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RIZIN 53 · Results

Sun, May 10, 12:30 PM GMT+9Glion Arena Kobe, Kobe
Luiz GustavoLuiz GustavoBrazil16-4-0
RESULTLuiz Gustavo def. Ilhom Nazimov (Knockout)
Ilhom NazimovIlhom NazimovUzbekistan13-4-0
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Who won RIZIN 53?

Luiz Gustavo defeated Ilhom Nazimov by Knockout in round 1 (2:08) in the Lightweight title main event of RIZIN 53, held Sunday, May 10, 2026 at Glion Arena Kobe, Kobe.

RIZIN 53 was an MMA event from RIZIN Fighting Federation, held Sunday, May 10, 2026 at Glion Arena Kobe, Kobe, Japan. A championship title was on the line. 53 is part of RIZIN's numbered event series. 15 fights took place on the card.

Main card

  1. KOR1 · 2:08
    Luiz GustavoChampionWINBrazil16-4-0
    MMA· Title bout
    #1 projected rankingIlhom NazimovUzbekistan13-4-0
  2. KOR1 · 1:38
    Ryo TakagiWIN#14 projected rankingJapan11-4-0
    MMA
    Kaiwen LiChina17-9-0
  3. DRAW
    Ren HiramotoJapan5-3-0
    MMA
    Koji TanakaJapan1-1-0
  4. SUBR2 · 4:25
    Shinobu OtaWIN#4 projected rankingJapan8-7-0
    MMA
    Yuto HokamuraJapan16-16-2
  5. UDR3 · 5:00
    Keito OyamaWIN#5 projected rankingJapan11-8-0
    MMA
    Katie PerezUnited States7-12-0
  6. KOR1 · 1:38
    Sho Patrick UsamiWINJapan9-6-0
    MMA
    Tatsuya SaikaJapan15-8-0
  7. SUBR3 · 2:23
    Ryan CafaroWINUnited States15-7-0
    MMA
    Koyomi MatsushimaJapan15-9-0
  8. SUBR1 · 2:37
    Daiki TsubotaWIN#7 projected rankingJapan13-13-3
    MMA
    #8 projected rankingGenji UmenoJapan2-2-0
  9. SUBR1 · 1:11
    Ryoma ShishimotoWINJapan4-1-0
    MMA
    Kenshin KodamaJapan0-1-0
  10. SUBR2 · 0:27
    Joe HiramotoWINJapan4-2-0
    MMA
    Seiya AmeyamaJapan6-5-0
  11. UDR3 · 5:00
    Kouki NakagawaWINJapan13-6-0
    MMA
    Jake WilkinsJapan5-5-0

Preliminary card

  1. KOR1 · 2:33
    Souru HamaguchiWINJapan8-4-0
    MMA
    Haruto SunadaJapan3-1-0
  2. UDR3 · 3:00
    YushiWINJapan
    Kickboxing
    AsataroJapan
  3. UDR3 · 3:00
    Hinata KitanoWINJapan
    Kickboxing
    Juna KodaJapan
  4. UDR3 · 3:00
    ShotaWINJapan
    Kickboxing
    Tomoya SudoJapan
RIZIN 53

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