Ryuya Fukuda vs Soo Chul Kim

Nov 8, 2026 · RIZIN.TV

Combat Edge model forecast44%Ryuya Fukuda56%Soo Chul KimFull forecast and your pick

DateNov 8, 2026

DivisionBantamweight

StatusScheduled

VenueLaLa arena TOKYO-BAY

BroadcastRIZIN.TV

Ryuya Fukuda26-10-1Ryuya Fukuda vs Soo Chul KimSoo Chul Kim24-9-1

Ryuya Fukuda26-10-1

Fight Overview

RoundTBD

TimeTBD

26-10-1Record24-9-1

34Age34

5'6"Height5'7"

TBDReachTBD

134 lbsWeight139 lbs

BantamweightWeight ClassBantamweight

Soo Chul Kim24-9-1

Combat Edge Intelligence

Fight Intelligence

Soo Chul Kim owns a 23-point Elo edge (good). Tracked UFC stat edges are limited for this matchup. 1 shared opponent give extra context.

Compare Ryuya Fukuda and Soo Chul Kim across their careers →

Elo Recent career Elo trajectory

Recent three-year Elo paths for both fighters. Ratings shown here are current career context; the event-specific prediction or verified result remains on this Fight page.

Ryuya FukudaSoo Chul Kim

Recent form

Ryuya FukudaL W L W W · +2 Elo last 5

LWLWW

Soo Chul KimW L W L W · -8 Elo last 5

WLWLW

Elo edge

Ryuya Fukuda1677-19 last move

Soo Chul Kim1700+6 last move

Why they are ranked here

Ryuya Fukuda#89 of 382 active Bantamweight fighters · 1677 Elo

Biggest gain: Beat Tatsuya Ando (rated 1651 at the time): +13.
Costliest loss: Lost to Azizbek Temirov (rated 1575 at the time): -19.
Last 5 fights: 3 wins, 2 losses, +2 Elo in total.
Next places: 0 points behind #88 Baris Adiguzel, 0 ahead of #90 Viet Anh Do.

Soo Chul Kim#76 of 451 active Featherweight fighters · 1700 Elo

Biggest gain: Beat Hiromasa Ougikubo (rated 1564 at the time): +11.
Costliest loss: Lost to Naoki Inoue (rated 1698 at the time): -15.
Last 5 fights: 3 wins, 2 losses, -8 Elo in total.
Next places: 2 points behind #75 Dzhambulat Selimkhanov, 1 ahead of #77 Chepe Mariscal.

Every rated fight moves a rating by an amount set by the opponent's rating at the time, the result and how it ended. Places are counted among fighters active in the last 24 months. How the rating is calculated

Fight intelligence

Model forecast and your pick

Inspect the model’s probability and Elo baseline, then make your own call before the card starts.

Combat Edge Model

Fight forecast

Frozen pre-fight · v0.8-2026-10-04

44%Ryuya Fukuda56%Soo Chul Kim

Model favoriteSoo Chul Kim

Elo baseline53% for Soo Chul Kim

Matchup adjustment+3 pts vs Elo

Win probability computed before the fight from point-in-time Elo, records, and matchup data. The baseline shows what Elo alone expected; the adjustment is not a certainty. Analytics, not betting advice.

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Forecast context

What separates the fighters

Model + Elo agree

Soo Chul Kim leads the full model at 56%. Elo agrees, and the complete matchup model strengthens that lean by 3 points.

Current Elo ratings1677 · 1700Soo Chul Kim leads by 23 rating points.

Recent opponent quality1559 · 1580Soo Chul Kim faced the stronger recent schedule (10 vs 10 sampled fights).

Elo record depth34 · 34 fightsThe published ratings use the same number of counted fights.

Largest tracked stat edgesNot enough comparable dataNo advantage is inferred when the underlying records are incomplete.

What's at stake

Ryuya FukudaNow 1677 · #89 Bantamweight

Wins by decision+13→ 1690

Loses by decision-11→ 1666

Soo Chul KimNow 1700 · #76 Featherweight

Wins by decision+11→ 1711

Loses by decision-13→ 1687

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Projected with the same rules as the rankings, at today's ratings. Split decisions move ratings less and finishes more.

Stat advantages

Ryuya FukudavsSoo Chul Kim

No tracked UFC stat edge yet.

Finishing profile

Ryuya FukudaKO/TKO leads 50% of wins

Soo Chul Kimdecision leads 42% of wins

Common opponents

Naoki InoueRyuya Fukuda: loss · Decision (Unanimous) · Jul 27, 2025Soo Chul Kim: loss · TKO (Punches) · Sep 29, 2024

Tale of the tape

Ryuya FukudaSoo Chul Kim

Tracked UFC statistics may not cover a fighter's full career. Unavailable measurements are not zero.

Not availableSig. strikes landed per minNot available

UFC bantamweight average : 3.72

Not availableSig. strike accuracyNot available

UFC bantamweight average : 45%

Not availableSig. strikes absorbed per minNot available

UFC bantamweight average : 3.75

Not availableSig. strike defenseNot available

UFC bantamweight average : 54%

Not availableTakedown averageNot available

UFC bantamweight average : 1.52

Not availableTakedown accuracyNot available

UFC bantamweight average : 26%

Not availableTakedown defenseNot available

UFC bantamweight average : 61%

Not availableSubmission averageNot available

UFC bantamweight average : 0.52

13Wins by knockout8

1Wins by submission6

12Wins by decision10

2Losses by knockout1

1Losses by submission3

7Losses by decision5

Ryuya Fukuda vs Soo Chul Kim is a scheduled Bantamweight fight on RIZIN 55. Ryuya Fukuda enters with a 26-10-1 record and Soo Chul Kim enters with a 24-9-1 record. Combat Edge tracks the matchup preview, UFC stats, Elo edge, shared opponents, event date, venue, and full fight card.