Bantamweight
Kai Asakura
21-6-0 UFC 1-2-0
5'8"Height
69"Reach
OrthodoxStance
32Age
1KO wins
0Sub wins
100.0%Finish rate
6:11Avg fight
Statistical profile
Radar — percentile vs UFC veterans
Career rates
Sig. strikes landed / min2.53
Sig. strikes absorbed / min3.34
Striking accuracy34.3%
Striking defense52.3%
Takedowns / 15 min0.0
Takedown accuracy—
Takedown defense50.0%
Sub attempts / 15 min0.0
Control time2.5%
Record vs .500+ opponents0-1
Striking trend
Fight history
W Cameron Smotherman 1-2 walk-in KO/TKO · R1 1:50 — UFC Fight Night: Song vs. Figueiredo · May 30, 2026
9/21Sig. strikes
3/7Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:03Control
1Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L Tim Elliott 9-11 walk-in Submission · R2 4:39 — UFC 319: Du Plessis vs. Chimaev · August 16, 2025
21/87Sig. strikes
27/71Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:01Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L Alexandre Pantoja 12-3 walk-in TITLE Submission · R2 2:05 — UFC 310: Pantoja vs. Asakura · December 7, 2024
17/29Sig. strikes
32/52Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:24Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
Walk-in records count UFC bouts in this database. For the pre-UFC career, see the record breakdown below or the Tapology button up top.
Record breakdown
Wins by method
KO/TKO
14
Submission
3
Decision
4
Other
0
Losses by method
KO/TKO
3
Submission
2
Decision
1
Other
0
Fights by organization
Rizin
14
Rings
5
UFC
3
Road FC
3
Rizin World Grand Prix
1
DEEP
1
Full career — 27 fights, every organization
| Opponent | Method | Event | Org | Rd | Time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | Cameron Smotherman | KO (punch) | UFC Fight Night: Song vs. Figueiredo
May 30, 2026 |
UFC | 1 | 1:50 |
| L | Tim Elliott | Submission (guillotine choke) | UFC 319
August 16, 2025 |
UFC | 2 | 4:39 |
| L | Alexandre Pantoja | Technical Submission (rear-naked choke) | UFC 310
December 7, 2024 |
UFC | 2 | 2:05 |
| W | Juan Archuleta | TKO (knee to the body and punches) | Rizin 45
December 31, 2023 |
Rizin | 2 | 3:20 |
| W | Yuki Motoya | KO (knee to the body) | Rizin 42
May 6, 2023 |
Rizin | 3 | 2:25 |
| L | Hiromasa Ougikubo | Decision (unanimous) | Rizin 33
December 31, 2021 |
Rizin | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Alan Yamaniha | Decision (unanimous) | Rizin 30
September 19, 2021 |
Rizin | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Shooto Watanabe | TKO (punches) | Rizin 28
June 13, 2021 |
Rizin | 1 | 3:22 |
| L | Kyoji Horiguchi | KO (punches) | Rizin 26
December 31, 2020 |
Rizin | 1 | 2:48 |
| W | Shoji Maruyama | TKO (punches and soccer kick) | Rizin 24
September 27, 2020 |
Rizin | 1 | 2:37 |
| W | Hiromasa Ougikubo | KO (knee and soccer kicks) | Rizin 23
August 10, 2020 |
Rizin | 1 | 4:31 |
| L | Manel Kape | TKO (punches) | Rizin 20
December 31, 2019 |
Rizin | 2 | 0:38 |
| W | Ulka Sasaki | TKO (broken jaw) | Rizin 19
October 12, 2019 |
Rizin | 1 | 0:54 |
| W | Kyoji Horiguchi | KO (punches) | Rizin 18
August 18, 2019 |
Rizin | 1 | 1:08 |
| W | Moon Jae-hoon | Decision (unanimous) | Rizin: Heisei's Last Yarennoka!
December 30, 2018 |
Rizin | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Topnoi Kiwram | Decision (unanimous) | Rizin 13
September 30, 2018 |
Rizin | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Manel Kape | Decision (split) | Rizin 10
May 6, 2018 |
Rizin | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Kizaemon Saiga | TKO (punches and knee) | Rizin World Grand Prix 2017: 2nd Round
December 29, 2017 |
Rizin World Grand Prix | 2 | 2:34 |
| L | Moon Jae-hoon | KO (punches) | Road FC 39
June 10, 2017 |
Road FC | 3 | 2:38 |
| W | Alateng Heili | KO (knee and punches) | Road FC 37
March 11, 2017 |
Road FC | 1 | 0:29 |
| W | Yoichi Oi | TKO (punches) | Rings: The Outsider 42
September 4, 2016 |
Rings | 1 | 4:52 |
| W | Liu Xiaoyang | Submission (rear-naked choke) | Road FC 32
July 2, 2016 |
Road FC | 1 | 1:49 |
| W | Kwak Jong-hyun | TKO (punches) | Rings: The Outsider 38
December 13, 2015 |
Rings | 1 | 4:04 |
| W | Choi Jung-bin | Submission (brabo choke) | Rings: The Outsider 37
September 6, 2015 |
Rings | 1 | 2:21 |
| W | Keigo Takayama | TKO (punches) | Rings: The Outsider 36
July 19, 2015 |
Rings | 1 | 0:40 |
| W | Satoru Date | TKO (punches) | Rings: The Outsider 35
May 17, 2015 |
Rings | 2 | 3:36 |
| W | Tomoya Suzuki | Technical Submission (armbar) | DEEP: Cage Impact 2012 in Hamamatsu
September 16, 2012 |
DEEP | 1 | 2:34 |
Career history from the fighter's Wikipedia record table (Kai Asakura) — results only, no strike stats; UFC bouts are marked and carry full stats in the fight history above.