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RIZIN LANDMARK 15 in Hiroshima

Last updated: 2026-07-21

Jul 18, 2026 · Hiroshima Green Arena · Hiroshima, Japan · RIZIN

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Results from RIZIN LANDMARK 15 at Hiroshima Green Arena on July 18, 2026. Bantamweight champion Danny Sabatello TKO'd — no, KO'd — Jinnosuke Kashimura in round 3 to retain his title. Full 11-bout card with winners and finishes.

Hiroshima Green Arena — venue for RIZIN LANDMARK 15 in Hiroshima
Asturio Cantabrio · CC BY-SA 4.0
WINDanny Sabatello
Jinnosuke Kashimura

Sabatello def. Kashimura (KO, right overhand, R3 0:40 — 2nd successful defense)

Key points

  • Date: 2026/7/18 (Sat), Hiroshima Green Arena, Hiroshima — RIZIN's first-ever event in the Chugoku region
  • Promotion: RIZIN · MMA
  • Broadcast: ABEMA / U-NEXT / Sky PerfecTV! / RIZIN 100 CLUB / RIZIN LIVE
  • Main event: champion Danny Sabatello KOs challenger Jinnosuke Kashimura with a right overhand at 0:40 of round 3, his 2nd successful title defense
  • Shinobu Ota vs. Yrysbek Tilenov: Tilenov wins by 2nd-round TKO and calls out the champion in his post-fight interview
  • Tatsuki Shinotsuka withdrew 5 days out with a neck injury (cervical radiculopathy); replacement Hinotori (real name Kyohei Takagi) TKO'd Lee Jae-hoon
  • Hometown fighter Shinji Sasaki, who came out of retirement for this card, lost by TKO to Yota Hayashi; Kojiro Shiba won his RIZIN debut by decision

Fight card

  • MAIN🏆 RIZIN Bantamweight Championship (title defense)Bantamweight (61 kg)
    Danny Sabatello19-4-1WINvsJinnosuke Kashimura12-6-0

    Sabatello def. Kashimura (KO, right overhand, R3 0:40 — 2nd successful defense)

  • Featherweight (66 kg)
    Karshyga DautbekWINvsKyohei Hagiwara

    Dautbek def. Hagiwara (TKO, left hand into ground strikes, R1 4:08)

  • Bantamweight (61 kg)
    Shinobu OtavsYrysbek TilenovWIN

    Tilenov def. Ota (TKO, ground knee strikes, R2 3:04 — called out champion Sabatello post-fight)

  • Lightweight (70-71 kg)
    Johnny CaseWINvsTenya Yoshimura

    Case def. Yoshimura (TKO, uppercut into ground strikes, R1 3:14)

  • Flyweight (57 kg)
    HiroyavsArsen YamamotoWIN

    Yamamoto def. Hiroya (unanimous decision)

  • Flyweight (57 kg)
    HinotoriWINvsLee Jae-hoon

    Hinotori (real name Kyohei Takagi, late replacement) def. Lee (TKO, ground strikes, R3 4:25)

  • Women's Super Atomweight (49 kg)
    Saori OshimaWINvsLee Ye-ji

    Oshima def. Lee (submission, kneebar, R1 1:40)

  • Women's Super Atomweight (49 kg)
    Park Si-wooWINvsMoeri Suda

    Park def. Suda (unanimous decision)

  • Catchweight (64 kg, MMA rules)
    ShojiWINvsGenji Umeno

    Shoji def. Umeno (unanimous decision — his first win in 1 year 9 months)

  • Welterweight (77 kg)
    Shinji SasakivsYota HayashiWIN

    Hayashi def. Sasaki (TKO, ground knees to the face, R3 2:17)

  • Kickboxing Catchweight (54.5 kg)
    Kojiro ShibaWINvsHaruto

    Shiba def. Haruto (unanimous decision — wins his RIZIN debut)

Report

Results from RIZIN LANDMARK 15, held July 18, 2026 at Hiroshima Green Arena — RIZIN's first-ever event in the Chugoku region.

In the main event, a RIZIN Bantamweight Championship bout, champion Danny Sabatello knocked out challenger Jinnosuke Kashimura (the DEEP interim champion) with a right overhand at 0:40 of round three, his second successful title defense. Kashimura had been elevated to the shot after original challenger Naoki Inoue withdrew injured, but came up short in his first title try.

The undercard produced plenty of finishes. Shinobu Ota vs. Yrysbek Tilenov saw Tilenov win by TKO on ground knees in round two — he used his post-fight microphone time to call out champion Sabatello for a title shot. The long-awaited flyweight matchup between Hiroya and Arsen Yamamoto finally happened, with Yamamoto taking a unanimous decision. The card also saw a late change: Tatsuki Shinotsuka withdrew five days out with cervical radiculopathy (a neck injury), and his replacement, Hinotori (real name Kyohei Takagi), TKO'd Lee Jae-hoon in round three.

On the hometown-storyline front, Hiroshima's own Shinji Sasaki — who came out of retirement specifically for this card — lost by TKO to Yota Hayashi. Muay Thai star Genji Umeno moved to MMA rules at a 64 kg catchweight but fell to veteran Shoji by unanimous decision, Shoji's first win in one year and nine months. Kickboxer Kojiro Shiba won his RIZIN debut by unanimous decision.

Key results

  • Main event: champion Danny Sabatello KOs challenger Jinnosuke Kashimura with a right overhand at 0:40 of round 3, his 2nd successful title defense
  • Shinobu Ota vs. Yrysbek Tilenov: Tilenov wins by 2nd-round TKO and calls out the champion in his post-fight interview
  • Tatsuki Shinotsuka withdrew 5 days out with a neck injury (cervical radiculopathy); replacement Hinotori (real name Kyohei Takagi) TKO'd Lee Jae-hoon
  • Hometown fighter Shinji Sasaki, who came out of retirement for this card, lost by TKO to Yota Hayashi; Kojiro Shiba won his RIZIN debut by decision
Finishes and times follow RIZIN's official record and cross-checked reporting (efight.jp, Yahoo News, Gong Kakutogi).
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