Hiromasa Ougikubo vs Makoto Shinryu Prediction: Complete dominance for Makoto Shinryu

In the Octagon on Sunday, the flyweight division will present a bout between Hiromasa Ougikubo and Makoto Shinryu. It is set as the Main Card fight 8 of 11 in the 57 kg (125.7 lbs) weight class. All action will take place at Saitama Super Arena, Saitama, Japan, and can be watched live on ESPN+.

Hiromasa Ougikubo is a professional Japanese mixed martial artist. He is currently competing as a flyweight in the Rizin Fighting Federation. He is the former Shooto World Bantamweight (123 lb) Champion, a former Shooto Featherweight Champion, and the 2014 Vale Tudo Japan flyweight tournament champion. He has a mixed martial arts record of 36 bouts, of which 26 are wins, 8 are losses, and 2 are draws. On December 31, 2023, he had a fight by Unanimous decision against John Dodsona, which was a win. He is ranked as the 47th in the flyweight MMA fighter category.

Takahashi Shinryu is a Japanese professional mixed martial artist who competes in the flyweight divisions of Deep and Rizin. He is the current deep flyweight champion. He has been a professional MMA fighter since 2016. He has a mixed martial arts record of 20 bouts, of which 17 are wins, 2 are losses, and 1 is a draw. On June 29, 2019, Takahashi faced Yuya Shibata for the DEEP interim flyweight championship match. He won the bout by unanimous decision. Takahashi holds the 49th ranking in the flyweight MMA fighter category.

Takahashi Shinryu has had less fight compared to Hiromasa but has had more in the last three years. He is also currently on good form and should be able to settle this bout either via a submission or a decision. He is the one I am leaning toward for a victory.