Hiramoto vs Asakura

Who won Hiramoto vs Asakura?

Ren Hiramoto beat Mikuru Asakura by knockout in the 1st round during the main event of Super RIZIN 3, on Sunday 28th July 2024 at Saitama Super Arena in Saitama.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 5 rounds in the Featherweight division, which meant the weight limit was 145 pounds (10.4 stone or 65.8 KG).

Hiramoto vs Asakura stats

Ren Hiramoto stepped into the octagon with a record of 3 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws.

Mikuru Asakura made his way to the cage with a record of 17 wins, 4 losses and 0 draws, 8 of those wins coming by knock out and 1 by submission.

This was Ren Hiramoto's 6th fight in Rizin, having made his debut for the promotion in 2020. Mikuru Asakura marked his 14th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2018.

Ren Hiramoto's Rizin record stood at 3-3-0, while Mikuru Asakura's came in at 11-3-0.

The stats suggested Asakura had a massive power advantage over Hiramoto, boasting a 47% knock out percentage over Hiramoto's 0%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Asakura had a slight advantage over Hiramoto, with a 6% submission rate over Hiramoto's 0%.

Ren Hiramoto was the younger man by 6 years, at 26 years old.

Asakura had a height advantage of 2 inches over Hiramoto.

Hiramoto was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 15 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2020, 8 years and 3 months later than Asakura, whose first professional fight was in 2012. He had fought 28 less professional rounds, 17 to Asakura's 45.

Hiramoto vs Asakura form

Ren Hiramoto had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had won against YA-MAN at RIZIN 45 on 31st December 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Saitama Super Arena, Saitama, Japan.

Previous to that, he had lost to Yutaka Saito at RIZIN LANDMARK 5 in YOYOGI on 30th April 2023 by split decision in their 3 round contest at Yoyogi National Stadium, Shibuya.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Satoshi Yamasu at RIZIN LANDMARK Vol.4 on 6th November 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Dolphins Arena, Nagoya.

Before that, he had defeated Hiroaki Suzuki at RIZIN 36 on 2nd July 2022 by split decision in their 3 round contest at Okinawa Arena, Okinawa.

He had been beaten by Chihiro Suzuki at RIZIN LANDMARK Vol.2 on 6th March 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest in the United States.

Mikuru Asakura had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had been defeated by Vugar Kyaramov at Super RIZIN 2 on 30th July 2023 by submission in the 1st round at Saitama Super Arena, Saitama, Japan.

Previous to that, he was victorious against Juntaro Ushiku at RIZIN LANDMARK 5 in YOYOGI on 30th April 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Yoyogi National Stadium, Shibuya.

Going into that contest, he had won against Yutaka Saito 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.

Before that, he had beaten Kyohei Hagiwara at RIZIN LANDMARK Vol.1 on 2nd October 2021 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest.

He had lost to Kleber Koike Erbst at RIZIN 28 on 13th June 2021 by submission in the 2nd round at Tokyo Dome(東京ドーム), Bunkyo, Japan.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Ren Hiramoto had been fighting more than Mikuru Asakura.

Going to this contest, Ren Hiramoto had last fought 9 months and 1 day ago, while Mikuru Asakura's last outing had been 1 year, 2 months and 2 days ago.

Hiramoto's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 6 months and 26 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 6 months and 7 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 15 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3 rounds on average.

Asakura's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 3 months and 19 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 7 months and 29 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 12 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.4 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Hiramoto vs Asakura?

Ren Hiramoto was a 7/4 (+180) underdog going into the contest, while Mikuru Asakura made his way into the ring at 4/9 (-230) with oddsmakers.