Asakura vs Ougikubo

Who won Asakura vs Ougikubo?

Hiromasa Ougikubo beat Kai Asakura by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the main event of RIZIN 33, on Thursday 30th December 2021 at Saitama Super Arena(さいたまスーパーアリーナ) in Saitama.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Hiromasa Ougikubo.

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

Asakura vs Ougikubo stats

Kai Asakura stepped into the octagon with a record of 18 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws, 11 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 3 by submission.

Hiromasa Ougikubo made his way to the cage with a record of 23 wins, 5 losses and 2 draws, 1 of those win coming by knock out and 6 by submission.

This was Kai Asakura's 16th fight in Rizin, having made his debut for the promotion in 2017. Hiromasa Ougikubo marked his 13th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2018.

Kai Asakura's Rizin record stood at 13-3-0, while Hiromasa Ougikubo's came in at 8-5-0.

The stats suggested Asakura had a massive power advantage over Ougikubo, boasting a 61% knock out percentage over Ougikubo's 4%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Ougikubo had a slight advantage over Asakura, with a 26% submission rate over Asakura's 17%.

Kai Asakura was the younger man by 6 years, at 31 years old.

Asakura had a height advantage of 5 inches over Ougikubo.

Asakura was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 9 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2012, 5 years and 11 months later than Ougikubo, whose first professional fight was in 2006. He had fought 49 less professional rounds, 47 to Ougikubo's 96.

Asakura vs Ougikubo form

Asakura had won all 5 of his most recent fights, stopping 2 opponents and going to the judges 3 times.

In his last fight before this contest, he had won against Ulka Sasaki at RIZIN 19 on 12th October 2019 by knockout in the 1st round at Edion Arena, Osaka, Japan.

Previous to that, he had beaten Kyoji Horiguchi at RIZIN 18 on 18th August 2019 by knockout in the 1st round at Dolphins Arena, Nagoya.

Going into that contest, he had defeated Je Hoon Moon at RIZIN Heisei’s Last Yarennoka! on 30th December 2018 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Saitama Super Arena, Tokyo.

Before that, he was victorious against Thanongsaklek at RIZIN 13 on 30th September 2018 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Saitama Super Arena, Saitama.

He had won against Manel Kape at RIZIN 10 on 6th May 2018 by split decision in their 3 round contest at Marine Messe Fukuoka, Fukuoka.

Hiromasa Ougikubo had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had beaten Takafumi Otsuka 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, Japan.

Previous to that, he had defeated Takeshi Kasugai at RIZIN 28 on 13th June 2021 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Tokyo Dome(東京ドーム), Bunkyo.

Going into that contest, he was victorious against Kenta Takizawa at RIZIN 25 on 21st November 2020 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Osaka-Jo Hall, Osaka.

Before that, he had lost to Kai Asakura at RIZIN 23 on 10th August 2020 by knockout in the 1st round in their Rizin Bantamweight championship fight at Pia Arena MM, Yokohama.

He had won against Shintaro Ishiwatari at RIZIN 20 on 31st December 2019 by split decision in their 3 round contest at Saitama Super Arena, Saitama.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Hiromasa Ougikubo had been fighting more than Kai Asakura.

Going to this contest, Kai Asakura had last fought 5 years, 5 months and 2 days ago, while Hiromasa Ougikubo's last outing had been 3 years, 5 months and 23 days ago.

Asakura's last 5 fights had come over a period of 6 years, 10 months and 8 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 4 months and 15 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 11 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.2 rounds on average.

Ougikubo's last 5 fights had come over a period of 5 years, 2 months and 11 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year and 15 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 13 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.6 rounds on average.

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