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Gregory RodriguesRodrigues
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Anthony HernandezHernandez
UFC Fight Night: Hernandez vs. Rodrigues
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Ketlen VieiraVieira
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Cris CyborgCyborg
PFL Tampa: Cyborg vs. Vieira
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Darrius FlowersFlowers
VS
Taiyilake NuerajiNueraji
Road to UFC Season 5: Semifinals
AUG29
Song YadongYadong
VS
Umar NurmagomedovNurmagomedov
UFC Fight Night: Nurmagomedov vs. Song
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Salahdine ParnasseParnasse
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Dan HookerHooker
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Jean SilvaSilva
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Yair RodriguezRodriguez
Noche UFC: Rodriguez vs. Silva
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Alexandre PantojaPantoja
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Joshua VanVan
UFC 331: Van vs. Pantoja 2
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BantamweightActive

Kai Asakura

Country
Japan
Record
22-6
Weight class
Bantamweight
Height
5'8"
Reach
69"
Age
32
Stance
Orthodox
Career stats
Finish rate76%
16 of 21 wins inside the distance · 72nd percentile
Durability81%
Stopped in 19% of bouts — 5 of 27 · 30th percentile
Activity3
Bouts in the last 24 months · 78th percentile
4:34
Avg bout length
1W
Streak
5
Title fights
1
Main events
Percentiles vs 446 bantamweights
Counted from the 27 bouts on record, not the full 28-fight career
Strikes & grappling
Sig. strikes landed / min2.53
47 landed from 137 attempts — 34% accuracy · 10th percentile
Takedowns / 15 min0.00
No takedown attempted in 3 statted bouts · 0th percentile
Knockdowns / 15 min0.81
1 in 3 statted bouts · 95th percentile
Control time3%
0m of 19m fought · 5th percentile
Strikes by target
Head 70%
Body 21%
Leg 9%
Of 47 significant strikes landed
Percentiles vs 20 bantamweights with a stats sheet
Strike and grappling figures counted from the 3 bouts with a recorded stats sheet — 19m of fight time, of the 27 bouts on record
Next fightAsakura vs AoriqilengUFC Fight Night: Nurmagomedov vs. Song · Aug 29, 2026
DateOpponentResultMethodRoundEvent
Aug 29, 2026AoriqilengUpcoming——UFC Fight Night: Nurmagomedov vs. Song
May 30, 2026Cameron SmothermanWINKOPunchR1 · 1:50UFC Fight Night: Song vs. Figueiredo
Aug 16, 2025Tim ElliottLOSSSUBGuillotine ChokeR2 · 4:39UFC 319: Du Plessis vs. Chimaev
Dec 7, 2024Alexandre PantojaTitleLOSSSUBRear Naked ChokeR2 · 2:05UFC 310: Pantoja vs. Asakura
Dec 31, 2023Juan ArchuletaTitleWINKOKO/TKOR2Rizin FF: Rizin Fighting Federation 45
May 6, 2023Yuki MotoyaWINKOKO/TKOR3Rizin FF: Rizin Fighting Federation 42
Dec 31, 2021Kenta TakizawaWINDECDecision - UnanimousR3Rizin FF: Rizin Fighting Federation 33
Dec 31, 2021Hiromasa OugikuboTitleLOSSDECDecision - UnanimousR3Rizin FF: Rizin Fighting Federation 33
Sep 19, 2021Alan YamanihaWINDECDecision - UnanimousR3Rizin FF: Rizin Fighting Federation 30
Jun 13, 2021Shooto WatanabeWINKOKO/TKOR1Rizin FF: Rizin Fighting Federation 28
Dec 31, 2020Kyoji HoriguchiTitleLOSSKOKO/TKOR1Rizin FF: Rizin Fighting Federation 26
Sep 27, 2020Shoji MaruyamaWINKOKO/TKOR1Rizin FF: Rizin Fighting Federation 24
Aug 10, 2020Hiromasa OugikuboWINKOKO/TKOR1Rizin FF: Rizin Fighting Federation 23
Dec 31, 2019Manel KapeTitleLOSSKOTKOR2Rizin FF: Rizin Fighting Federation 20
Oct 12, 2019Ulka SasakiWINKOTKOR1Rizin FF: Rizin Fighting Federation 19
Aug 18, 2019Kyoji HoriguchiWINKOKO/TKOR1Rizin FF: Rizin Fighting Federation 18
Dec 31, 2018Jae Hoon MoonWINDECDecision - UnanimousR3Rizin FF: Heisei's Last Yarennoka!
Sep 30, 2018Top Noi KiwramWINDECDecision - UnanimousR3Rizin FF: Rizin Fighting Federation 13
May 6, 2018Manel KapeWINDECDecision - SplitR3Rizin FF: Rizin Fighting Federation 10
Dec 29, 2017Kizaemon SaigaWINKOKO/TKOR2Rizin FF: Rizin World Grand Prix 2017 2nd Round
Jun 10, 2017Jae Hoon MoonLOSSKOKOR3 · 2:38Road Fighting Championship 39
Mar 11, 2017AlatengheiliWINKOKO/TKOR1 · 0:29Road Fighting Championship 37
Sep 4, 2016Yoichi OiWINKOTKO (Punches)R1Rings: The Outsider 42
Jul 2, 2016Xiaoyang LiuWINSUBSubmission (Rear Naked Choke)R1 · 1:49Road FC 32: Road Fighting Championship 32
Dec 13, 2015Jong Hyun KwakWINKOTKO (Punches)R1Rings: The Outsider 38
Sep 6, 2015Jung Bin ChoiWINSUBSubmission (Brabo Choke)R1Rings: The Outsider 37
Jul 19, 2015Keigo TakayamaWINKOTKO (Punches)R1Rings: The Outsider 36
May 17, 2015Satoru DateWINKOTKO (Punches)R2Rings: The Outsider 35
Aoriqileng
Aug 29, 2026 · UFC Fight Night: Nurmagomedov vs. Song
Upcoming
Cameron Smotherman
May 30, 2026 · UFC Fight Night: Song vs. Figueiredo
WIN
KOPunchR1 · 1:50
Tim Elliott
Aug 16, 2025 · UFC 319: Du Plessis vs. Chimaev
LOSS
SUBGuillotine ChokeR2 · 4:39
Alexandre Pantoja
Dec 7, 2024 · UFC 310: Pantoja vs. Asakura
LOSS
SUBRear Naked ChokeR2 · 2:05Title
Juan Archuleta
Dec 31, 2023 · Rizin FF: Rizin Fighting Federation 45
WIN
KOKO/TKOR2Title
Yuki Motoya
May 6, 2023 · Rizin FF: Rizin Fighting Federation 42
WIN
KOKO/TKOR3
Kenta Takizawa
Dec 31, 2021 · Rizin FF: Rizin Fighting Federation 33
WIN
DECDecision - UnanimousR3
Hiromasa Ougikubo
Dec 31, 2021 · Rizin FF: Rizin Fighting Federation 33
LOSS
DECDecision - UnanimousR3Title
Alan Yamaniha
Sep 19, 2021 · Rizin FF: Rizin Fighting Federation 30
WIN
DECDecision - UnanimousR3
Shooto Watanabe
Jun 13, 2021 · Rizin FF: Rizin Fighting Federation 28
WIN
KOKO/TKOR1
Kyoji Horiguchi
Dec 31, 2020 · Rizin FF: Rizin Fighting Federation 26
LOSS
KOKO/TKOR1Title
Shoji Maruyama
Sep 27, 2020 · Rizin FF: Rizin Fighting Federation 24
WIN
KOKO/TKOR1
Hiromasa Ougikubo
Aug 10, 2020 · Rizin FF: Rizin Fighting Federation 23
WIN
KOKO/TKOR1
Manel Kape
Dec 31, 2019 · Rizin FF: Rizin Fighting Federation 20
LOSS
KOTKOR2Title
Ulka Sasaki
Oct 12, 2019 · Rizin FF: Rizin Fighting Federation 19
WIN
KOTKOR1
Kyoji Horiguchi
Aug 18, 2019 · Rizin FF: Rizin Fighting Federation 18
WIN
KOKO/TKOR1
Jae Hoon Moon
Dec 31, 2018 · Rizin FF: Heisei's Last Yarennoka!
WIN
DECDecision - UnanimousR3
Top Noi Kiwram
Sep 30, 2018 · Rizin FF: Rizin Fighting Federation 13
WIN
DECDecision - UnanimousR3
Manel Kape
May 6, 2018 · Rizin FF: Rizin Fighting Federation 10
WIN
DECDecision - SplitR3
Kizaemon Saiga
Dec 29, 2017 · Rizin FF: Rizin World Grand Prix 2017 2nd Round
WIN
KOKO/TKOR2
Jae Hoon Moon
Jun 10, 2017 · Road Fighting Championship 39
LOSS
KOKOR3 · 2:38
Alatengheili
Mar 11, 2017 · Road Fighting Championship 37
WIN
KOKO/TKOR1 · 0:29
Yoichi Oi
Sep 4, 2016 · Rings: The Outsider 42
WIN
KOTKO (Punches)R1
Xiaoyang Liu
Jul 2, 2016 · Road FC 32: Road Fighting Championship 32
WIN
SUBSubmission (Rear Naked Choke)R1 · 1:49
Jong Hyun Kwak
Dec 13, 2015 · Rings: The Outsider 38
WIN
KOTKO (Punches)R1
Jung Bin Choi
Sep 6, 2015 · Rings: The Outsider 37
WIN
SUBSubmission (Brabo Choke)R1
Keigo Takayama
Jul 19, 2015 · Rings: The Outsider 36
WIN
KOTKO (Punches)R1
Satoru Date
May 17, 2015 · Rings: The Outsider 35
WIN
KOTKO (Punches)R2