Overview
- Kyoma Akimoto finished Patchy Mix 37 seconds into Round 2 with legal soccer kicks after knocking him down late in the opening frame.
- The defeat is the first stoppage loss of Mix’s professional career and extends his skid to three.
- Mix headlined at featherweight in Tokyo’s Ariake Arena in his RIZIN return following a 0-2 UFC run and subsequent release.
- Before signing with RIZIN, Mix dropped decisions to Mario Bautista and Jakub Wiklacz in 2025 and cited financial terms and bantamweight cuts as factors in moving up.
- Akimoto, 19, improved to 12-1 with his fifth straight win and fourth consecutive stoppage, prevailing as a sizable underdog against the former Bellator champion.