Asakura vs Yachi

Who won Asakura vs Yachi?

Mikuru Asakura beat Yusuke Yachi by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the main card of RIZIN 17, on Sunday 28th July 2019 at Saitama Super Arena in Tokyo.

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

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

Asakura vs Yachi stats

Mikuru Asakura stepped into the octagon with a record of 10 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, 6 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 1 by submission.

Yusuke Yachi made his way to the cage with a record of 20 wins, 8 losses and 0 draws, 5 of those wins coming by knock out and 2 by submission.

Yusuke Yachi marked his 17th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2016.

Mikuru Asakura's Rizin record stood at 11-2-0, while Yusuke Yachi's came in at 10-7-0.

The stats suggested Asakura had a massive power advantage over Yachi, boasting a 60% knock out percentage over Yachi's 25%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested that Asakura and Yachi would have been pretty equal, both with a 10% submission rate.

Mikuru Asakura was the younger man by 2 years, at 32 years old.

Asakura had a height advantage of 1 inch over Yachi.

Asakura was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 17 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2012, 3 years and 5 months later than Yachi, whose first professional fight was in 2009. He had fought 48 less professional rounds, 44 to Yachi's 92.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Mikuru Asakura had been fighting more than Yusuke Yachi.

Going to this contest, Mikuru Asakura had last fought 5 years, 3 months and 3 days ago, while Yusuke Yachi's last outing had been 5 years, 6 months and 23 days ago.

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 6 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2 rounds on average.

Yachi's last 3 fights had come over a period of 6 years, 2 months and 18 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 2 years and 27 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 7 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.3 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Asakura vs Yachi?

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