 9, 2024 | Yoyogi National Gymnasium | Tokyo, Japan | |
| 5 | Super Rizin 3 | July 28, 2024 | Saitama Super Arena | Saitama, Japan | |
| 6 | Rizin 48 | September 29, 2024 | Saitama Super Arena | Saitama, Japan | |
| 7 | Rizin Landmark 10 | November 17, 2024 | Nagoya International Exhibition Hall | Nagoya, Japan | |
| 8 | Rizin 49 | December 31, 2024 | Saitama Super Arena | Saitama, Japan | |

## Title fights

* ↑ For the Rizin Featherweight Championship.
* ↑ For the vacant Rizin Bantamweight Championship.
* ↑ For the Rizin Lightweight Championship.
* ↑ For the Rizin Lightweight Championship.
* ↑ For the Rizin Flyweight Championship.
* ↑ For the Rizin Featherweight Championship.

## Rizin Landmark 8

Rizin Landmark 8 was a Combat sport event held by Rizin Fighting Federation on February 24, 2024, at the Saga Arena in Saga, Japan.

### Background

The event marked the organization's first visit to Saga Prefecture.
A lightweight bout between Luiz Gustavo and Yoshinori Horie headlined the event.
A featherweight bout between former champion Vugar Karamov and former Rebel FC Featherweight champion Kazumasa Majima was expected to take place at the event. However, Karamov withdrew from the bout due to his inability to travel to Japan and was replaced by Masakazu Imanari.
A lightweight bout between former Shooto Pacific Rim Lightweight champion Yusuke Yachi and former HEAT Lightweight champion Kim Kyung-pyo was expected to take place at the event. However Kim withdrew from the bout due to knee injury and was replaced by Rikuto Shirakawa.
A super atomweight bout between former two-time champion Ayaka Hamasaki and former title challenger Claire Lopez was expected to take place at the event. However Hamasaki withdrew from the bout due to forearm fracture and was replaced by current DEEP Microweight champion Saori Oshima.

### Results

Rizin Landmark 8 :
| Weight Class | | | | Method | Round | T.Time | Notes |
| Lightweight 71 kg | Luiz Gustavo | def. | Yoshinori Horie | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Featherweight 66 kg | Masakazu Imanari | def. | Kazumasa Majima | Submission (armbar) | 2 | 1:37 | |
| Lightweight 71 kg | Yusuke Yachi | def. | Rikuto Shirakawa | Technical Submission (face crank) | 2 | 5:00 | |
| W.Super Atomweight 49 kg | Saori Oshima | def. | Claire Lopez | Submission (armbar) | 2 | 3:18 | |
| Intermission ||||||||
| Featherweight 66 kg | Hiroaki Suzuki | def. | Takahiro Ashida | TKO (soccer kicks and punches) | 1 | 4:29 | |
| Welterweight 77 kg | Daichi Abe | def. | Kota Ossman | KO (punch) | 1 | 1:35 | |
| Bantamweight 61 kg | Shohei Nose | def | Kenta Takizawa | TKO (elbows) | 2 | 2:48 | |
| Flyweight 57 kg | Yuki Ito | def. | Masatoshi Ueda | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Catchweight 58 kg | Takumi Terada | def. | Takekiyo Tominaga | TKO (three knockdowns) | 1 | 1:54 | Kickboxing rules. |
| Opening Ceremony ||||||||
| Catchweight 60 kg | Ryuhei Sakai | def. | Ryoga Fukuchi | Decision (split) | 2 | 5:00 | RIZIN MMA Special rules. |
| Bantamweight 61 kg | Daiki Yahiro | def. | Yuto Araki | Submission (rear-naked choke) | 1 | 2:36 | RIZIN MMA Special rules. |
| Catchweight 62.5 kg | Reito Bravely | def. | Kyohei Furumura | KO (punch) | 1 | 1:49 | Kickboxing rules. |
| Catchweight 62.5 kg | Rikito | def. | Hannya Hashimoto | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | Kickboxing rules. |
| Catchweight 53 kg | Satoshi Katashima | def. | Keito Ishigo | Decision (split) | 3 | 3:00 | Kickboxing rules. |

## Rizin Landmark 9

Rizin Landmark 9 was a Combat sport event held by Rizin Fighting Federation on March 23, 2024, at the World Memorial Hall in Kobe, Japan.

### Background

The event was originally referred to as Rizin 46. At the press conference on January 31, it was announced that the March event will now be referred to as Rizin Landmark 9 while RIZIN 46 will take place in April.
A lightweight non-title bout between current champion Roberto Satoshi Souza and UFC veteran Keita Nakamura headlined the event.

### Results

Rizin Landmark 9 :
| Weight Class | | | | Method | Round | T.Time | Notes |
| Lightweight 71 kg | Roberto Satoshi Souza (c) | def. | Keita Nakamura | TKO (corner stoppage) | 1 | 1:43 | Non-title bout. |
| Featherweight 66 kg | Koji Takeda | def. | Kyohei Hagiwara | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Bantamweight 61 kg | Naoki Inoue | def. | Shoko Sato | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| W.Super Atomweight 49 kg | Rena Kubota | def. | Shim Yu-ri | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Intermission ||||||||
| Flyweight 57 kg | Yuya Shibata | def. | Erson Yamamoto | Submission (kneebar) | 1 | 1:45 | |
| Bantamweight 61 kg | Yuto Hokamura | def. | Daiki Tsubota | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Heavyweight 120 kg | Takakenshin | def. | Cody Jerabek | TKO (punches) | 1 | 2:58 | |
| Featherweight 66 kg | Yuta Kubo | def. | Ryogo Takahashi | Decision (split) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Catchweight 74 kg | Buakaw Banchamek | ded. | Minoru Kimura | KO (punch) | 2 | 1:10 | Kickboxing rules. |
| Catchweight 70 kg | Yuya | def. | Masaya Jaki | TKO (referee stoppage) | 2 | 2:25 | Kickboxing rules. |
| Flyweight 57 kg | Yusaku Nakamura | def. | Arman Ashimov | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | Ashimov missed weight. |
| Opening Ceremony ||||||||
| Catchweight 53 kg | Yuto Uemura | def. | Aoi Noda | TKO (referee stoppage) | 2 | 1:35 | Kickboxing rules. |
| Catchweight 57.5 kg | Shun Matsuyama | def. | Shin Sakurai | KO (punch) | 3 | 1:55 | Kickboxing rules. |
| Catchweight 56.5 kg | Daichi Akahira | def. | Yuki Yoshioka | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | Kickboxing rules. |

## Rizin 46

Rizin 46 was a Combat sport event held by Rizin Fighting Federation on April 29, 2024, at the Ariake Arena in Tokyo, Japan.

### Background

A Rizin Featherweight Championship bout between current champion Chihiro Suzuki and Masanori Kanehara headlined the event.
A bantamweight bout between former Rizin Featherweight Champion Juntaro Ushiku and 2016 Olympic silver medalist in Greco-Roman wrestling Shinobu Ota served as the co-main event.

### Results

Rizin 46 :
| Weight Class | | | | Method | Round | T.Time | Notes |
| Featherweight 66 kg | Chihiro Suzuki (c) | def. | Masanori Kanehara | TKO (punches) | 1 | 4:28 | For the Rizin Featherweight Championship. |
| Bantamweight 61 kg | Shinobu Ota | def. | Juntaro Ushiku | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Bantamweight 61 kg | Kim Soo-chul | def. | Taichi Nakajima | KO (punches) | 2 | 0:06 | |
| Flyweight 57 kg | Makoto Takahashi | def. | Lee Jung-hyun | Submission (arm-triangle choke) | 1 | 4:29 | |
| Bantamweight 61 kg | Kazuma Kuramoto | def. | Yang Ji-yong | Decision (split) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Intermission ||||||||
| Lightweight 71 kg | BeyNoah | def. | Yusaku Inoue | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Featherweight 66 kg | Viktor Kolesnik | def. | Yoshiki Nakahara | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Catchweight 58.9 kg | Tatsuki Shinotsuka | def. | Justyn Martinez | KO (punch) | 1 | 1:33 | Bare Knuckle rules. Martinez is Mystery Fighter. |
| Featherweight 66 kg | Ilkhom Nazimov | def. | Sora Yamamoto | TKO (elbows and punches) | 2 | 3:39 | |
| Featherweight 66 kg | Ryo Takagi | def. | Taisei Nishitani | KO (punch) | 1 | 4:04 | |

## Rizin 47

Rizin 47 was a Combat sport event held by Rizin Fighting Federation on June 9, 2024, at the Yoyogi National Stadium in Tokyo, Japan.

### Background

The event was headlined by a bantamweight rematch between the Rizin Flyweight Champion (also former two-time Rizin and Bellator Bantamweight Champion) Kyoji Horiguchi and former Bellator Bantamweight Champion Sergio Pettis. The pair previously met at Bellator 272 in December 2021, where Pettis defended his title by fourth round knockout.
A featherweight bout between former Rizin Featherweight Champion (also former KSW Featherweight Champion) Kleber Koike Erbst and former Rizin and Bellator Bantamweight Champion Juan Archuleta served as the co-main event.

### Results

Rizin 47 :
| Weight Class | | | | Method | Round | T.Time | Notes |
| Bantamweight 61 kg | Kyoji Horiguchi | def. | Sergio Pettis | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Featherweight 66 kg | Kleber Koike Erbst | def. | Juan Archuleta | Submission (inverted heel hook) | 1 | 2:25 | |
| Heavyweight 120 kg | Przemysław Kowalczyk | def. | Mikio Ueda | Submission (armbar) | 1 | 2:08 | |
| Featherweight 66 kg | Razhabali Shaydullaev | def. | Koji Takeda | Submission (rear-naked choke) | 1 | 4:42 | |
| Intermission ||||||||
| Lightweight 71 kg | Spike Carlyle | def. | Kim Kyung-pyo | Technical Submission (rear-naked choke) | 3 | 1:11 | |
| Featherweight 66 kg | Karshyga Dautbek | def. | Tetsuya Seki | KO (punch to the body) | 1 | 3:11 | |
| Lightweight 71 kg | BeyNoah | def. | Johnny Case | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | Case missed weight (71.9 kg). |
| Catchweight 61 kg | Genji Umeno | def. | Uoi Fullswing | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | Kickboxing rules (Elbows allowed). |
| Lightweight 71 kg | Sho Patrick Usami | def. | Kazuki Tokudome | KO (punches) | 1 | 2:29 | |

## Super Rizin 3

Super Rizin 3 was a Combat sport event held by Rizin Fighting Federation on July 28, 2024, at the Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan.

### Background

The event was headlined by a featherweight grudge match between Mikuru Asakura and Ren Hiramoto. As an added bet, the loser of the bout was to retired from mixed martial arts.
Internationally, Super Rizin 3 was the first event in four years to feature English commentary in-person, and marked the promotional debut of Michael Schiavello (who previously did commentary for Rizin predecessor Dream).

### Results

Super Rizin 3 :
| Weight Class | | | | Method | Round | T.Time | Notes |
| Featherweight 66 kg | Ren Hiramoto | def. | Mikuru Asakura | KO (punches) | 1 | 2:18 | |
| Catchweight 68 kg | Manny Pacquiao | vs. | Rukiya Anpo | Draw (time limit) | 3 | 3:00 | Rizin Special standing bout rules. |
| Featherweight 66 kg | Yuta Kubo | def. | Yutaka Saito | TKO (front kick to the body) | 2 | 4:19 | |
| Flyweight 57 kg | Hiromasa Ougikubo | def. | Makoto Takahashi | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Intermission ||||||||
| Catchweight 59 kg | Hideo Tokoro | def. | Hiroya Kondo | TKO (punch and elbows) | 1 | 3:20 | |
| Bantamweight 61 kg | Ryusei Ashizawa | def. | Kouzi | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Catchweight 57.2 kg | John Dodson | def. | Takaki Soya | Decision (unanimous) | 5 | 2:00 | Bare Knuckle rules. |
| W.Super Atomweight 49 kg | Rena Kubota | def. | Kate Oyama | TKO (punches) | 2 | 4:18 | |
| Featherweight 66 kg | YA-MAN | def. | Hiroaki Suzuki | KO (punches) | 1 | 3:28 | |
| W.Catchweight 57.2 kg | Tai Emery | def. | Charisa Sigala | TKO (punch) | 1 | 0:37 | Bare Knuckle rules. |
| Featherweight 66 kg | Kazumasa Majima | def. | Suguru Nii | Submission (rear-naked choke) | 2 | 3:11 | |

## Rizin 48

Rizin 48 was a Combat sport event held by Rizin Fighting Federation on September 29, 2024, at the Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan.

### Background

A Rizin Lightweight Championship bout between current champion Roberto de Souza and Luiz Gustavo headlined the event. While a Rizin Bantamweight Championship bout for the vacant title between Naoki Inoue and former ONE Bantamweight Champion Kim Soo-chul took place at co-main event.

### Results

Rizin 48 :
| Weight Class | | | | Method | Round | T.Time | Notes |
| Lightweight 70 kg | Roberto de Souza (c) | def. | Luiz Gustavo | TKO (punches) | 1 | 0:21 | For the Rizin Lightweight Championship. |
| Bantamweight 61 kg | Naoki Inoue | def. | Kim Soo-chul | TKO (punches) | 1 | 3:55 | For the vacant Rizin Bantamweight Championship. |
| Bantamweight 61 kg | Yuki Motoya | def. | Shinobu Ota | Submission (rear-naked choke) | 3 | 4:09 | |
| Featherweight 66 kg | Razhabali Shaydullaev | def. | Juan Archuleta | Submission (armbar) | 1 | 3:12 | |
| Intermission ||||||||
| Super Atomweight 49 kg | Seika Izawa | def. | Kanna Asakura | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | Non-title bout. |
| Bantamweight 61 kg | Shoko Sato | def. | Juntaro Ushiku | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Lightweight 70 kg | Yusuke Yachi | def. | Sho Patrick Usami | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Featherweight 66 kg | Ryo Takagi | def. | Kyohei Hagiwara | Submission (rear-naked choke) | 1 | 2:39 | |
| Bantamweight 61 kg | Kyouma Akimoto | def. | Yuto Hokamura | TKO (punches and knees) | 1 | 3:16 | |
| Flyweight 57 kg | Nkazimulo Zulu | def. | Jo Arai | TKO (spinning wheel kick and punches) | 1 | 4:12 | |
| Featherweight 66 kg | Karshyga Dautbek | def. | Takeaki Kinoshita | KO (punch) | 1 | 1:48 | |

## Rizin Landmark 10

Rizin Landmark 10 was a Combat sport event held by Rizin Fighting Federation on November 17, 2024, at Nagoya International Exhibition Hall in Nagoya, Japan.

### Background

A featherweight bout between former Rizin Featherweight Champion Vugar Karamov and Kazumasa Majima headlined the event.

### Results

Rizin Landmark 10 :
| Weight Class | | | | Method | Round | T.Time |
| Featherweight 66 kg | Vugar Karamov | def. | Kazumasa Majima | TKO (punches and elbows) | 1 | 0:28 |
| Super Atomweight 49 kg | Ayaka Hamasaki | def. | Shim Yu-ri | Submission (kimura) | 2 | 1:15 |
| Bantamweight 61 kg | Ryusei Ashizawa | def. | Shoji Maruyama | KO (knee to the body) | 2 | 1:05 |
| Heavyweight 120 kg | Tsuyoshi Sudario | def. | Hisaki Kato | TKO (doctor stoppage) | 3 | 1:11 |
| Featherweight 66 kg | Kyoma Akimoto | def. | Hiroaki Suzuki | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 |
| Intermission ||||||||
| Lightweight 70 kg | Kim Kyung-pyo | def. | Daigo Kuramoto | TKO (elbows and punches) | 1 | 3:59 |
| Flyweight 57 kg | Yuki Ito | def. | Lee Jung-hyun | TKO (elbows) | 3 | 2:59 |
| Flyweight 57 kg | Hiroya Kondo | def. | Yuya Shibata | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 |
| Flyweight 57 kg | Tony Laramie | def. | Yutaro Muramoto | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 |
| Bantamweight 61 kg | Magerram Gasanzade | def. | Rikuto Shirakawa | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 |
| Bantamweight 61 kg | Alan Yamaniha | def. | Seigo Yamamoto | Submission (rear-naked choke) | 2 | 3:07 |
| Flyweight 57 kg | Alibek Gadzhammatov | def. | Daichi Kitakata | TKO (knees and punches) | 1 | 3:20 |
| Rizin MMA Special Rules (5min / 2R) ||||||||
| Bantamweight 61 kg | Taito Kubota | def. | Junya Hibino | TKO (punches) | 2 | 0:36 |
| Heavyweight 120 kg | Masashi Inada | vs. | Katsuyoshi Sasaki | Submission (straight armbar) | 1 | 1:38 |
| Featherweight 66 kg | Sho Hiramatsu | def. | Daisuke Tatsumi | TKO (doctor stoppage) | 2 | 2:55 |
| Kickboxing bout ||||||||
| Catchweight 55 kg | JIN | def. | Toshizou | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 |

## Rizin 49

Rizin 49: Decade was a Combat sport event held by Rizin Fighting Federation on December 31, 2024, at the Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan.

### Background

A Rizin Featherweight Championship rematch between current champion Chihiro Suzuki and former champion (also former KSW Featherweight Champion) Kleber Koike Erbst headlined the event. The pairing previously met at Rizin 43 in June 2023, Koike Erbst was stripped of the title when he missed weight for his attempted title defense. Although Koike Erbst won by armbar in round one, but result was immediately overturned into a no contest due to the weight miss.
A Rizin Flyweight Championship bout between current champion Kyoji Horiguchi (also former Bellator and two-time Rizin Bantamweight Champion) and Nkazimulo Zulu took place at the co-main event. While, a Rizin Lightweight Championship bout between current champion Roberto de Souza and former featherweight champion Vugar Karamov completed the triad of title fights.

### Results

Rizin 49 :
| Weight Class | | | | Method | Round | T.Time | Notes |
| Featherweight 66 kg | Kleber Koike Erbst | def. | Chihiro Suzuki (c) | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | For the Rizin Featherweight Championship. |
| Flyweight 57 kg | Kyoji Horiguchi (c) | def. | Nkazimulo Zulu | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | For the Rizin Flyweight Championship. |
| Lightweight 70 kg | Roberto de Souza (c) | def. | Vugar Karamov | Submission (triangle choke) | 1 | 4:45 | For the Rizin Lightweight Championship. |
| Super Atomweight 49 kg | Seika Izawa | def. | Lucia Apdelgarim | Submission (triangle armbar) | 1 | 2:21 | Non-title bout. |
| Bantamweight 61 kg | Yuki Motoya | def. | Kyoma Akimoto | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Intermission ||||||||
| Featherweight 66 kg | Razhabali Shaidulloev | def. | Yuta Kubo | TKO (punches) | 2 | 2:30 | |
| Featherweight 66 kg | Karshyga Dautbek | def. | YA-MAN | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Bantamweight 61 kg | Ryuya Fukuda | def. | Ryusei Ashizawa | KO (punches) | 1 | 0:54 | |
| Heavyweight 120 kg | Mikio Ueda | def. | Kim Tae-in | KO (knee) | 2 | 2:31 | |
| Catchweight 59 kg | Jose Torres | def. | Makoto Takahashi | Decision (split) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Lightweight 71 kg | Taisei Sakuraba | def. | Yusuke Yachi | TKO (punches) | 1 | 0:26 | |
| Featherweight 66 kg | Koji Takeda | def. | Suguru Nii | Technical Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 4:09 | Accidental illegal knees rendered Takeda unable to continue. |
| Heavyweight 120 kg | King Edokpolo | def. | Takakenshin | KO (knee and punches) | 1 | 3:22 | |
| Bantamweight 61 kg | Genji Umeno | def. | Taiga Kawabe | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Opening Ceremony: Rizin Koshien Final ||||||||
| Bantamweight 61 kg | Sanou Yokouchi | def. | Kenshin Saito | Submission (rear-naked choke) | 1 | 3:03 | |
| Rizin Bangaichi ||||||||
| Catchweight 100 kg | Rukiya Anpo | def. | Sina Karimian | Decision (unanimous) | 6 | 2:00 | Rizin Special Standing bout. |
| Welterweight 77 kg | Sho Patrick Usami | def. | Issa Hosokawa | KO (punches to the body) | 2 | 2:59 | Kickboxing Open-Finger Gloves. |
| Catchweight 58 kg | Tatsuki Shinotsuka | def. | Aoi Noda | TKO (punch) | 1 | 2:04 | Kickboxing Open-Finger Gloves. |
| Catchweight 63 kg | Daichi Tomizawa | def. | Kota Miura | KO (knee) | 1 | 1:53 | Rizin MMA Special Rules (5min / 2R). |
| Featherweight 66 kg | Taio Asahisa | def. | Yura | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | Kickboxing bout. |
| Featherweight 66 kg | Hyuma Yasui | def. | Hiroaki Suzuki | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Featherweight 66 kg | Hiroto Gomyo | def. | Koki Akada | Decision (split) | 3 | 5:00 | |