Yoshinori Horie blasts Sho Patrick Usami with elbow at Rizin Landmark 16

Yoshinori Horie earned a decisive TKO victory over Sho Patrick Usami in the main event of Rizin Fighting Federation: Landmark Vol. 16, held Saturday in Nagasaki, Japan. Horie stopped Usami at 3:37 of the second round after connecting with a sharp elbow to the bridge of Usami's nose, followed by additional punches that prompted the referee stoppage.

The bout was moved from lightweight to 160 pounds after Usami missed weight at the official weigh-ins, allowing the fight to proceed without penalties or a potential no-contest ruling. Horie (16-6, 7-3 Rizin), a former title challenger, used effective ground control in the opening round before Usami's overly aggressive approach in the second proved costly. A counter right hook from Horie dropped Usami, leading to sustained ground-and-pound that culminated in the finishing elbow strike.

In the featherweight co-feature, former title challenger Viktor Kolesnik (28-6-1, 5-2 Rizin) earned a TKO victory over Koyomi Matsushima (15-9, 0-2 Rizin) at 20 seconds of round two. After being dominated in grappling exchanges throughout the first round, Kolesnik rallied when Matsushima shot for a takedown, unleashing a barrage of elbows and ultimately a soccer kick that ended the fight—though Matsushima expressed frustration over strikes to the back of his head.

Featherweight prospect Hyuma Yasui (5-1, 2-1 Rizin) captured a dominant unanimous decision over Ryan Cafaro (15-7, 1-1 Rizin), with all three judges scoring 30-27. Despite visible fatigue in the later rounds, Yasui's superior grappling and submission threats proved too much for Cafaro, who displayed heart by surviving multiple submission attempts including rear-naked chokes and arm-triangle attempts.

On the main card, Keito Oyama—known as "Kate Lotus"—earned a split decision over 18-year-old Noeru Narita (4-3, 2-2 Rizin) in a women's super atomweight "invisible" tournament bout that lacked action and finishes. Scores were 30-27 and 29-28 in favor of Oyama, with one judge scoring 29-28 for Narita.

Flyweight prospect Kyohei Takagi (7-1, 3-0 Rizin) extended his winning streak with a devastating first-round ground assault on veteran Masatoshi Ueda (22-14-3, 0-2 Rizin), battering his opponent on the canvas after establishing striking range early in the bout.