Asakura vs Ougikubo

Who won Asakura vs Ougikubo?

Kai Asakura beat Hiromasa Ougikubo by knockout in the 1st round during the main card of RIZIN 23, on Monday 10th August 2020 at Pia Arena MM in Yokohama.

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

This contest was for the vacant Rizin Asakura Vs Ougikubo championship.

Asakura vs Ougikubo stats

Kai Asakura stepped into the octagon with a record of 14 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws, 8 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 3 by submission.

Hiromasa Ougikubo made his way to the cage with a record of 20 wins, 4 losses and 2 draws, 1 of those win coming by knock out and 6 by submission.

Kai Asakura's Rizin record stood at 12-3-0, while Hiromasa Ougikubo's came in at 7-5-0.

The stats suggested Asakura had a massive power advantage over Ougikubo, boasting a 57% knock out percentage over Ougikubo's 5%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Ougikubo had a slight advantage over Asakura, with a 30% submission rate over Asakura's 21%.

Kai Asakura was the younger man by 7 years, at 30 years old.

Asakura had a height advantage of 5 inches over Ougikubo.

Asakura was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 10 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2012, 5 years and 11 months later than Ougikubo, whose first professional fight was in 2006. He had fought 50 less professional rounds, 43 to Ougikubo's 93.

Asakura vs Ougikubo form

Asakura had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going to the judges twice.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had won against 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, Japan.

Previous to that, 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.

Going into that contest, he had beaten 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.

Before that, he had defeated Shooto Watanabe at RIZIN 28 on 13th June 2021 by knockout in the 1st round at Tokyo Dome(東京ドーム), Bunkyo.

He had been beaten by Kyoji Horiguchi at RIZIN 26 on 31st December 2020 by knockout in the 1st round in their Rizin Bantamweight championship fight at Saitama Super Arena, Saitama.

Hiromasa Ougikubo had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he was victorious against Takafumi Otsuka 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, Japan.

Previous to that, he had won against Takeshi Kasugai at RIZIN 28 on 13th June 2021 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Tokyo Dome(東京ドーム), Bunkyo.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Kenta Takizawa at RIZIN 25 on 21st November 2020 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Osaka-Jo Hall, Osaka.

Before that, he had been defeated by Kai Asakura at RIZIN 23 on 10th August 2020 by knockout in the 1st round in their Rizin Bantamweight championship fight at Pia Arena MM, Yokohama.

He had defeated Shintaro Ishiwatari at RIZIN 20 on 31st December 2019 by split decision in their 3 round contest at Saitama Super Arena, Saitama.

Activity check

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

Going to this contest, Kai Asakura had last fought 2 years, 6 months and 23 days ago, while Hiromasa Ougikubo's last outing had been 2 years, 10 months and 5 days ago.

Asakura's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 6 months and 23 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 8 months and 17 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 11 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.2 rounds on average.

Ougikubo's last 5 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 6 months and 23 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 10 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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