Asakura vs Horiguchi

Who won Asakura vs Horiguchi?

Kai Asakura beat Kyoji Horiguchi by during the main card of RIZIN 18, on Sunday 18th August 2019 at Dolphins Arena in Nagoya.

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 Horiguchi division, which meant the weight limit was pounds (0 stone or 0 KG).

Asakura vs Horiguchi stats

Kai Asakura stepped into the octagon with a record of 12 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, 6 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 3 by submission.

Kyoji Horiguchi made his way to the cage with a record of 28 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws, 14 of those wins coming by knock out and 3 by submission.

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

The stats suggested that Asakura and Horiguchi have similar power, both with a 50% knock out percentage.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Asakura had an advantage over Horiguchi, with a 25% submission rate over Horiguchi's 11%.

Kai Asakura was the younger man by 3 years, at 30 years old.

Asakura had a height advantage of 3 inches over Horiguchi.

Asakura was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 17 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2012, 2 years and 4 months later than Horiguchi, whose first professional fight was in 2010. He had fought 44 less professional rounds, 43 to Horiguchi's 87.

Asakura vs Horiguchi form

Horiguchi had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going the distance twice.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had won against Hiromasa Ougikubo at Bellator MMA vs. RIZIN on 31st December 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Saitama Super Arena, Saitama, Japan.

Previous to that, he had beaten Yuto Hokamura at RIZIN 38 on 25th September 2022 by submission in the 2nd round at Saitama Super Arena, Saitama.

Going into that contest, he had lost to Patchy Mix at Bellator 279 on 23rd April 2022 by unanimous decision in their 5 round contest at Neal S. Blaisdell Center, Honolulu, United States.

Before that, he had been beaten by Sergio Pettis at Bellator MMA on 3rd December 2021 by knockout in the 4th round in their Bellator Bantamweight championship fight at Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville.

He had defeated Kai Asakura at RIZIN 26 on 31st December 2020 by knockout in the 1st round in their Rizin Bantamweight championship fight at Saitama Super Arena, Saitama, Japan.

Activity check

Asakura's last 3 fights had come over a period of 5 years, 11 months and 12 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 11 months and 25 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 9 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3 rounds on average.

Horiguchi's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 3 months and 18 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 7 months and 28 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 15 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3 rounds on average.

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