Hiramoto vs Asakura

Who won Hiramoto vs Asakura?

Ren Hiramoto beat Mikuru Asakura by knockout in the 1st round during the main event of Super RIZIN 3, on Sunday 28th July 2024 at Saitama Super Arena in Saitama.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 5 rounds in the Featherweight division, which meant the weight limit was 145 pounds (10.4 stone or 65.8 KG).

Hiramoto vs Asakura stats

Ren Hiramoto stepped into the octagon with a record of 3 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws.

Mikuru Asakura made his way to the cage with a record of 17 wins, 4 losses and 0 draws, 8 of those wins coming by knock out and 1 by submission.

This was Ren Hiramoto's 6th fight in Rizin, having made his debut for the promotion in 2020. Mikuru Asakura marked his 14th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2018.

Ren Hiramoto's Rizin record stood at 3-3-0, while Mikuru Asakura's came in at 11-3-0.

The stats suggested Asakura had a massive power advantage over Hiramoto, boasting a 47% knock out percentage over Hiramoto's 0%.

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

Ren Hiramoto was the younger man by 5 years, at 27 years old.

Asakura had a height advantage of 2 inches over Hiramoto.

Hiramoto was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 15 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2020, 8 years and 3 months later than Asakura, whose first professional fight was in 2012. He had fought 28 less professional rounds, 17 to Asakura's 45.

Hiramoto vs Asakura form

Ren Hiramoto had beaten 2 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had lost to Yutaka Saito at RIZIN LANDMARK 5 in YOYOGI on 30th April 2023 by split decision in their 3 round contest at Yoyogi National Stadium, Shibuya, Japan.

Previous to that, he had won against Satoshi Yamasu at RIZIN LANDMARK Vol.4 on 6th November 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Dolphins Arena, Nagoya.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Hiroaki Suzuki at RIZIN 36 on 2nd July 2022 by split decision in their 3 round contest at Okinawa Arena, Okinawa.

Before that, he had been beaten by Chihiro Suzuki at RIZIN LANDMARK Vol.2 on 6th March 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest in the United States.

He had been defeated by Kyohei Hagiwara at RIZIN 26 on 31st December 2020 by knockout in the 2nd round at Saitama Super Arena, Saitama, Japan.

Activity check

Hiramoto's last 5 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 5 months and 27 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 10 months and 23 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 14 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.8 rounds on average.

Asakura's last 4 fights had come over a period of 6 years, 10 months and 15 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 8 months and 19 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 9 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.3 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Hiramoto vs Asakura?

Ren Hiramoto was a 7/4 (+180) underdog going into the contest, while Mikuru Asakura made his way into the ring at 4/9 (-230) with oddsmakers.