Kai Asakura Record, Stats & Next Fight

UFC fight history

Res	Opponent	Outcome	Finish	Rd	Time	Event	Date
W	Cameron Smotherman Bantamweight	KO/TKO	Punch to Head At Distance	R1	1:50	UFC Fight Night: Song vs. Figueiredo	May 30, 2026
L	#11Tim Elliott Flyweight	Submission	Guillotine Choke From Mount	R2	4:39	UFC 319: Du Plessis vs. Chimaev	Aug 16, 2025
L	CAlexandre PantojaTitle Flyweight	Submission	Rear Naked Choke	R2	2:05	UFC 310: Pantoja vs. Asakura	Dec 7, 2024

Outside the UFC

21-4across 25 bouts · 6 promotions · wins by 13 KO · 3 sub · 5 decRIZIN · Rings · Road FC 39 · Road FC 37 · Road FC 32 +1

Res	Opponent	Outcome	Finish	Rd	Time	Promotion	Date
W	Juan Archuleta31-7	KO/TKO	Knee to the Body and Punches	R2	3:20	RIZIN	Dec 31, 2023
W	Yuki Motoya39-14	KO/TKO	Knee to the Body	R3	2:25	RIZIN	May 6, 2023
L	Hiromasa Ougikubo30-8-2	Decision	Unanimous	R3	5:00	RIZIN	Dec 31, 2021
W	Kenta Takizawa15-13	Decision	Unanimous	R3	5:00	RIZIN	Dec 31, 2021
W	Alan Yamaniha22-11-4	Decision	Unanimous	R3	5:00	RIZIN	Sep 19, 2021
W	Shuto Watanabe28-9-5	KO/TKO	Punches	R1	3:22	RIZIN	Jun 13, 2021
L	Kyoji Horiguchi36-5	KO/TKO	Punches	R1	2:48	RIZIN	Dec 31, 2020
W	Shoji Maruyama17-18-1	KO/TKO	Punches and Soccer Kick	R1	2:37	RIZIN	Sep 27, 2020
W	Hiromasa Ougikubo30-8-2	KO/TKO	Knee and Soccer Kicks	R1	4:31	RIZIN	Aug 10, 2020
L	Manel Kape22-7	KO/TKO	Punches	R2	0:38	RIZIN	Dec 31, 2019
W	Yuta Sasaki24-10-2	KO/TKO	Broken Jaw	R1	0:54	RIZIN	Oct 12, 2019
W	Kyoji Horiguchi36-5	KO/TKO	Punches	R1	1:08	RIZIN	Aug 18, 2019
W	Jae Hoon Moon11-15	Decision	Unanimous	R3	5:00	RIZIN	Dec 31, 2018
W	Thanongsaklek Chuwattana9-6	Decision	Unanimous	R3	5:00	RIZIN	Sep 30, 2018
W	Manel Kape22-7	Decision	Split	R3	5:00	RIZIN	May 6, 2018
W	Kizaemon Saiga4-4	KO/TKO	Punches and Knee	R2	2:39	RIZIN	Dec 29, 2017
L	Jae Hoon Moon11-15	KO/TKO	Punches	R3	2:39	Road FC 39	Jun 10, 2017
W	Heili Alateng17-10-2	KO/TKO	Knee and Punches	R1	0:29	Road FC 37	Mar 11, 2017
W	Youichi Ooi2-2	KO/TKO	Punches	R1	4:52	Rings	Sep 4, 2016
W	Xiaoyang Liu6-5	Submission	Rear-Naked Choke	R1	1:53	Road FC 32	Jul 2, 2016
W	Jong Hyun Kwak5-6	KO/TKO	Punches	R1	4:04	Rings	Dec 13, 2015
W	Jung Bin Choi0-3	Submission	Brabo Choke	R1	2:21	Rings	Sep 6, 2015
W	Keigo Takayama2-3	KO/TKO	Slam and Punches	R1	0:40	Rings	Jul 19, 2015
W	Satoru Date12-13-7	KO/TKO	Knees	R2	3:36	Rings	May 17, 2015
W	Tomoya Suzuki0-1	Submission	Armbar	R1	2:34	Deep	Sep 16, 2012

Non-UFC bouts (regional/other promotions) and Dana White’s Contender Series — shown for context only, excluded from Schedule Score, striking/grappling rates, and every UFC-scoped metric.

Amateur

8-2across 10 amateur bouts · 1 promotionRings

Res	Opponent	Outcome	Finish	Rd	Time	Promotion	Date
W	Masamichi Yoshino1-3	KO/TKO	Punch	R1	0:22	Rings	Dec 7, 2014
W	Youichi Ooi2-2	KO/TKO	Punches	R1	1:18	Rings	Dec 7, 2014
W	Takayuki Okugi0-1	KO/TKO	Knee and Punches	R1	0:23	Rings	Sep 7, 2014
W	Masaya Kamide0-3	Decision	Unanimous	R2	3:00	Rings	Jun 22, 2014
W	Kenta Tanoue0-3	KO/TKO	Punches	R1	1:07	Rings	Apr 6, 2014
W	Shota Kaneko0-1	KO/TKO	Punches	R1	1:09	Rings	Feb 16, 2014
W	Masamune Shimada1-4	Decision	Unanimous	R2	3:00	Rings	Dec 8, 2013
L	Ryota Ryota0-1	Decision	Unanimous	R2	3:00	Rings	Sep 8, 2013
L	Riku Shibuya7-2	Decision	Unanimous	R2	3:00	Rings	Apr 21, 2013
W	Dai Aoki0-1	Submission	Armbar	R1	0:31	Rings	Feb 10, 2013

Amateur (pre-professional) bouts — shown for context only and excluded from the professional record and every UFC-scoped metric.

Method of victory & defeat

KO / TKO

14 wins, 3 losses

W14

L3

Submission

3 wins, 2 losses

W3

L2

Decision

5 wins, 1 loss

W5

L1

Finishes

UFC KOs

1

Above avg · 10%Bantamweight

Knockdowns / fight

0.33

Above avg · 0.24Bantamweight

UFC submissions

0

Below avg · 8%Bantamweight

Submission attempts / fight

0.00

Below avg · 0.37Bantamweight

KO history

Knockout power and chin durability (UFC; clean KOs only).

Kai Asakura

PowerChin

Knockout rate

33%

1 KO/TKO wins

Knockdowns dealt

1

3.03 per 100 head

Clean KO losses

0

cuts / injury TKOs excluded

Knockdowns absorbed

0

0.00 per 100 head

Chin gauges use a league scale: green = clean record, red = bottom ~10% of UFC fighters (4+ KO losses · 6+ knockdowns absorbed).

Never finished by strikesin the UFC

Career striking

OverallD38th

32%47 / 137

Striking accuracy

52%

Striking defense

Sig. strikes / min-1.26 differential

Landed2.27

Absorbed3.53

51%str + td

Defensive rating

Striking edge

-16%accuracy vs opp. landing

worseevenbetter

Strike maps

Sig. strikes by target

Head70%50th33
Body21%54th10
Leg9%46th4

Color = division rank · green elite → red low · % = share of strikes

Sig. strikes by position

98%Standing

Standing98%46
Clinch0%0
Ground2%1

Striking zones

Per-15-minute breakdown — where this fighter lands, and where they get hit.

UFC only

Kai Asakura

Landed per 15

Head

D

39th

26.7

39th

Body

D

39th

8.1

39th

Leg

F

17th

3.2

17th

Ranks are division percentiles — e.g. 90th = top 10% of the weight class. Higher is always better: on “absorbed” rows the rank is inverted, so a high rank means they get hit less.

Absorbed per 15

Head

B

59th

29.1

59th

Body

A

84th

5.7

84th

Leg

F

10th

15.4

10th

Ranks are division percentiles — e.g. 90th = top 10% of the weight class. Higher is always better: on “absorbed” rows the rank is inverted, so a high rank means they get hit less.

Career totals — landed / attempted

Landed (career total)

Zone	Per 15	Landed	Attempted	Accuracy
Head	26.7	33	116	28%
Body	8.1	10	15	67%
Leg	3.2	4	6	67%

Absorbed (career total)

Zone	Per 15	Landed	Attempted	Accuracy
Head	29.1	36	82	44%
Body	5.7	7	24	29%
Leg	15.4	19	24	79%

UFCStats career rates, per 15 minutes. Percentiles vs the division; absorbed is inverted so higher is better.

Grappling

Per-15-minute breakdown of takedowns, submissions, and ground control.

UFC only

Kai Asakura

—

Takedown accuracy

50%

Takedown defense

Control / 15 min-3.4 min net

On top0.4

On bottom3.8

Offense

Takedowns

C

48th

0.0

48th

TD accuracy

—

Sub attempts

C

58th

0.0

58th

Control

C

44th

0.4 min

44th

Defense

TD defense

D

38th

50%

38th

Controlled

3.8 min

Career totals — landed / attempted, control time

Offense

Takedowns	0 / 0
Submission attempts	0
Control time	0:28

Defense

TDs defended	5 / 10
Control absorbed	4:40

Rates above are per 15 minutes of UFC fight time (19min total). Value colors reflect the per-15 rate’s percentile against the current weight class baseline; raw totals without a division reference stay neutral.

Pace & fade

Round-by-round work rate, and whether they fade.

UFC only

Kai Asakura

3 UFC bouts (per‑round) · 19 min

—

< 2 bouts to R3

Asakura hasn't reached the third round in enough UFC bouts to read a reliable pace pattern — most of their fights end early. The round-by-round pace below is shown for what rounds there are.

AsakuraOutput / min

Rounds backed by fewer than 2 bouts are drawn smaller and dimmed with an n= count — a deep round seen in one or two fights is a thin sample, not a settled rate. Per-round bout counts are in the breakdown below.

Full per-round breakdown

What drives the pace · per round

The composite output line above blends these three inputs — splitting them out shows whether the work rate is built on striking volume, takedown pressure, or top control, and which input fades.

Sig. strikes landed

Asakuralanded / min

Takedown attempts

Asakuraattempts / min

Control time

Asakura% of round

Round	Output / min	Sig landed / min	Sig absorbed / min	TD att / min	Control	Bouts
R1	3.1	3.0	4.2	0.00	4%	3
R2	1.8	1.8	1.8	0.00	0%	2

Output / minis the headline work rate — significant strikes landed, plus 3 per takedown attempt, plus one per 15 seconds of control — so a takedown-and-grind round isn’t scored as idle the way bare striking volume would. The remaining columns are its components. Per-round rates use UFCStats per-round data (available for ~95% of bouts since 2008). Each round’s rates are averaged only over bouts that reached that round, so the bout count shrinks as rounds deepen. The final round of a finished fight is pro-rated by its actual length.

Schedule Score

Opponent quality, ranked across the UFC. Recent fights weighted heavier.

UFC only

Kai Asakura

3 resolved UFC bouts · 2 ranked at the time

Schedule Score

33/ 100

0255075100

Schedule strength

A

83rd

55%

83rd

Win quality

F

1st

0%

1st

Limited UFC sample (3 bouts). The headline Schedule Score is held toward a rookie baseline until a fighter has 6+ UFC bouts — a thin UFC résumé hasn’t yet proven a strong schedule. The component bars above are not down-weighted.

Opponent quality distribution

Every UFC bout, grouped by who the opponent was at the time.

1

ChampionHeld the title in this weight class at the time
Top-5Ranked #1–#5 at the time
UnprovenFewer than 3 fights, or sub-.40 win rate

Tier	Bouts	Record	Win rate
Champion	1	0-1	0%
Top-5	1	0-1	0%
Unproven	1	1-0	100%

Highest-quality opponents

Toughest opponents on the scheduleScore, scored at the time of the fight.

Pre-UFC opposition

Strong

Opponents' combined record

431-205-25

.678 win rate

Winning-record opponents

15 of 25

carried winning pro records

Pro bouts faced

25

all opponents have records on file

A descriptive read of the non-UFC slate from opponents’ full career pro records — not a UFC-grade Schedule Score.

All bouts — opponent quality bout-by-bout

Res	Opponent	Tier	Score	Date
W	Cameron Smotherman	Unproven	8	May 30, 2026
L	Tim Elliott#11	Top-5	74	Aug 16, 2025
L	Alexandre PantojaCHAMP	Champion	100	Dec 7, 2024

Per-bout quality scoring: champion = 100; same-division ranks 1–5 = 90 → 78 linear; ranks 6–15 = 75 → 60 linear; cross-division champion = 78; cross-division ranked = 45; title-fight challenger (no rank signal) = 50, bumped to 65 when opp had an elite career UFC record at the time. Unranked opponents are scored on UFC record-at-time (long-tenured vet 60, contender-level 45, established 30, building 18, unproven 8). P4P top-10 at time adds +5; top-3 adds +8 (capped at 100). The Schedule Score combines schedule strength (65%) and quality wins (35%), then is held toward a rookie baseline for fighters with limited UFC experience so a thin résumé reads honestly low.

Career cohorts

3 resolved UFC bouts

Performance broken down by situation — camp length, response to the previous result, title-fight presence, and rematches. Computed across every completed UFC bout.

Camp length

Days between fights

Short turnaround

< 100 days

—

Typical camp

100–180 days

—

Long layoff

> 180 days

1-1

2 bouts

UFC debut

first UFC bout

0-1

1 bout

Post-result bounce

Performance based on the previous UFC result

After a loss

next bout after a defeat

1-1

2 bouts

After a win

next bout after a win

—

First UFC bout

no precedent

0-1

1 bout

Title fights

Performance with a belt on the line

All title fights

as challenger or champion

0-1

1 bout

As champion

defending the belt

—

As challenger

fighting for the belt

0-1

1 bout

Rematches

Performance when meeting an opponent again

All rematches

any second meeting

—

Revenge bouts

lost the first meeting

—

Encore bouts

won the first meeting

—

Activity & layoff

Last fight, activity, and divisional context.

Time since last UFC bout

6 weeks

Active

0–6 mo

Normal

6–12 mo

Layoff

12–18 mo

Extended

18+ mo

Kai Asakura

Active

6 weekssince last bout

vs Cameron Smotherman · May 30, 2026

DraftKings fantasy scoring

DFSAs favorite 1-1As underdog 0-1

41.9

DK avg

11.8

Median

103.7

Ceiling

10.1

Floor

33%

Boom

67%

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