Ultimate Fighting Calendar
UFCUFC 23: Ultimate Japan 2
Heavyweight3 rounds scheduled
WIN
Pedro Rizzo
Pedro Rizzo
“The Rock”
20-11-0
RESULT

Pedro Rizzo def. Tsuyoshi Kohsaka (TKO)

TKO · Round 3 · 1:17
Tsuyoshi Kohsaka
Tsuyoshi Kohsaka
“TK”
27-19-2
Friday, November 19, 1999
Tokyo

Pedro Rizzo defeated Tsuyoshi Kohsaka by TKO in round 3 (1:17) in the Heavyweight bout of UFC 23: Ultimate Japan 2, held Friday, November 19, 1999 at Tokyo.

Fight stats

Pedro Rizzo
Tsuyoshi Kohsaka
1
Knockdowns
0
14 of 47
Significant strikes
14 of 33
30%
Sig. strike accuracy
42%
14 of 47
Total strikes
14 of 33
0 of 0
Takedowns
0 of 3
—
Takedown accuracy
0%
0
Submission attempts
0
0
Reversals
0
0:08
Control time
0:00
Significant strikes by target
8 of 40
Head
0 of 9
0 of 0
Body
4 of 5
6 of 7
Leg
10 of 19
13 of 45
Distance
13 of 32
0 of 1
Clinch
1 of 1
1 of 1
Ground
0 of 0

By round

ROUND 1
0
KD
0
4 of 16
Sig. str.
9 of 21
4 of 16
Total str.
9 of 21
0 of 0
Takedowns
0 of 0
0
Sub. att
0
0:00
Ctrl
0:00
ROUND 2
0
KD
0
7 of 23
Sig. str.
4 of 11
7 of 23
Total str.
4 of 11
0 of 0
Takedowns
0 of 2
0
Sub. att
0
0:02
Ctrl
0:00
ROUND 3
1
KD
0
3 of 8
Sig. str.
1 of 1
3 of 8
Total str.
1 of 1
0 of 0
Takedowns
0 of 1
0
Sub. att
0
0:06
Ctrl
0:00
Referee
John McCarthy
Time format
3 Rnd (5-5-5)
Pre-fight comparison▾

Tale of the Tape

20-11-0
Record
27-19-2
2
Win Streak
0
52
Age
56
6'1"
Height
5'11"
—
Reach
—
—
Stance
—
Heavyweight
Weight Class
Heavyweight
—
Nationality
—

Striking Profile

1.93
SLpM
1.88
34%
Str. Acc.
38%
3.02
SApM
4.41
—
Str. Def.
—

Grappling Profile

0.26
TD Avg.
1.32
28%
TD Acc.
20%
78%
TD Def.
33%
—
Sub. Avg.
—

Recent form (last 5 fights)

Pedro Rizzo · 3-2
  • W
    Ricco Rodriguez
    UFC 45: RevolutionFri, Nov 21, 2003
    Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Heavyweight
  • W
    Tra Telligman
    UFC 43: MeltdownFri, Jun 6, 2003
    TKO · R2 · 4:24 · Heavyweight
  • L
    Vladimir Matyushenko
    UFC 41: OnslaughtFri, Feb 28, 2003
    Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Heavyweight
  • L
    Gan McGee
    UFC 39: The Warriors ReturnFri, Sep 27, 2002
    TKO · R1 · 5:00 · Heavyweight
  • W
    Andrei Arlovski
    UFC 36: Worlds CollideFri, Mar 22, 2002
    TKO · R3 · 1:45 · Heavyweight
Tsuyoshi Kohsaka · 2-3
  • L
    Ricco Rodriguez
    UFC 37: High ImpactFri, May 10, 2002
    TKO · R2 · 3:25 · Heavyweight
  • L
    Pedro Rizzo
    UFC 23: Ultimate Japan 2Fri, Nov 19, 1999
    TKO · R3 · 1:17 · Heavyweight
  • W
    Tim Lajcik
    UFC 21: Return Of The ChampionsFri, Jul 16, 1999
    TKO · R2 · 5:00 · Heavyweight
  • L
    Bas Rutten
    UFC 18: Road To The Heavyweight TitleFri, Jan 8, 1999
    TKO · R2 · 2:15 · Heavyweight
  • W
    Pete Williams
    UFC - Ultimate BrazilFri, Oct 16, 1998
    Unanimous Decision · R2 · 3:00 · Heavyweight

Career Averages

Based on 14 fights · 6 fights
20.4
Avg sig. strikes
18.8
0.14
Avg takedowns
1.17
1:23
Avg control time
0:36
42
Career high strikes
45
1
Career high TDs
3

Strike Distribution

Pedro Rizzo
Strike target
Tsuyoshi Kohsaka
51%
Head
57%
6%
Body
16%
44%
Leg
27%
Pedro Rizzo
Strike position
Tsuyoshi Kohsaka
73%
Distance
59%
13%
Clinch
7%
14%
Ground
34%