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RIZIN 53 · Results

Sun, May 10, 12:30 PM GMT+9Glion Arena Kobe, Kobe
Luiz GustavoLuiz GustavoBrazil16-4-0
RESULTLuiz Gustavo def. Ilhom Nazimov (Knockout)
Ilhom NazimovIlhom NazimovUzbekistan13-4-0
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Who won RIZIN 53?

Luiz Gustavo defeated Ilhom Nazimov by Knockout in round 1 (2:08) in the Lightweight title main event of RIZIN 53, held Sunday, May 10, 2026 at Glion Arena Kobe, Kobe.

RIZIN 53 was an MMA event from RIZIN Fighting Federation, held Sunday, May 10, 2026 at Glion Arena Kobe, Kobe, Japan. A championship title was on the line. 53 is part of RIZIN's numbered event series. 15 fights took place on the card.

Main card

  1. KOR1 · 2:08
    Luiz GustavoWINBrazil16-4-0
    Lightweight· Title bout
    Ilhom NazimovUzbekistan13-4-0
  2. DRAW
    Ren HiramotoJapan5-3-0
    Middleweight
    Koji TanakaJapan1-1-1
  3. KOR1 · 1:38
    Ryo TakagiWINJapan11-4-0
    Featherweight
    Kaiwen LiChina17-8-0
  4. SUBR2 · 4:25
    Shinobu OtaWINJapan8-6-0
    Bantamweight
    Yuto HokamuraJapan16-16-2
  5. UDR3 · 5:00
    Keito OyamaWINJapan11-8-0
    113 lb Catchweight
    Katie PerezUnited States7-11-0
  6. KOR1 · 1:38
    Sho Patrick UsamiWINJapan9-6-0
    Lightweight
    Tatsuya SaikaJapan14-8-0
  7. DecisionR3 · 5:00
    YushiWINJapan
    Featherweight
    AsataroJapan
  8. DecisionR3 · 3:00
    Hinata KitanoWINJapan
    Strawweight
    Juna KodaJapan
  9. DecisionR3 · 3:00
    ShotaWINJapan
    Bantamweight
    Tomoya SudoJapan

Preliminary card

  1. SUBR3 · 2:23
    Ryan CafaroWINUnited States15-7-0
    Featherweight
    Koyomi MatsushimaJapan15-9-0
  2. SUBR1 · 2:37
    Daiki TsubotaWINJapan13-13-3
    Bantamweight
    Genji UmenoJapan2-2-0
  3. SUBR1 · 1:11
    Ryoma ShishimotoWINJapan4-1-0
    137 lb Catchweight
    Kenshin KodamaJapan0-1-0
  4. SUBR2 · 0:27
    Joe HiramotoWINJapan4-2-0
    Flyweight
    Seiya AmeyamaJapan6-5-0
  5. UDR3 · 5:00
    Kouki NakagawaWINJapan13-6-0
    Featherweight
    Jake WilkinsJapan5-4-0
  6. KOR1 · 2:33
    Souru HamaguchiWINJapan7-4-0
    Flyweight
    Haruto SunadaJapan3-1-0

Judges' Scorecards

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