RIZIN LANDMARK 13 produced multiple notable results across its card. Rajabaliy Shaidullaev defeated Yuta Kubo by first-round TKO at 4:13. In a significant upset, Yoshinori Horie earned a split decision victory over former Bellator champion Patricky Freire (Pitbull). Azizbek Temirov scored a second-round knockout over Ryuu Fukuda, while Natalya Kuzyutina submitted Ayaka Hamasaki with an armbar in the first round. The card featured fighters from various countries competing in the Japanese promotion. Additional results included victories by Danny Sabatello, Kazumasa Majima, and multiple other fighters across the deep event lineup.
RIZIN LANDMARK 13 delivered a string of notable finishes and at least one significant upset on April 12, with Yoshinori Horie, Rajabaliy Shaidullaev, and Azizbek Temirov among the fighters leaving with victories.
The headline result of the night came when Horie, a 31-year-old Japanese fighter out of Alliance-Square, pulled off a split decision win over former Bellator lightweight champion Patricky "Pitbull" Freire. Horie carries an 8-2 record and stands five-foot-eight with a 70-inch reach. He lands 2.76 significant strikes per minute at a 49 percent accuracy rate, relying primarily on his striking game with no recorded takedown activity in his statistical profile.
Freire, 40, enters the loss at 17-8. The Brazilian veteran fights out of Pitbull Brothers and brings one of the more active striking outputs in the lightweight division, averaging 3.06 significant strikes per minute, though his accuracy sits at 44 percent. He also contributes on the mat, averaging 1.26 takedowns per 15 minutes. The split decision loss marks a notable setback for the former champion on the Japanese circuit.
Shaidullaev finished Yuta Kubo by TKO at 4:13 of the first round, while Azizbek Temirov stopped Ryuu Fukuda in the second round by knockout. Natalya Kuzyutina submitted Ayaka Hamasaki with a first-round armbar. Danny Sabatello, the 33-year-old American Top Team product who carries a 9-1 record and averages three takedowns per 15 minutes, also picked up a victory on the card, as did Kazumasa Majima among several other fighters across the deep lineup.
Why it matters
- Horie's split decision over Freire stands as a significant upset, handing the former Bellator champion a loss in Japan
- Sabatello's win keeps the hard-nosed American Top Team grappler unbeaten in RIZIN competition
- Multiple finishes across the card — including two knockouts and an armbar submission — underscore RIZIN LANDMARK 13 as one of the more action-heavy events the promotion has staged in this cycle
