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Kai Asakura
Japan
23-6-0W-L-D
- Age
- 33
- Height
- 5'8"
- ReachArm span, fingertip to fingertip.
- 69"
- Stance
- Orthodox
- Weight class
- BantamweightBantamweight: 126 to 135 lb (57 to 61 kg). Fighters weigh in the day before the fight and must make the limit. In non-title fights they get 1 lb of leeway; miss it and they usually forfeit part of their purse.
- Gym
- JAPAN TOP TEAM
- Power IndexUFCalendar's strength rating, built from every pro fight: beating strong opponents raises it, losing lowers it. The best in the UFC are around 2000.
- 1796
Scouting Report
- W
- W
- L
- L
- W
Bounced back: won 2 straight
Last 5, newest first.
- How They Win
- Asakura puts people to sleep. His wins come from 16 KO/TKO, 0 submissions and 6 decisions, a 62% finish rate. Power is the calling card, and he rarely needs the scorecards.
- Recent Form
- Most recent, Aoriqileng (26-14-0), win by KO/TKO in round 2. Before that, Cameron Smotherman (12-7-0), win by KO/TKO in round 1. Before that, Tim Elliott (23-14-1), loss by submission in round 2.
- Style
- Orthodox, 5'8" with a 69" reach. Lands 2.5 significant strikes a minute at 40% accuracy, absorbs 2.78, and defends 52% of strikes. No takedown attempts, and he stops 61% of takedowns against him.
Written by AI from stored stats. Not a prediction.
Winning Strategy
- 16 KO/TKO (62%)
- 6 Decision (23%)
- 4 No method on record (15%)
- Finish rateShare of pro wins that came by knockout or submission instead of the judges.
- 73%
- Streak
- 2-fight win streak
- Last fought
- 2 months ago
26 pro wins. "No method on record" means early wins (usually regional fights) where the record doesn't say how they ended; the finish rate counts only wins with a known method.
Last 5 Fights
Opponents' combined record todayThe current pro records of their last 5 opponents, added together. Tougher opponents mean a bigger win total.: 122-49-1
Opponents' average Power IndexAverage Power Index of their last 5 opponents. Higher means tougher competition.: 1711
- Winvs Aoriqileng26-14-0 · Power Index 1639KO/TKO · R2 · 0:34Aug 29, 2026 · UFC Fight Night: Nurmagomedov vs Song
Fight stats
Stat Kai Asakura Aoriqileng Sig. strikes 27/50 14/28 Takedowns 0/1 0/0 Control time 0:39 0:00 Knockdowns 1 0 Round 1 sig. strikes 15 13 Round 2 sig. strikes 12 1 - Winvs Cameron Smotherman12-7-0 · Power Index 1620KO/TKO · R1 · 1:50May 30, 2026 · UFC Fight Night: Song vs Figueiredo
Fight stats
Stat Kai Asakura Cameron Smotherman Sig. strikes 9/21 3/7 Takedowns 0/0 0/0 Control time 0:03 0:00 Knockdowns 1 0 Round 1 sig. strikes 9 3 - Lossvs Tim Elliott23-14-1 · Power Index 1657Submission · R2 · 4:39Aug 17, 2025 · UFC 319: Du Plessis vs Chimaev
Fight stats
Stat Kai Asakura Tim Elliott Sig. strikes 21/87 27/71 Takedowns 0/0 2/3 Control time 0:01 1:54 Knockdowns 0 0 Round 1 sig. strikes 11 16 Round 2 sig. strikes 10 11 - Lossvs Alexandre Pantoja30-7-0 · Power Index 1838Submission · R2 · 2:05Dec 8, 2024 · UFC 310: Pantoja vs Asakura
Fight stats
Stat Kai Asakura Alexandre Pantoja Sig. strikes 17/29 32/52 Takedowns 0/0 3/7 Control time 0:24 2:46 Knockdowns 0 0 Round 1 sig. strikes 15 31 Round 2 sig. strikes 2 1 - Winvs Juan Archuleta31-7-0 · Power Index 1802TKO (Knee to the Body and Punches) · R2 · 3:20Dec 31, 2023 · RIZIN 45
Fight stats
Stat Kai Asakura Juan Archuleta Sig. strikes 23 38 Takedowns 0/0 0/3 Control time 1:00 1:42 Knockdowns 1 0 Round 1 sig. strikes 11 22 Round 2 sig. strikes 12 16
Career Stats
Based on 6 UFC fights.
- Significant strikes landed per minute
- 2.50
- Striking accuracy
- 40%
- Significant strikes absorbed per minute
- 2.78
- Striking defense
- 52%
- Takedowns per 15 minutes
- 0.00
- Takedown accuracy
- 0%
- Takedown defense
- 61%
- Submission attempts per 15 minutes
- 0.00