Asakura vs Teixeira

Who won Asakura vs Teixeira?

Mikuru Asakura beat John Teixeira by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the main card of RIZIN 20, on Tuesday 31st December 2019 at Saitama Super Arena in Saitama.

The scorecards were announced as in favor of winner Mikuru Asakura.

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

Asakura vs Teixeira stats

Mikuru Asakura stepped into the octagon with a record of 11 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, 6 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 1 by submission.

John Teixeira made his way to the cage with a record of 23 wins, 4 loses and 2 draws, with 5 of those wins by knock out and 10 by submission.

The stats suggested Asakura had a massive power advantage over Teixeira, boasting at 55% knock out percentage over Teixeira's 22%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Teixeira had a massive advantage over Asakura, boosting at 43% submission rate over Asakura's 9%.

Mikuru Asakura was the younger man by 6 years, at 31 years old.

Asakura had a height advantage of 3 inches over Teixeira.

Asakura was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 17 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2012, 5 year later than Teixeira, whose first professional fight was in 2007. He had fought 29 less professional rounds, 44 to Teixeira's 73.

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Asakura's last 2 fights had come over a period of 5 years, 8 months and 5 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 2 years, 10 months and 2 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 3 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1.5 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Asakura vs Teixeira?

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