Nishida vs Goodman

Who won Nishida vs Goodman?

Sam Goodman beat Ryosuke Nishida by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest on Sunday, September 27th, 2026, at Toyota Arena Tokyo, Koto-Ku.

The scorecards were announced as 116-109, 115-110, 114-111 in favor of winner Sam Goodman.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds in the Super Bantamweight division, which meant the weight limit was 122 pounds (8.7 stone or 55.3 kg).

This contest was for the IBF super bantamweight championship of the world.

Goodman's captured the IBF Interim World Junior Featherweight Championship, winning the belt against in this fight. He had held this belt for 15 days.

This fight appeared on the undercard of Takuma Inoue beating Tenshin Nasukawa for the WBC World Bantamweight championship. Also on the undercard Tomoya Tsuboi lost to Ricardo Malajika for the WBC World Super Flyweight belt, and Ryusei Matsumoto defeated Russell Acosta for the WBO Interim World Minimumweight title.

Nishida vs Goodman stats

Ryosuke Nishida stepped into the ring with a record of 11 wins, 1 loss, and 0 draws, 2 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Sam Goodman made his way to the ring with a record of 22 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, with 8 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Goodman had an advantage in power over Nishida, with a 36% knockout percentage compared to Nishida's 18%.

Ryosuke Nishida was the older man by 2 years, at 30 years old.

Nishida had a 1-inch reach advantage.

Ryosuke Nishida fought out of the southpaw stance, while Sam Goodman was an orthodox fighter.

Nishida was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 11 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2019, 1 year and 8 months later than Goodman, whose first professional fight was in 2018. He had fought 76 fewer professional rounds, totaling 117 compared to Goodman's 193.

Ryosuke Nishida went into the fight ranked number 1 by the IBF at super bantamweight.

Sam Goodman was ranked number 2 by the IBF in the 122lb division.

Nishida vs Goodman form

Nishida had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going the distance 3 times.

In his last fight before this contest, he had won against Bryan Mercado Vazquez on February 15, 2026, by technical decision in their IBF World Junior Featherweight eliminator fight at Sumiyoshi SportsCenter, Osaka, Japan.

Prior to that, he had been beaten by Junto Nakatani on June 8, 2025, by retirement in the 6th round in their IBF World Bantamweight, WBC World Bantamweight and The Ring Bantamweight championship fight at Ariake Arena, Tokyo.

Going into that contest, he had won against Anuchai Donsua on December 15, 2024, by knockout in the 7th round in their IBF World Bantamweight championship fight at Sumiyoshi SportsCenter, Osaka.

Before that, he had beaten Emmanuel Rodriguez on May 4, 2024, by unanimous decision in their IBF World Bantamweight championship fight at EDION Arena Osaka, Osaka.

He had defeated Christian Medina on August 11, 2023, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at EDION Arena Osaka, Osaka.

Sam Goodman had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had won against Rodrigo Fabian Ruiz on April 5, 2026, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at WIN Entertainment Centre, Wollongong, Australia.

Prior to that, he had won against Tyler Blizzard on December 17, 2025, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at ICC Exhibition Centre, Sydney.

Going into that contest, he had lost to Nick Ball on August 16, 2025, by unanimous decision in their WBA World Featherweight championship fight at Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

Before that, he had defeated Cesar Vaca Espinoza on May 14, 2025, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Hordern Pavilion, Sydney, Australia.

He had beaten Thattana Luangphon on July 10, 2024, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at WIN Entertainment Centre, Wollongong.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Sam Goodman had been fighting more than Ryosuke Nishida.

Going into this contest, Ryosuke Nishida had last fought 7 months and 12 days ago, while Sam Goodman's last outing had been 5 months and 22 days ago.

Nishida's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 1 month and 16 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 7 months and 16 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 44 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 8.8 rounds on average.

Goodman's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 2 months and 17 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 5 months and 10 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 56 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 11.2 rounds on average.

What time did Nishida vs Goodman start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 11:00 AM UTC at Toyota Arena Tokyo, Koto-Ku, Japan, which was 7:00 AM EST or 4:00 AM PST on the West Coast of America, or 12:00 PM BST in the UK.

Who broadcast Nishida vs Goodman?

Nishida vs Goodman was broadcast on DAZN in both the United States and the UK.

What were the odds on Nishida vs Goodman?

Ryosuke Nishida was a 8/13 (-160) favorite going into the contest, while Sam Goodman made his way into the ring at 5/4 (+130) with oddsmakers.