Yoshinori Horie blasts Sho Patrick Usami with elbow at Rizin Landmark 16

Former lightweight title challenger Yoshinori Horie scored a TKO win on Saturday Rizin Fighting Federation: Landmark Vol. 16 main event in Nagasaki, Japan. Horie stopped Sho Patrick Usami with a nasty elbow and follow-up kicks in the second round of the headliner that underwent a late change yesterday.

The bout between Horie (16-6, 7-3 Rizin) and Usami (9-6, 5-4 Rizin) was scheduled to take place at lightweight, but Usami struggled at the weigh-in and an agreement was reached to move up to 160 pounds. The agreement allowed Usami to avoid penalties such as point deductions or the standard no contest rule for weight losses, so the fight started on equal terms.

Horie Stops Usami Rizin Landmark Vol. 2nd round. 16 main tournament

Horie’s first two takedown attempts were missed and he lunged at Usami with a right hand. Usami responded with a left hook and then pulled off a guillotine choke. Horie pressed Usami’s head against the cage, relieving some of the choke pressure. Once Horie had freed his neck, he punched Usami from midfield and then hurt him with his knees. Usami stopped moving completely for a few seconds, but got back up and the round ended with him trapped in a guillotine.

Usami was too aggressive when charging forward in the second round and Horie dropped him with a right hook. Horie spent the next three minutes working the opponent’s guard, where he took enough punches to avoid standing up. As Horie connected with a sharp elbow to the bridge of Usami’s nose, Usami rolled over and covered. Horie followed with a few more punches that prompted a stoppage at the 3:37 mark of the 2nd round.

Horie has won back-to-back fights this year after a failed bid to become the Rizin 51 Lightweight Champion. He used to defeat Patricky Freire at Landmark Vol. on April 13, arguably the best win of Horie’s career.

After being outmatched for almost the entire first round, the former Rizin title challenger Viktor Kolesnik (28-6-1, 5-2 Rizin) won by TKO
Koyomi Matsushima (15-9, 0-2 Rizin) very early in the second round of the featherweight co-match. Matsushima jumped on Kolesnik’s back and spent the first three minutes attacking his jaw with face cranks. Kolesnik eventually shook Matsushima down and the Japanese veteran attacked his leg with a heel hook attempt. Kolesnik’s only success in the stanza came in the final 30 seconds when he landed a combination that forced his opponent to back off. That all changed in the second period when Matsushima shot for a takedown and was hit with several elbows, including two that appeared to hit him in the back of the head. Matsushima froze on the ground as Kolesnik continued to throw elbows, and the fight was stopped when the Russian got to his feet and kicked him in the head. Matsushima appeared upset that he was hit in the back of the head, but Kolesnik was still declared the winner at the 20-second mark of round 2.

Featherweight prospect Hyuma Yasui
(5-1, 2-1 Rizin) overcame fatigue and scored an overwhelming unanimous decision victory Ryan Cafaro
(15-7, 1 NC; 1-1 Rizin). Yasui used an early headlock throw to put Cafaro in a scarf hold, but the American quickly scrambled to his feet. Yasui took him down again and chained submissions together until he trapped Cafaro in an inverted triangle choke. Cafaro did not surrender and Yasui maintained back control for the remainder of the round. He injured Cafaro with a right cross seconds into the second frame, and the American’s attempts to grab failed. Yasui backed him up with more right hands, but he seemed to tire as Cafaro landed combinations. A tired Yasui landed another takedown and locked on a strong rear choke just before the bell. In the final stanza, Yasui fought his way out of a guillotine and an anaconda choke before taking top position. He attached an arm to a triangle choke that Cafaro was on the verge of tapping, then transitioned to a back choke but couldn’t put him down. The American showed incredible heart and determination to reach the final bell, but all three judges scored Yasui 30-27.

The main card kicked off with another match in the “invisible” women’s super atomweight tournament, which favors takedowns and aggression. Unfortunately, there was no finish and very little action in the head-to-head fight Keito Oyama
(11-8, 4-2 Rizin) – better known as “Kate Lotus” – and Noeru Narita (4-3, 2-2 Rizin). Oyama jabbed while 18-year-old “Noel” used kicks to set up overhand rights. Oyama held Narita against the cage for two minutes before a tepid first round ended. The second stanza started with two kicks from Oyama before Narita tied him up. He took down Oyama and stayed in guard, but the action remained sparse. Oyama attacked Narita’s left leg with kicks in the early stages of the final period. Narita scored a takedown halfway through and got back into his opponent’s defense. The fighters rose to their feet due to the inactivity and they traded gaps in the last 15 seconds. One judge scored the bout 29-28 for Narita, while the other two scored it 30-27 and 29-28 for Oyama, respectively, in a split decision win that didn’t wow the crowd.

A very entertaining flyweight prospect Kyohei Takagi (7-1, 3-0 Rizin) extended his winning streak as the more experienced attacked in the first round. Masatoshi Ueda (22-14-3, 0-2 Rizin). Takagi held the lead in the early boxing exchanges, but decided to square off with Ueda and then moved him to half guard. As Ueda hit an arm pose, Takagi punched and punched him. Ueda rolled to his side and Takagi landed knees and right hands until the fight ended at 3:26. Takagi is now 5-0 in 2026.

In an incredible weight battle Seiya Inoue
(2-1, 2-1 Rizin) outstripped fellow attacker Ryusei Ashizawa (2-5, 2-5 Rizin) to earn a thrilling TKO finish. Inoue targeted Ashizawa’s taped left knee with punches and then floored him with a big left hook. Ashizawa recovered and got back to his feet before hooking Inoue. Inoue stood and rocked Ashizawa with two left hooks, then dropped him with another left hand but couldn’t secure the finish. Finally, just as the round was coming to an end, Inoue landed one last flurry and followed with two punches that prompted referee Tatsuro Nagase to dive in and save the badly stunned Ashizawa. The official time was 4:56 of the 1st round and the match was an easy round of the year candidate.

Former Grachan Master Hidetaka Arato (12-4, 2-1 Rizin) picked up a much-needed unanimous decision victory Ken Hasegawa (18-7-1, 0-2 Rizin) in a surprisingly action-packed heavyweight battle. Hasegawa held a significant speed advantage in the first round and landed quick shots that kept Arato on the defensive. He overpowered his opponent throughout the period with right hooks and straight left hands. Very late in the stanza, Arato rocked Hasegawa with a right hook and then dropped him on his face with more strikes, but Hasegawa, who was in full control at 4:45, made the save at the bell. The second frame began with Hasegawa backing up Arato with elbows before the latter responded with two uppercuts. Arato eventually dropped him against the cage with a combination and tried to finish with elbows. Once again, Hasegawa made it to the end of the round. The pace slowed in the final five minutes as the tired fighters battled back and forth. Arato threw Hasegawa to the ground and pinned him in the dying seconds, but was unable to secure the finish. All three judges scored the match for Arato, who stopped the three-match losing streak.

Light weight gripper Alan Yamaniha (23-11-4, 6-2 Rizin) successfully returned to action and earned his second straight win Seigo Yamamoto (7-16-1, 0-3 Rizin) in a rematch almost two years after the first fight. Yamaniha drew half guard after swallowing a flying knee to start the fight and held a kneeling Yamamoto against the base of the cage for the next two minutes. As Yamamoto stood and tried to stomp Yamaniha’s face, the Brazilian grabbed a leg and pulled back with a kneebar for the win at 3:00 of Round 1.

Veteran Deep candidate Kohei Sugiyama (17-10, 1-1 Rizin) earned a split decision victory over the Grachan champion Kaito Oda
(8-4, 0-1 Rizin) in a flyweight bout that wasn’t as close as one judge’s scorecard suggested. Oda dropped Sugiyama against the cage with punches in the opening minute, but was unable to secure the finish. Most of the first round was contested in the clinch, although Oda landed another punch and knees. Sugiyama took him down with 25 seconds left and scored another takedown early in the second stanza. A series of scrambles followed before Sugiyama hit Oda in a guillotine choke. Shortly before time expired, Sugiyama stood up and hammer-fisted Oda in the face. The final period began with 50 seconds of continuous strikes until Sugiyama took down his opponent once more. He secured a high elbow guillotine choke and then took Oda back. Sugiyama held the position with rear-naked choke attempts until the bell, and two out of three judges scored the fight in his favor.

In an early initial map operation Ryota Okay
(7-5, 2-0 Rizin) retired Daisuke Okumiya (9-6-1, 0-1 Rizin) by punches and football kicks at 4:47 of round 1 in a lightweight MMA match; Kotaro Mori knocked out Yuuki Kaneeda with a right hook at 1:42 of round 2 in the 220-pound kickboxing clash; Ryusei Imamura defeated Reon Uemura by TKO at 1:39 in a kickboxing match. and Ayuto Kaneeda earned a unanimous decision victory over Kakeru Tsuda, who received a two-point penalty for missing weight in the 143-pound kickboxing match.