Asakura vs Takizawa

Who won Asakura vs Takizawa?

Kai Asakura beat Kenta Takizawa by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the main card of RIZIN 33, on Thursday 30th December 2021 at Saitama Super Arena(さいたまスーパーアリーナ) in Saitama.

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

Asakura vs Takizawa stats

Kai Asakura stepped into the octagon with a record of 18 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws, 11 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 3 by submission.

Kenta Takizawa made his way to the cage with a record of 13 wins, 7 losses and 0 draws, 9 of those wins coming by knock out.

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

The stats suggested Takizawa had a slight advantage in power over Asakura, with a 69% knock out percentage over Asakura's 61%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Asakura had an advantage over Takizawa, with a 17% submission rate over Takizawa's 0%.

Kai Asakura was the older man by 1 year, at 30 years old.

Takizawa had a height advantage of 1 inch over Asakura.

Asakura was arguably the more experienced fighter, having had 1 more fights, and made his debut in 2012, 1 year and 8 months earlier than Takizawa, whose first professional fight was in 2014. He had fought 9 less professional rounds, 43 to Takizawa's 52.

Asakura vs Takizawa form

Kai Asakura had stopped 4 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before 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.

Takizawa 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 Yuki Motoya at RIZIN 30 on 19th September 2021 by knockout in the 1st round at Saitama Super Arena(さいたまスーパーアリーナ), Saitama, Japan.

Previous to that, he had beaten Masakazu Imanari at RIZIN 29 on 27th June 2021 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Maruzen Intec Arena Osaka(丸善インテックアリーナ大阪), Osaka.

Going into that contest, he had been beaten by Ulka Sasaki at RIZIN 26 on 31st December 2020 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Saitama Super Arena, Saitama.

Before that, he had been defeated by Hiromasa Ougikubo at RIZIN 25 on 21st November 2020 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Osaka-Jo Hall, Osaka.

He had defeated Yuto Hokamura at RIZIN 24 on 27th September 2020 by split decision in their 3 round contest at Saitama Super Arena, Saitama.

Activity check

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

Going to this contest, Kai Asakura had last fought 3 years, 6 months and 22 days ago, while Kenta Takizawa's last outing had been 2 years, 6 months and 30 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.

Takizawa's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 6 months and 22 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 8 months and 16 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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