Erbst vs Shaydullaev

Who won Erbst vs Shaydullaev?

Razhabali Shaydullaev beat Kleber Koike Erbst by knockout in the 1st round during the main event of RIZIN Otokomatsuri, on Sunday 4th May 2025 at Tokyo Dome in Bunkyo.

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).

This contest was for the Rizin Featherweight championship.

Erbst vs Shaydullaev stats

Kleber Koike Erbst stepped into the octagon with a record of 34 wins, 7 losses and 1 draw, 2 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 29 by submission.

Razhabali Shaydullaev made his way to the cage with an unblemished record of 13 wins, 0 losses, and 0 draws, 5 of those wins coming by knock out and 8 by submission.

This was Kleber Koike Erbst's 12th fight in Rizin, having made his debut for the promotion in 2020. Razhabali Shaydullaev marked his 3rd fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2024.

Kleber Koike Erbst's Rizin record stood at 9-2-0, while Razhabali Shaydullaev's came in at 3-0-0.

The stats suggested Shaydullaev had a massive power advantage over Erbst, boasting a 38% knock out percentage over Erbst's 6%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Erbst had a large advantage over Shaydullaev, boasting a 85% submission rate over Shaydullaev's 62%.

Kleber Koike Erbst was the older man by 11 years, at 35 years old.

Erbst had a height advantage of 3 inches over Shaydullaev.

Erbst was arguably the more experienced fighter, having had 29 more fights, and made his debut in 2008, 16 years and 7 months later than Shaydullaev, whose first professional fight was in . He had fought 63 more professional rounds, 82 to Shaydullaev's 19.

Erbst vs Shaydullaev form

Kleber Koike Erbst had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had won against Chihiro Suzuki at RIZIN DECADE on 31st December 2024 by unanimous decision in their Rizin Featherweight championship fight at Saitama Super Arena, Saitama, Japan.

Previous to that, he had beaten Juan Archuleta at RIZIN 47 on 9th June 2024 by submission in the 1st round at Yoyogi National Stadium, Shibuya.

Going into that contest, he had defeated Yutaka Saito at RIZIN 45 on 31st December 2023 by submission in the 3rd round at Saitama Super Arena, Saitama.

Before that, he had lost to Masanori Kanehara at RIZIN 44 on 23rd September 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Saitama Super Arena, Saitama.

His fight against Chihiro Suzuki at RIZIN 43 on 24th June 2023 ended in a no contest.

Activity check

Erbst's last 5 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 10 months and 28 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 4 months and 19 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 11 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.2 rounds on average.

Shaydullaev's last 3 fights had come over a period of 11 months and 13 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 3 months and 25 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 4 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1.3 rounds on average.

What time did Erbst vs Shaydullaev start?

The fighters were expected to walk out at around 4:10 PM UTC , which was 12:10 PM EST or 9:10 AM PST on the West Coast of America, or 5:10 PM BST in the UK.

What were the odds on Erbst vs Shaydullaev?

Kleber Koike Erbst was a 9/4 (+230) underdog going into the contest, while Razhabali Shaydullaev made his way into the ring at 30/100 (-330) with oddsmakers.