Murata vs Brant

Who won Murata vs Brant?

Rob Brant beat Ryota Murata by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest on Saturday, October 20th, 2018, at Mandalay Bay Hotel & Casino, Las Vegas.

The scorecards were announced as 118-110, 119-109, 119-109 in favor of winner Rob Brant.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds in the Middleweight division, which meant the weight limit was 160 pounds (11.4 stone or 72.6 kg).

This contest was for the WBA middleweight championship of the world.

The undercard featured the clash of Dadashev vs DeMarco.

Murata vs Brant stats

Back in October 2018, Ryota Murata stepped into the ring with a record of 14 wins, 1 loss, and 0 draws, 11 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Rob Brant made his way to the ring with a record of 23 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, with 16 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Murata had a slight advantage in power over Brant, with a 79% knockout percentage compared to Brant's 70%.

Ryota Murata was the older man by 4 years, at 32 years old.

Murata had a 2-inch reach advantage.

Both Ryota Murata and Rob Brant fought out of an orthodox stance.

Murata was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 9 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2013, 1 year and 2 months later than Brant, whose first professional fight was in 2012. He had fought 6 fewer professional rounds, totaling 120 compared to Brant's 126.

Rob Brant was ranked number 3 by the WBA, and 11 by the IBF in the 160lb division.

Murata vs Brant form

Ryota Murata had stopped 4 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had defeated Emanuele Blandamura on April 15, 2018, by technical knockout in the 8th round in their WBA World Middleweight championship fight at Arena, Kanagawa, Japan.

Prior to that, he had defeated Hassan N’Dam on October 22, 2017, by technical knockout in the 7th round in their WBA World Middleweight championship fight at Kokugikan, Tokyo.

Going into that contest, he had been beaten by Hassan N’Dam on May 20, 2017, by split decision in their WBA World Middleweight championship fight at Ariake Colosseum, Tokyo.

Before that, he had beaten Bruno Sandoval on December 30, 2016, by knockout in the 3rd round at Ariake Colosseum.

He had won against George Tahdooahnippah on July 23, 2016, by technical knockout in the 1st round at MGM Grand, Las Vegas, United States.

Rob Brant had stopped 4 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had lost to Juergen Braehmer on October 27, 2017, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at Sport and Congress Center, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany.

Prior to that, he had beaten Alexis Hloros on January 20, 2017, by technical knockout in the 1st round at Grand Casino, Hinckley, United States.

Going into that contest, he had defeated Chris Fitzpatrick on August 5, 2016, by knockout in the 3rd round at Pechanga Resort & Casino, Temecula.

Before that, he had won against Delray Raines on April 15, 2016, by knockout in the 1st round at Grand Casino, Hinckley.

He had defeated Decarlo Perez on January 22, 2016, by knockout in the 4th round at Casino Del Sol, Tucson.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Ryota Murata had been fighting more than Rob Brant.

Going into this contest, Ryota Murata had last fought 6 months and 5 days ago, while Rob Brant's last outing had been 11 months and 23 days ago.

Murata's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 2 months and 27 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 5 months and 12 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 31 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 6.2 rounds on average.

Brant's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 8 months and 28 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 6 months and 19 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 21 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 4.2 rounds on average.

What time did Murata vs Brant start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 11:00 PM EST / 8:00 PM PST at Mandalay Bay Hotel & Casino, Las Vegas, United States, which was around 4:00 AM BST in the UK.

Who broadcast Murata vs Brant?

Murata vs Brant was broadcast on ESPN+ in the US, while the fight was broadcast in the United Kingdom by BoxNation.

What were the odds on Murata vs Brant?

Ryota Murata was a 17/100 (-590) favorite going into the contest, while Rob Brant made his way into the ring at 7/2 (+350) with oddsmakers.