2026 in Rizin Fighting Federation

2026 in Rizin Fighting Federation
A poster or logo for 2026 in Rizin Fighting Federation.
Information
First dateMarch 7, 2026 (2026-03-07)
Events
Fights
Chronology
2025 in Rizin Fighting Federation 2026 in Rizin Fighting Federation

The year 2026 will be the 12th year in the history of the Rizin Fighting Federation, a mixed martial arts promotion based in Japan.

List of events

# Event Date Venue Location
1 Rizin 52 Mar 7, 2026 Ariake Arena Tokyo, Japan
2 Rizin Landmark 13 Apr 12, 2026 Marine Messe Fukuoka Fukuoka, Japan
3 Rizin 53 May 10, 2026 Glion Arena Kobe Kobe, Japan
4 Rizin Landmark 14 Jun 6, 2026 Xebio Arena Sendai Sendai, Japan
5 Rizin Landmark 15 Jul 18, 2026 Hiroshima Prefectural Sports Center Hiroshima, Japan
6 Rizin 54 Aug 11, 2026 Toyota Arena Tokyo Tokyo, Japan
7 Super Rizin 5 Sep 10, 2026 Kyocera Dome Osaka Osaka, Japan
8 Rizin Landmark 16 Oct 3, 2026 Happiness Arena Nagasaki, Japan
9 Rizin Landmark 17 Nov 8, 2026 LaLa Arena Tokyo-Bay Funabashi, Japan
7 Rizin: New Year's Eve Event Dec 31, 2026 Vantelin Dome Nagoya Nagoya, Japan

Rizin Japan Heavyweight Grand Prix

Background

On April 23, 2026, it was announced that the "RIZIN JAPAN GP Heavyweight Tournament" will take place in 2026, which semifinals matches was held at Rizin 54 in August, and the two winners will advance to the final match scheduled in November event. The tournament taking part as participants: Mikio Ueda, Tsuyoshi Sudario, King Edokpolo, and Ryo Sakai. The winner of the tournament should face Alexander Soldatkin on New Year's Eve event and compete for inaugural heavyweight title.[1]

Tournament bracket

Semifinal Final
      
Japan Tsuyoshi Sudario TKO
Japan Ryo Sakai 1
Japan Tsuyoshi Sudario
Japan King Edokpolo
Japan Mikio Ueda 2
Japan King Edokpolo KO

Rizin 52

Rizin 52
PromotionRizin Fighting Federation
DateMarch 7, 2026
VenueAriake Arena
CityTokyo, Japan

Rizin 52 was a mixed martial arts event that was held by Rizin Fighting Federation on March 7, 2026, at the Ariake Arena in Tokyo, Japan.[2]

Background

A featherweight bout between Kyoma Akimoto and former Bellator Bantamweight World Champion Patchy Mix headlined this event.[3][4]

Results

Main card (Rizin.tv)
Weight Class Method Round T.Time Notes
Featherweight 66 kg Japan Kyoma Akimoto def. United States Patchy Mix TKO (punches and soccer kicks) 2 0:37
Lightweight 71 kg Brazil Luiz Gustavo def. Japan Taisei Sakuraba KO (punch) 2 2:32
Featherweight 66 kg Japan Ryo Takagi def. Japan Shuya Kimura TKO (doctor stoppage) 1 5:00
Featherweight 66 kg Japan Koji Takeda def. Russia Viktor Kolesnik Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28) 3 5:00
Intermission (Rizin.tv)
Super Atomweight 49 kg Japan Saori Oshima def. Japan Keito Oyama Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28) 3 5:00
Catchweight 59 kg Japan Yuki Ito def. Brazil Carlos Mota KO (head kick and punches) 1 2:27
Bantamweight 61 kg Japan Jinnosuke Kashimura def. Japan Hideo Tokoro Technical Submission (anaconda choke) 1 1:06
Lightweight 71 kg South Korea Kim Kyung-pyo def. Japan Yusuke Yachi TKO (doctor stoppage) 2 4:25
Bantamweight 61 kg Japan Shoko Sato def. United States John Sweeney Submission (triangle choke) 1 4:49
Flyweight 57 kg Canada Tony Laramie def. Japan Takaki Soya TKO (punches) 3 2:00
Opening Ceremony (YouTube)
Flyweight 57 kg South Korea Lee Jung-hyun def. Japan Jo Arai TKO (knees and punches) 3 3:44
Super Atomweight 49 kg Japan Noeru Narita def. South Korea Lee Bo-mi Submission (guillotine choke) 1 2:08

Rizin Landmark 13

Rizin Landmark 13 in Fukuoka
PromotionRizin Fighting Federation
DateApril 12, 2026
VenueMarine Messe Fukuoka
CityFukuoka, Japan

Rizin Landmark 13 in Fukuoka was a combat sports event that was held by Rizin Fighting Federation on April 12, 2026, at Marine Messe Fukuoka in Fukuoka, Japan.

Background

A Rizin Featherweight Championship bout between current champion Razhabali Shaydullaev and former K-1 Welterweight Champion Yuta Kubo headlined the event.[5] The pairing previously fought at Rizin 49 in December 2024, which Shaydullaev won by second round TKO.[6]

A Rizin Bantamweight Championship bout between current champion Danny Sabatello and Joji Goto co-headlined the event.[7]

Results

Main card (Rizin.tv)
Weight Class Method Round T.Time Notes
Featherweight 66 kg Kyrgyzstan Razhabali Shaydullaev (c) def. Japan Yuta Kubo TKO (punches) 1 4:13 For the Rizin Featherweight Championship.
Bantamweight 61 kg United States Danny Sabatello (c) def. Japan Joji Goto Decision (unanimous) 3 5:00 For the Rizin Bantamweight Championship.
Lightweight 71 kg Japan Yoshinori Horie def. Brazil Patricky Pitbull Decision (split) 3 5:00
Featherweight 66 kg Japan Kyohei Hagiwara vs. United States Abijah Kaleo Meheula No Contest (missed weight) 1 4:49 Meheula missed weight (67.5 kg). Originally ruled a TKO (knees and punches) win for Meheula; overturned by promoter due to him missing weight.
Intermission (Rizin.tv)
Bantamweight 61 kg Uzbekistan Azizbek Temirov def. Japan Ryuya Fukuda KO (punch) 2 1:40
Featherweight 66 kg (Kickboxing) Japan Taio Asahisa def. Thailand Singphayak HamaGym KO (punch to the body) 1 1:45
Flyweight 57 kg Japan Makoto Takahashi def. South Africa Nkazimulo Zulu Submission (kimura) 1 2:52
Super Atomweight 49 kg Russia Natalia Kuziutina def. Japan Ayaka Hamasaki Submission (armbar) 1 4:54
Featherweight 66 kg Japan Kazumasa Majima def. Republic of Ireland James Gallagher Technical Submission (arm-triangle choke) 3 2:34
Lightweight 71 kg Kazakhstan Nurkhan Zhumagazy def. Japan Tenya Yoshimura Decision (unanimous) 3 5:00 Yoshimura missed weight (74.5 kg).
Flyweight 57 kg Japan Kyohei Takagi def. Japan Ryosuke Honda TKO (punches) 1 4:59
Bantamweight 61 kg Japan Hyuga Miyagawa def. Japan Seiya Inoue Decision (unanimous) 3 5:00
Opening Ceremony: Rizin MMA Special Rules (5min / 2R)
Flyweight 57 kg Japan Shun Okamoto def. Japan Taiki Yahiro Decision (unanimous) 2 5:00
Bantamweight 61 kg Japan Tomoaki Arimatsu def. Japan Kodai Yamasaki TKO (punches) 1 4:37
Lightweight 71 kg Japan Ryota Oki def. Japan Ginji Arai Decision (unanimous) 2 5:09
Flyweight 57 kg (Kickboxing) Japan Ryusei Imamura def. Japan Yuki Kurotsuchi TKO (leg kick) 2 0:55

Rizin 53

Rizin 53
PromotionRizin Fighting Federation
DateMay 10, 2026
VenueGlion Arena Kobe
CityKobe, Japan

Rizin 53 was combat sports event that was held by Rizin Fighting Federation on May 10, 2026, at the Glion Arena Kobe in Kobe, Japan.

Background

A Rizin Lightweight Championship bout between current champion Ilkhom Nozimov and Luiz Gustavo headlined the event.[8]

Results

Main card (Rizin.tv)
Weight Class Method Round T.Time Notes
Lightweight 71 kg Brazil Luiz Gustavo def. Uzbekistan Ilkhom Nozimov (c) KO (punches) 1 2:08 For the Rizin Lightweight Championship.
Openweight Japan Kōji Tanaka vs. Japan Ren Hiramoto Draw (time limit) 3 3:00 Rizin Special Standing Rules.
Featherweight 66 kg Japan Ryo Takagi def. China Li Kaiwen KO (punches) 1 1:38
Bantamweight 61 kg Japan Shinobu Ota vs. Japan Yuto Hokamura Submission (arm-triangle choke) 2 4:25
Intermission (Rizin.tv)
Catchweight 51 kg Japan Kate Oyama def. United States Katie Perez Decision (unanimous) 3 5:00
Lightweight 71 kg Japan Sho Patrick Usami def. Japan Tatsuya Saika KO (punch and soccer kick) 1 1:38
Featherweight 66 kg United States Ryan Cafaro def. Japan Koyomi Matsushima Submission (inverted guillotine choke) 3 2:23
Bantamweight 61 kg Japan Daiki Tsubota def. Japan Genji Umeno Submission (triangle choke) 1 2:37
Catchweight 62 kg Japan Ryoma Shishimoto def. Japan Kenshin Kodama Technical Submission (armbar) 1 1:11
Flyweight 57 kg Japan Joe Hiramoto def. Japan Seiya Ameyama Submission (rear-naked choke) 2 0:27
Featherweight 66 kg Japan Kouki Nakagawa def. Japan Jake Wilkins Decision (unanimous) 3 5:00
Opening Ceremony: Rizin MMA Special Rules (5min / 2R)
Flyweight 57 kg Japan Souru Hamaguchi def. Japan Haruto Sunada KO (punches) 1 2:33
Opening Ceremony: Kickboxing Rules
Catchweight 62 kg Japan Yushi def. Japan Asataro Decision (unanimous) 3 5:00
Catchweight 46 kg Japan Hinata Kitano def. Japan Juna Koda Decision (unanimous) 3 3:00
Flyweight 57 kg Japan Shota def. Japan Tomoya Sudo Decision (unanimous) 3 3:00

Rizin Landmark 14

Rizin Landmark 14 in Sendai
PromotionRizin Fighting Federation
DateJune 6, 2026
VenueXebio Arena Sendai
CitySendai, Japan

Rizin Landmark 14 in Sendai was a combat sports event that was held by Rizin Fighting Federation on June 6, 2026, at Xebio Arena Sendai in Sendai, Japan.

Background

A Rizin Flyweight Championship bout between current champion (also 2021 Rizin Bantamweight and 2025 Rizin Flyweight Grand Prix winner) Hiromasa Ougikubo and Makoto Takahashi headlined the event.[9] The pairing previously met at Super Rizin 3 in July 2024, which Ougikubo won by unanimous decision.[10]

Results

Main card (Rizin.tv)
Weight Class Method Round T.Time Notes
Flyweight 57 kg Japan Makoto Takahashi def. Japan Hiromasa Ougikubo (c) Decision (unanimous) 3 5:00 For the Rizin Flyweight Championship.
Catchweight 59 kg Canada Tony Laramie def. Japan Yuki Motoya Decision (unanimous) 3 5:00
Heavyweight 120 kg Japan Satoshi Kamiyama def. Japan Ryo Sakai KO (punches) 1 1:16 Kamiyama missed weight (121.2 kg).
Intermission (Rizin.tv)
Lightweight 71 kg United States BeyNoah def. Ghana Bilal Kai Haga KO (head kick) 2 0:10 Haga missed weight (71.1 kg).
Lightweight 71 kg Japan Yusuke Yachi def. Japan Isao Kobayashi Decision (unanimous) 3 5:00
Flyweight 57 kg Japan Daichi Tomizawa def. Japan Rui Kato TKO (knees and elbows) 1 4:37
Featherweight 66 kg Japan Naoki Tanaka def. Japan Kaisei Kuroi TKO (knees and punches) 1 3:37
Bantamweight 61 kg Japan Seiya Inoue def. Japan Koki Akada KO (punches) 3 0:28
Opening Ceremony: Rizin MMA Special Rules (5min / 2R)
Flyweight 57 kg Japan Hayato Kikuchi def. United States Taylan Yuasa Decision (split) 2 5:00
Opening Ceremony: Kickboxing bouts
Catchweight 67.5 kg Japan Koya Saito def. Japan Kazuki Yamagishi TKO (three knockdowns) 1 1:25
Catchweight 56.5 kg Japan Daichi Akahara def. Japan Sho Uchida Decision (unanimous) 3 3:00
Catchweight 62 kg Japan Yusuke Iwaki def. Japan Sho Nakaizumi KO (flying knee) 3 0:43

Rizin Landmark 15

Rizin Landmark 15 in Hiroshima
PromotionRizin Fighting Federation
DateJuly 18, 2026
VenueHiroshima Prefectural Sports Center
CityHiroshima, Japan

Rizin Landmark 15 in Hiroshima was a combat sports event produced by Rizin Fighting Federation that took place on July 18, 2026, at the Hiroshima Prefectural Sports Center in Hiroshima, Japan.

Background

A Rizin Bantamweight Championship bout between current champion Danny Sabatello and Jinnosuke Kashimura headlined the event.[11]

Results

Main card (Rizin.tv)
Weight Class Method Round T.Time Notes
Bantamweight 61 kg United States Danny Sabatello (c) def. Japan Jinnosuke Kashimura KO (punch) 3 0:40 For the Rizin Bantamweight Championship.
Featherweight 66 kg Kazakhstan Karshyga Dautbek def. Japan Kyohei Hagiwara TKO (punches) 1 4:08
Bantamweight 61 kg Kyrgyzstan Yrysbek Tilenov def. Japan Shinobu Ota TKO (knee) 2 3:04
Flyweight 57 kg Japan Erson Yamamoto def. Japan Hiroya Kondo Decision (unanimous) 3 5:00
Intermission (Rizin.tv)
Lightweight 71 kg United States Johnny Case def. Japan Tenya Yoshimura TKO (punches) 1 3:14
Super Atomweight 49 kg Japan Saori Oshima def. South Korea Lee Ye-ji Submission (kneebar) 1 1:40
Super Atomweight 49 kg South Korea Park Si-woo def. Japan Moeri Suda Decision (unanimous) 3 5:00
Catchweight 64 kg Japan Shoji Maruyama def. Japan Genji Umeno Decision (unanimous) 3 5:00
Featherweight 66 kg Japan Hiroaki Suzuki def. Japan Hyuga Miyagawa TKO (elbows and knees) 2 3:29
Welterweight 77 kg Japan Yota Hayashi def. Japan Shinji Sasaki KO (knees) 3 2:17
Flyweight 57 kg Japan Kyohei Takagi def. South Korea Lee Jae-hun TKO (punches) 3 4:25
Kickboxing Rules
Catchweight 54.5 kg Japan Kojiro Shiba def. Japan Haruto Decision (unanimous) 3 3:00 Haruto missed weight (56.1 kg).
Opening Ceremony: Rizin MMA Special Rules (5min / 2R)
Super Atomweight 49 kg Japan Namiko Kawabata def. Japan Ayane Hirata Decision (unanimous) 2 5:00
Bantamweight 61 kg Japan Shota Nagano def. Japan Shuichi Kanda Decision (unanimous) 2 5:00
Lightweight 71 kg Japan Takuya Shibamura def. Japan Taisei Mizusugi Decision (split) 2 5:00
Amateur bout
Flyweight 57 kg Japan Jin Tanaka def. Japan Kentaro Tomita Decision (unanimous) 2 3:00

Rizin 54

Rizin 54
PromotionRizin Fighting Federation
DateAugust 11, 2026
VenueToyota Arena Tokyo
CityTokyo, Japan

Rizin 54 was a combat sports event that held by Rizin Fighting Federation on August 11, 2026, at Toyota Arena Tokyo in Tokyo, Japan.

Background

A featherweight bout between former two-time Rizin Featherweight Champion Kleber Koike Erbst and Kyoma Akimoto headlined this event.[12]

The semifinals of Rizin Japan Heavyweight Grand Prix took place at this event.[1]

Results

Main card (Rizin.tv)
Weight Class Method Round T.Time Notes
Featherweight 66 kg Japan Kyoma Akimoto def. Japan Kleber Koike Erbst Decision (unanimous) 3 5:00
Bantamweight 61 kg Japan Shoko Sato def. United States Patchy Mix Decision (unanimous) 3 5:00 Mix missed weight (63.85 kg).
Heavyweight 120 kg Japan King Edokpolo def. Japan Mikio Ueda KO (knee) 2 0:47 Rizin Japan Heavyweight Grand Prix Semifinal.
Heavyweight 120 kg Japan Tsuyoshi Sudario def. Japan Ryo Sakai TKO (soccer kick and punches) 1 4:26 Rizin Japan Heavyweight Grand Prix Semifinal.
Intermission (Rizin.tv)
Flyweight 57 kg Japan Yuki Ito def. Russia Alibek Gadzhammatov TKO (knees to the body and punches) 2 3:51 Gadzhammatov missed weight (58.8 kg).
Featherweight 66 kg Japan Koji Takeda def. Japan Kazumasa Majima Submission (triangle armbar) 1 4:58
Bantamweight 61 kg Japan Joji Goto def. Uzbekistan Azizbek Temirov Submission (rear-naked choke) 1 3:41
Flyweight 57 kg Japan Joe Hiramoto def. Japan Ryoma Shishimoto KO (punch) 1 1:36
Catchweight 69 kg Japan Naoki Tanaka def. Japan Issa Hosokawa TKO (doctor stoppage) 2 3:09
Featherweight 66 kg China Li Kaiwen def. Japan Arata Mizuno KO (punches) 1 4:27

Super Rizin 5

Super Rizin 5: Naniwa No Chou Fukkatsu Matsuri
PromotionRizin Fighting Federation
DateSeptember 10, 2026
VenueKyocera Dome Osaka
CityOsaka, Japan

Super Rizin 5: Naniwa No Chou Fukkatsu Matsuri is an upcoming combat sports event that will be held by Rizin Fighting Federation on September 10, 2026, at the Kyocera Dome Osaka in Osaka, Japan.

Background

A Rizin Featherweight Championship bout between undefeated champion Razhabali Shaydullaev and former Bellator Featherweight World Champion A. J. McKee is scheduled to headline the event, with the inaugural PFL Featherweight Championship also on the line.[13]

Fight card

Main card (Rizin.tv)
Weight Class Method Round T.Time Notes
Featherweight 66 kg Kyrgyzstan Razhabali Shaydullaev (c) vs. United States A. J. McKee For the Rizin Featherweight Championship and the inaugural PFL Featherweight Championship.
Lightweight 70 kg Brazil Roberto de Souza vs. Japan Shunta Nomura
Lightweight 70 kg Japan Mikuru Asakura vs. Japan Shinya Aoki
Featherweight 66 kg Japan Yutaka Saito vs. Japan Ren Sugiyama
Featherweight 66 kg Azerbaijan Vugar Karamov vs. Japan Ryo Takagi
Catchweight 59 kg Japan Daichi Tomizawa vs. Japan Ryo Kawabata
Featherweight 66 kg Kazakhstan Karshyga Dautbek vs. Japan Ren Hiramoto
Super Atomweight 49 kg Japan Rena Kubota vs. Russia Natalia Kuziutina

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "【RIZIN】8月11日「RIZIN JAPAN GP ヘビー級トーナメント」に上田幹雄、スダリオ剛、エドポロキングが参戦。残り1枠は未定。6月6日の仙台大会で酒井リョウvs.貴賢神も". ゴング格闘技 - GONKAKU (in Japanese). Retrieved 2026-04-23.
  2. ↑ "First Bouts Announced for RIZIN 52 Including Laramie, Kolesnik". MMA Junkie. December 31, 2025.
  3. ↑ Brady Alexander (2026-01-29). "Patchy Mix Released From UFC, Set For RIZIN Bout In March". bodyslam.net. Retrieved 2026-01-29.
  4. ↑ Rizin (2026-01-29). "Rizin.52 fight card". jp.rizinff.com. Retrieved 2026-01-29.
  5. ↑ "久保優太　再戦決定シェイドゥラエフに「かわいそう」と同情されるも「同じ展開にはならない」". Tokyo Sports (in Japanese). 2026-02-27. Retrieved 2026-03-08.
  6. ↑ "【試合結果】RIZIN DECADE「Yogibo presents RIZIN.49」第9試合／久保優太 vs. ラジャブアリ・シェイドゥラエフ". RIZIN公式サイト. Retrieved 2024-01-10.
  7. ↑ Tristen Critchfield (2026-02-15). "Trio of former Bellator stars confirmed for Rizin Landmark Vol. 13". Sherdog. Retrieved 2026-02-16.
  8. ↑ "サトシから王座を奪ったノジモフが初防衛戦。相手は桜庭大世のアゴを砕いたグスタボ【RIZIN.53】". TOKYO HEADLINE (in Japanese). 2026-03-27. Retrieved 2026-04-06.
  9. ↑ Critchfield, Tristen. "Flyweight title tilt headlines Rizin 'Landmark Vol. 14' on June 6". Sherdog. Retrieved 2026-04-29.
  10. ↑ Sargent, Robert. "Super Rizin 3: Hiramoto Crushes Asakura for 'LMS' Title; Pacquiao, Anpo Box to Draw". Sherdog. Retrieved 2026-04-29.
  11. ↑ "【RIZIN】サバテロの対戦相手はDEEP王者・鹿志村仁之介に決定。ヒロヤと山本アーセンが初対決、64kgで梅野源治vs.昇侍、佐々木信治が地元で復帰しウェルター級で林RICE陽太と対戦＝7月18日（土）広島". ゴング格闘技 - GONKAKU (in Japanese). Retrieved 2026-06-23.
  12. ↑ "【RIZIN】秋元強真とクレベル・コイケが対戦！ クレベル「今から戻ります」×秋元「クレベル選手に勝って、シェイドゥラエフ選手、僕と戦わずにUFCには行かせない」＝8月11日（火・祝）TOYOTA ARENA TOKYO". ゴング格闘技 - GONKAKU (in Japanese). Retrieved 2026-06-23.
  13. ↑ Guilherme Cruz (2026-07-20). "Razhabali Shaidulloev vs. AJ McKee official for RIZIN, PFL featherweight titles in September". mmafighting.com. Retrieved 2026-07-21.
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