RIZIN 53 took place on May 10, 2026 at the Gloin Arena Kobe in Kobe, Japan. In the main event, Luiz Gustavo stopped Ilkhom Nozimov by KO/TKO in Round 1 (2:08) to claim the RIZIN Lightweight Championship.
MAIN EVENT1 bout
#1
Lightweight5 Rounds (Title Fight)
Luiz Gustavo
VSIlkhom Nazimov
Luiz Gustavo winsKO/TKO · R1 · 2:08
MAIN CARD6 bouts
#2
Catchweight3 Rounds
Ren Hiramoto4-3-0
VSKouzi
DrawDraw
#3
Featherweight3 Rounds
Ryo Takagi
VSLi Kaiwen
Ryo Takagi winsKO/TKO · R1 · 1:38
#4
Heavyweight3 Rounds
Shinobu Ota
VSKintaro
Shinobu Ota winsSubmission · R2 · 4:25
#5
Womens Strawweight3 Rounds
Immortal Lotus
VSKatie Perez
Immortal Lotus winsDecision (Unanimous)
#6
Featherweight3 Rounds
Sho Patrick Usami
VSTatsuya Saika
Sho Patrick Usami winsKO/TKO · R1 · 1:38
#7
Lightweight3 Rounds
Ryan Cafaro
VSKoyomi Matsushima15-6-0
Ryan Cafaro winsSubmission · R3 · 2:23
PRELIMS8 bouts
#8
Featherweight3 Rounds
Daiki Lightyear
VSGenji Umeno
Daiki Lightyear winsSubmission · R1 · 2:37
#9
Lightweight3 Rounds
Jolly
VSKenshin Kodama
Jolly winsSubmission · R1 · 1:11
#10
Lightweight3 Rounds
Joe Hiramoto
VSSeiya Ameyama
Joe Hiramoto winsSubmission · R2 · 0:27
#11
Lightweight3 Rounds
Kouki Nakagawa
VSJake Wilkins
Kouki Nakagawa winsDecision (Unanimous)
#12
Lightweight3 Rounds
Soul Hamaguchi
VSHaruto Sunada
Soul Hamaguchi winsKO/TKO · R1 · 2:33
#13
Lightweight3 Rounds
Yushi
VSAsatarou
DrawDraw
#14
Lightweight3 Rounds
Hinata Kitano
VSJina Koda
Hinata Kitano winsDecision (Unanimous)
#15
Lightweight3 Rounds
Shota
VSTomoya Sudo
Shota winsDecision (Unanimous)
Ren Hiramoto and Kouzi fought to a Draw. Ryo Takagi defeated Li Kaiwen by KO/TKO in R1 (1:38). Shinobu Ota submitted Kintaro in R2 (4:25). Immortal Lotus defeated Katie Perez by unanimous decision. Sho Patrick Usami stopped Tatsuya Saika by KO/TKO in R1 (1:38). Ryan Cafaro submitted Koyomi Matsushima in R3 (2:23).