Kai Asakura
JapanKai Asakura is a Bantamweight from Japan with an official record of 22-6. MMA Hub holds 27 of those bouts: 21 wins and 6 losses, the wins coming 14 by knockout, 2 by submission and 5 by decision. The most recent bout on file is a first-round knockout win over Cameron Smotherman at UFC Fight Night: Song vs. Figueiredo on 30 May 2026.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Method | Round | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 29, 2026 | Aoriqileng | WIN | KOPunches | R2 · 0:34 | UFC Fight Night: Nurmagomedov vs. Song |
| May 30, 2026 | Cameron Smotherman | WIN | KOPunch | R1 · 1:50 | UFC Fight Night: Song vs. Figueiredo |
| Aug 16, 2025 | Tim Elliott | LOSS | SUBGuillotine Choke | R2 · 4:39 | UFC 319: Du Plessis vs. Chimaev |
| Dec 7, 2024 | Alexandre PantojaTitle | LOSS | SUBRear Naked Choke | R2 · 2:05 | UFC 310: Pantoja vs. Asakura |
| Dec 31, 2023 | Juan ArchuletaTitle | WIN | KOKO/TKO | R2 | Rizin FF: Rizin Fighting Federation 45 |
| May 6, 2023 | Yuki Motoya | WIN | KOKO/TKO | R3 | Rizin FF: Rizin Fighting Federation 42 |
| Dec 31, 2021 | Kenta Takizawa | WIN | DECDecision - Unanimous | R3 | Rizin FF: Rizin Fighting Federation 33 |
| Dec 31, 2021 | Hiromasa OugikuboTitle | LOSS | DECDecision - Unanimous | R3 | Rizin FF: Rizin Fighting Federation 33 |
| Sep 19, 2021 | Alan Yamaniha | WIN | DECDecision - Unanimous | R3 | Rizin FF: Rizin Fighting Federation 30 |
| Jun 13, 2021 | Shooto Watanabe | WIN | KOKO/TKO | R1 | Rizin FF: Rizin Fighting Federation 28 |
| Dec 31, 2020 | Kyoji HoriguchiTitle | LOSS | KOKO/TKO | R1 | Rizin FF: Rizin Fighting Federation 26 |
| Sep 27, 2020 | Shoji Maruyama | WIN | KOKO/TKO | R1 | Rizin FF: Rizin Fighting Federation 24 |
| Aug 10, 2020 | Hiromasa Ougikubo | WIN | KOKO/TKO | R1 | Rizin FF: Rizin Fighting Federation 23 |
| Dec 31, 2019 | Manel KapeTitle | LOSS | KOTKO | R2 | Rizin FF: Rizin Fighting Federation 20 |
| Oct 12, 2019 | Ulka Sasaki | WIN | KOTKO | R1 | Rizin FF: Rizin Fighting Federation 19 |
| Aug 18, 2019 | Kyoji Horiguchi | WIN | KOKO/TKO | R1 | Rizin FF: Rizin Fighting Federation 18 |
| Dec 31, 2018 | Jae Hoon Moon | WIN | DECDecision - Unanimous | R3 | Rizin FF: Heisei's Last Yarennoka! |
| Sep 30, 2018 | Top Noi Kiwram | WIN | DECDecision - Unanimous | R3 | Rizin FF: Rizin Fighting Federation 13 |
| May 6, 2018 | Manel Kape | WIN | DECDecision - Split | R3 | Rizin FF: Rizin Fighting Federation 10 |
| Dec 29, 2017 | Kizaemon Saiga | WIN | KOKO/TKO | R2 | Rizin FF: Rizin World Grand Prix 2017 2nd Round |
| Jun 10, 2017 | Jae Hoon Moon | LOSS | KOKO | R3 · 2:38 | Road Fighting Championship 39 |
| Mar 11, 2017 | Alatengheili | WIN | KOKO/TKO | R1 · 0:29 | Road Fighting Championship 37 |
| Sep 4, 2016 | Yoichi Oi | WIN | KOTKO (Punches) | R1 | Rings: The Outsider 42 |
| Jul 2, 2016 | Xiaoyang Liu | WIN | SUBSubmission (Rear Naked Choke) | R1 · 1:49 | Road FC 32: Road Fighting Championship 32 |
| Dec 13, 2015 | Jong Hyun Kwak | WIN | KOTKO (Punches) | R1 | Rings: The Outsider 38 |
Wins, losses and draws are Kai Asakura’s official record. Everything else is counted from the 25 bouts we hold a full result for — method, round and time. Per-fight striking and grappling statistics are not published in our data source, so they are not shown.
Kai Asakura’s record, in numbers
Kai Asakura’s official record is 22-6. Every figure on this page is counted instead from the 27 bouts MMA Hub holds a result for — 21 wins, 6 losses — because 1 bout from the official record is not in the history we hold.
The 21 wins break down as 14 by knockout, 2 by submission and 5 by decision — 16 of 21 inside the distance, a finish rate of 76%. Across all 27 bouts with a recorded finishing round, the average bout lasted 4 minutes 34 seconds.
Kai Asakura has been stopped 5 times in the 27 bouts on file — 3 by knockout and 2 by submission — which is 19% of them.
Of the 27 bouts MMA Hub holds a result for, 5 were for a title and 1 was the main event of the card. Three of them have come since July 2024.
Set against the 448 Bantamweight fighters MMA Hub holds eight or more bouts for, Kai Asakura has a finish rate above 72% of them, a record of avoiding stoppage above 30% of them and a two-year bout count above 78% of them. The comparison is made inside the division rather than across the whole roster, because how often a division finishes depends heavily on what it weighs.
Kai Asakura is listed at 5ft 8in with a reach of 69in, fights orthodox and is 32, born 30 October 1993.
These figures are recomputed from Kai Asakura’s bout history each time results are synced, so they follow the record rather than a fixed snapshot.