Asakura vs Hioki

Who won Asakura vs Hioki?

Mikuru Asakura beat Hatsu Hioki by knockout in the 1st round during the main card of RIZIN 12, on Sunday 12th August 2018 at Aichi Prefectural Gymnasium in Nagoya.

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

Asakura vs Hioki stats

Mikuru Asakura stepped into the octagon with a record of 6 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, 4 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 1 by submission.

Hatsu Hioki made his way to the cage with a record of 29 wins, 11 losses and 2 draws, 5 of those wins coming by knock out and 12 by submission.

Mikuru Asakura's Rizin record stood at 11-2-0, while Hatsu Hioki's came in at 0-1-0.

The stats suggested Asakura had a massive power advantage over Hioki, boasting a 67% knock out percentage over Hioki's 17%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Hioki had a large advantage over Asakura, boasting a 41% submission rate over Asakura's 17%.

Mikuru Asakura was the younger man by 9 years, at 31 years old.

Hioki had a height advantage of 1 inch over Asakura.

Asakura was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 35 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2012, 9 years and 11 months later than Hioki, whose first professional fight was in 2002. He had fought 48 less professional rounds, 44 to Hioki's 92.

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