Asakura vs Shimizu

Who won Asakura vs Shimizu?

Kanna Asakura beat Ai Shimizu by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the main card of RIZIN 26, on Thursday 31st December 2020 at Saitama Super Arena in Saitama.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Kanna Asakura.

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

Asakura vs Shimizu stats

Kanna Asakura stepped into the octagon with a record of 17 wins, 4 losses and 0 draws, 1 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 6 by submission.

Ai Shimizu made her way to the cage with a record of 7 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, 3 of those wins coming by knock out and 2 by submission.

Kanna Asakura's Rizin record stood at 11-6-0, while Ai Shimizu's came in at 2-1-0.

The stats suggested Shimizu had a massive power advantage over Asakura, boasting a 43% knock out percentage over Asakura's 6%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Asakura had a slight advantage over Shimizu, with a 35% submission rate over Shimizu's 29%.

Kanna Asakura was the younger woman by 8 years, at 27 years old.

Asakura had a height advantage of 1 inch over Shimizu.

Asakura was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 13 more fights, and made her debut in 2014, 2 years and 1 month earlier than Shimizu, whose first professional fight was in 2016. She had fought 50 more professional rounds, 67 to Shimizu's 17.

Asakura vs Shimizu form

Asakura had beaten 4 of her last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going to the judges 3 times.

In her last fight before this contest, she had won against Ai Shimizu at RIZIN 26 on 31st December 2020 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Saitama Super Arena, Saitama, Japan.

Previous to that, she had beaten Mizuki Furuse at RIZIN 22 on 9th August 2020 by knockout in the 1st round at Pia Arena MM, Yokohama.

Going into that contest, she had defeated Jayme Hinshaw at Bellator 237 on 28th December 2019 by submission in the 3rd round at Saitama Super Arena, Saitama.

Before that, she was victorious against Alesha Zappitella at RIZIN 18 on 18th August 2019 by split decision in their 3 round contest at Dolphins Arena, Nagoya.

She had lost to Miyuu Yamamoto at RIZIN 16 on 2nd June 2019 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at World Memorial Hall, Kobe.

Activity check

Asakura's last 5 fights had come over a period of 5 years, 9 months and 28 days, meaning she had been fighting on average every 1 year, 2 months and 1 day. In those fights, she fought a total of 13 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.6 rounds on average.

Shimizu's last 3 fights had come over a period of 6 years and 3 months, meaning she had been fighting on average every 2 years and 30 days. In those fights, she fought a total of 7 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.3 rounds on average.

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