RIZIN 54
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Full results from RIZIN 54 in Tokyo: Akimoto outpoints Kleber Koike, Sato beats Mix, and the heavyweight GP final is set.
Kyoma Akimoto wins by unanimous decision, beating the former champion and moving toward a title shot vs. Rajabali Shaidullaev
Key points
- Main event: 20-year-old Kyoma Akimoto beat Kleber Koike Erbst by unanimous decision — a win over the former champion that moves him toward a title shot vs. Rajabali Shaidullaev
- Co-main: Shoko Sato beat Patchy Mix by unanimous decision — an official win over the former Bellator champion, who missed weight by 2.85kg and started on a 2-point deduction
- Heavyweight GP semifinals: Tsuyoshi Sudario stopped Ryo Sakai (TKO R1 4:20) and King Edokpolo stopped Mikio Ueda (TKO R2 0:17) — the final on Nov 8 (RIZIN LANDMARK 17) is Sudario vs Edokpolo
- All winners: Kaiwen Li, Naoki, Joe Hiramoto, Joji Goto, Koji Takeda, Yuki Ito, Tsuyoshi Sudario, King Edokpolo, Shoko Sato, Kyoma Akimoto
- Joe Hiramoto scored a 96-second right-hook KO and called out Hiroya; Yuki Ito stopped the weight-missing Gadzhammatov in R2
- Broadcast: ABEMA / U-NEXT / Sky PerfecTV! / RIZIN 100 CLUB / RIZIN LIVE (Aug 11, 2026, Toyota Arena Tokyo — 10 fights)
Fight card
- MAIN🏆 Main event: winner moves toward a title shot vs. champion Rajabali Shaidullaev66.0kg
Kyoma Akimoto wins by unanimous decision, beating the former champion and moving toward a title shot vs. Rajabali Shaidullaev
- 🏆 Co-main (Mix missed weight by 2.85kg: 2-point deduction; Sato's win counts as official)61.0kg
Shoko Sato wins by unanimous decision, controlling the later rounds — an official win over the weight-missing Mix
- 🏆 RIZIN JAPAN GP 2026 heavyweight tournament semifinal120.0kg
King Edokpolo wins by TKO (strikes), R2 0:17 — advances to the final on Nov 8
- 🏆 RIZIN JAPAN GP 2026 heavyweight tournament semifinal120.0kg
Tsuyoshi Sudario wins by TKO (strikes), R1 4:20 — advances to the final on Nov 8
- 57.0kg
Yuki Ito wins by TKO (punches), R2 (Gadzhammatov had missed weight by 1.75kg)
- 66.0kg
Koji Takeda wins by triangle armbar, R1 4:58
- 61.0kg
Joji Goto wins by rear-naked choke, R1 3:41
- 57.0kg
Joe Hiramoto wins by KO (right hook), R1 1:36; called out Hiroya after
- 69.0kg
Naoki wins by doctor's stoppage (TKO), R2
- 66.0kg
Kaiwen Li stops Mizuno with a left hook and follow-up hammerfists, R1 4:27
Report
All ten fights are in the books at RIZIN 54 (Aug 11, 2026, Toyota Arena Tokyo). In the main event, 20-year-old Kyoma Akimoto beat former RIZIN featherweight champion Kleber Koike Erbst by unanimous decision, moving toward a title shot against featherweight champion Rajabali Shaidullaev. The heavyweight GP final is also set: Tsuyoshi Sudario meets King Edokpolo on November 8 at RIZIN LANDMARK 17.
Main event: Akimoto shuts out the former champion
Five months after beating Patchy Mix, the 20-year-old Akimoto took out former champion Koike on all three scorecards, extending his winning streak to six. He stayed out of Koike's trademark grappling and controlled the fight on the feet — a performance that makes a title shot feel imminent (no bout announced as of Aug 11).
Full results (fights 1-10, confirmed)
| Bout | Result |
|---|---|
| Fight 10 · main event, 66.0kg | Kyoma Akimoto def. Kleber Koike Erbst (UD) |
| Fight 9 · co-main, 61.0kg | Shoko Sato def. Patchy Mix (UD; Mix started on a 2-point deduction after missing weight) |
| Fight 8 · heavyweight GP semifinal | King Edokpolo def. Mikio Ueda (TKO, strikes, R2 0:17) |
| Fight 7 · heavyweight GP semifinal | Tsuyoshi Sudario def. Ryo Sakai (TKO, strikes, R1 4:20) |
| Fight 6 · flyweight 57.0kg | Yuki Ito def. Alibek Gadzhammatov (TKO, punches, R2) |
| Fight 5 · 66.0kg | Koji Takeda def. Kazumasa Majima (triangle armbar, R1 4:58) |
| Fight 4 · bantamweight 61.0kg | Joji Goto def. Azizbek Temirov (rear-naked choke, R1 3:41) |
| Fight 3 · flyweight 57.0kg | Joe Hiramoto def. Jolie (KO, right hook, R1 1:36) |
| Fight 2 · 69.0kg | Naoki def. Issa Hosokawa (doctor's stoppage, R2) |
| Fight 1 · featherweight 66.0kg | Kaiwen Li def. Arata Mizuno (left hook and hammerfists, R1 4:27) |
- The heavyweight GP final is set: former sumo juryo Tsuyoshi Sudario meets the unbeaten, 204cm King Edokpolo on November 8. Edokpolo needed just 17 seconds of round 2 to finish Mikio Ueda — the man who stopped Sudario on New Year's Eve 2023.
- Joe Hiramoto — Ren Hiramoto's younger brother — ended his fight with a single right hook in 96 seconds, then called out Hiroya.
- Yuki Ito stopped Alibek Gadzhammatov, who had missed weight by 1.75kg, with punches in round 2.
- Co-main in detail: Shoko Sato controlled the later rounds with strikes and clinch work to sweep the cards against Patchy Mix, who weighed in 2.85kg heavy (63.85kg) and started on a two-point deduction. A Mix win would have gone down as a no contest, but Sato won outright — an official result. The former Bellator champion is now 0-2 since joining RIZIN.
Event info
- When/where: Aug 11, 2026 (Tue, holiday), Toyota Arena Tokyo (Koto, Tokyo); doors 12:00, first fight 14:00 JST
- Broadcast: ABEMA / U-NEXT / Sky PerfecTV! / RIZIN 100 CLUB / RIZIN LIVE
- Format: RIZIN MMA rules, 5min x 3R (10 fights)
Postponed: Kate Lotus vs. NOEL (49.0kg) is off this card. Lotus withdrew with a left knee injury (LCL and popliteus damage, two months' recovery); the bout moves to RIZIN LANDMARK 16 in NAGASAKI on October 3.
Results cross-checked against multiple live reports (eFight, Kakutolog, ABEMA TIMES, KAI-YOU); weigh-in details per RIZIN official, Gong Kakutogi and MMAPlanet, as of 19:05 JST, Aug 11. Where method/time wording differs from RIZIN's official record, we align to the official version once confirmed.