Asakura vs Watanabe

Who won Asakura vs Watanabe?

Kai Asakura beat Shooto Watanabe by knockout in the 1st round during the main card of RIZIN 28, on Sunday 13th June 2021 at Tokyo Dome(東京ドーム) in Bunkyo.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Asakura vs Watanabe division, which meant the weight limit was pounds (0 stone or 0 KG).

Asakura vs Watanabe stats

Kai Asakura stepped into the octagon with a record of 16 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws, 10 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 3 by submission.

Shooto Watanabe made his way to the cage with a record of 22 wins, 5 losses and 5 draws, 2 of those wins coming by knock out and 13 by submission.

Kai Asakura's Rizin record stood at 12-3-0, while Shooto Watanabe's came in at 2-3-0.

The stats suggested Asakura had a massive power advantage over Watanabe, boasting a 63% knock out percentage over Watanabe's 9%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Watanabe had a massive advantage over Asakura, boasting a 59% submission rate over Asakura's 19%.

Kai Asakura was the younger man by 5 years, at 30 years old.

Asakura was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 13 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2012, 5 months later than Watanabe, whose first professional fight was in 2012. He had fought 12 less professional rounds, 43 to Watanabe's 55.

Asakura vs Watanabe form

Asakura had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 2 of them, going to the judges twice.

In his last fight before this contest, he had won against Yuki Motoya at RIZIN 42 on 6th May 2023 by knockout in the 3rd round at Tokyo Ariake Arena, Tokyo, Japan.

Previous to that, he had beaten Kenta Takizawa at RIZIN 33 on 31st December 2021 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Saitama Super Arena(さいたまスーパーアリーナ), Saitama.

Going into that contest, he had lost to Hiromasa Ougikubo at RIZIN 33 on 30th December 2021 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Saitama Super Arena(さいたまスーパーアリーナ), Saitama.

Before that, he had defeated Alan Yoshihiro Yamaniha at RIZIN 30 on 19th September 2021 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Saitama Super Arena(さいたまスーパーアリーナ), Saitama.

He was victorious against Shooto Watanabe at RIZIN 28 on 13th June 2021 by knockout in the 1st round at Tokyo Dome(東京ドーム), Bunkyo.

Activity check

Asakura's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 10 months and 15 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 6 months and 29 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 13 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.6 rounds on average.

Watanabe's last 2 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 8 months and 19 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 10 months and 10 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 3 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1.5 rounds on average.

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