Asakura vs Thanongsaklek

Who won Asakura vs Thanongsaklek?

Kai Asakura beat Thanongsaklek by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the main card of RIZIN 13, on Sunday 30th September 2018 at Saitama Super Arena in Saitama.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Kai Asakura.

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

Asakura vs Thanongsaklek stats

Kai Asakura stepped into the octagon with a record of 10 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, 6 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 3 by submission.

Thanongsaklek made his way to the cage with a record of 6 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, 5 of those wins coming by knock out.

Kai Asakura's Rizin record stood at 12-3-0, while Thanongsaklek's came in at 1-2-0.

The stats suggested Thanongsaklek had a large advantage in power over Asakura, boasting a 83% knock out percentage over Asakura's 60%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Asakura had a large advantage over Thanongsaklek, boasting a 30% submission rate over Thanongsaklek's 0%.

Kai Asakura was the younger man by 1 year, at 30 years old.

Asakura had a height advantage of 1 inch over Thanongsaklek.

Asakura was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 4 more fights, and made his debut in 2012, 3 years and 6 months earlier than Thanongsaklek, whose first professional fight was in 2016. He had fought 16 more professional rounds, 43 to Thanongsaklek's 27.

Asakura vs Thanongsaklek 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.

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