Ushiku vs Asakura

Who won Ushiku vs Asakura?

Mikuru Asakura beat Juntaro Ushiku by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the main event of RIZIN LANDMARK 5 in YOYOGI, on Saturday 29th April 2023 at Yoyogi National Stadium in Shibuya.

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

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

Ushiku vs Asakura stats

Juntaro Ushiku stepped into the octagon with a record of 20 wins, 7 losses and 0 draws, 6 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.

Mikuru Asakura made his way to the cage with a record of 16 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws, 8 of those wins coming by knock out and 1 by submission.

Juntaro Ushiku's Rizin record stood at 2-2-0, while Mikuru Asakura's came in at 11-2-0.

The stats suggested Asakura had an advantage in power over Ushiku, with a 50% knock out percentage over Ushiku's 30%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Asakura had a slight advantage over Ushiku, with a 6% submission rate over Ushiku's 0%.

Juntaro Ushiku was the younger man by 2 years, at 29 years old.

Asakura had a height advantage of 3 inches over Ushiku.

Ushiku was arguably the more experienced fighter, having had 8 more fights, and made his debut in 2013, 1 year and 3 months later than Asakura, whose first professional fight was in 2012. He had fought 27 more professional rounds, 71 to Asakura's 44.

Activity check

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

Going to this contest, Juntaro Ushiku had last fought 2 years, 5 months and 25 days ago, while Mikuru Asakura's last outing had been 5 years, 8 months and 6 days ago.

What were the odds on Ushiku vs Asakura?

Juntaro Ushiku was a 7/2 (+350) underdog going into the contest, while Mikuru Asakura made his way into the ring at 1/6 (-590) with oddsmakers.