Asakura vs Kape

Who won Asakura vs Kape?

Kai Asakura beat Manel Kape by split decision in their 3 round contest during the main card of RIZIN 10, on Sunday 6th May 2018 at Marine Messe Fukuoka in Fukuoka.

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

Asakura vs Kape stats

Kai Asakura stepped into the octagon with a record of 9 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, 6 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 3 by submission.

Manel Kape made his way to the cage with a record of 11 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws, 6 of those wins coming by knock out and 4 by submission.

Kai Asakura's Rizin record stood at 12-3-0, while Manel Kape's came in at 6-3-0.

The stats suggested Asakura had an advantage in power over Kape, with a 67% knock out percentage over Kape's 55%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Kape had a slight advantage over Asakura, with a 36% submission rate over Asakura's 33%.

Kai Asakura was the same age as Manel Kape, at 30 years old.

Asakura had a height advantage of 3 inches over Kape.

Asakura was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 3 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2012, 4 months later than Kape, whose first professional fight was in 2012. He had fought 12 less professional rounds, 43 to Kape's 55.

Asakura vs Kape form

Kai Asakura had stopped 4 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had won against Shoji Maruyama at RIZIN 24 on 27th September 2020 by knockout in the 1st round at Saitama Super Arena, Saitama, Japan.

Previous to that, he had beaten Hiromasa Ougikubo at RIZIN 23 on 10th August 2020 by knockout in the 1st round in their Rizin Bantamweight championship fight at Pia Arena MM, Yokohama.

Going into that contest, he had lost to Manel Kape at RIZIN 20 on 31st December 2019 by knockout in the 2nd round in their Rizin Bantamweight championship fight at Saitama Super Arena, Saitama.

Before that, he had defeated Ulka Sasaki at RIZIN 19 on 12th October 2019 by knockout in the 1st round at Edion Arena, Osaka.

He was victorious against Kyoji Horiguchi at RIZIN 18 on 18th August 2019 by knockout in the 1st round at Dolphins Arena, Nagoya.

Kape had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 3 of them, going the distance once.

In his last fight before this contest, he had won against Kai Asakura at RIZIN 20 on 31st December 2019 by knockout in the 2nd round in their Rizin Bantamweight championship fight at Saitama Super Arena, Saitama, Japan.

Previous to that, he had beaten Takeya Mizugaki at RIZIN 18 on 18th August 2019 by knockout in the 2nd round at Dolphins Arena, Nagoya.

Going into that contest, he had defeated Seiichiro Ito at RIZIN 15 on 21st April 2019 by knockout in the 2nd round at Yokohama Arena, Yokohama.

Before that, he had been beaten by Ulka Sasaki at RIZIN 14 on 31st December 2018 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Saitama Super Arena, Saitama.

He was victorious against Yusaku Nakamura at RIZIN 13 on 30th September 2018 by submission in the 3rd round at Saitama Super Arena, Saitama.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Kai Asakura had been fighting more than Manel Kape.

Going to this contest, Kai Asakura had last fought 3 years, 6 months and 22 days ago, while Manel Kape's last outing had been 4 years, 3 months and 18 days ago.

Asakura's last 5 fights had come over a period of 4 years and 8 months, meaning he had been fighting on average every 11 months and 7 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 6 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1.2 rounds on average.

Kape's last 5 fights had come over a period of 5 years, 6 months and 19 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 1 month and 9 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 12 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.4 rounds on average.

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