Asakura vs Yang

When is Asakura vs Yang?

Kai Asakura is set to take on Ji Yong Yang, during the main card of RIZIN 36, on Saturday 2nd July 2022 at Okinawa Arena in Okinawa.

The fight is scheduled for 3 rounds in the Asakura vs Yang division, which means the weight limit will be pounds (0 stone or 0 KG).

Asakura vs Yang stats

Kai Asakura steps into the ring with a record of 19 wins, 4 loses and 0 draws, 11 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 3 by submission.

Ji Yong Yang will make his way to the ring with an unblemished record of 4 wins and 0 draws, with 1 of those by knock out and 1 by submission.

The stats suggest Asakura has a massive power advantage over Yang, boasting at 58% knock out percentage over Yang's 25%.

Kai Asakura is the older man by 28 years, at 28 years old.

Asakura is the more experienced professional fighter, having had 19 more fights, and made his debut in 2012, 7 years and 10 months earlier than Yang, whose first professional fight was in 2020. He has fought 31 more professional rounds, 40 to Yang's 9.

Asakura vs Yang form

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

In his last fight, he defeated 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 been beaten by 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 defeated 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 beat Shooto Watanabe at RIZIN 28 on 6th June 2021 by knockout in the 1st round at Tokyo Dome, Bunkyo.

He had lost to 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.

Activity check

Asakura's last 5 fights have come over a period of 1 year, 5 months and 25 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 3 months and 18 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 11 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 2.2 rounds on average.