Asakura vs Teixeira

Who won Asakura vs Teixeira?

Mikuru Asakura beat John Teixeira by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the main card of RIZIN 20, on Tuesday 31st December 2019 at Saitama Super Arena in Saitama.

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

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

Asakura vs Teixeira stats

Mikuru Asakura stepped into the octagon with a record of 11 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, 6 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 1 by submission.

John Teixeira made his way to the cage with a record of 23 wins, 4 losses and 2 draws, 5 of those wins coming by knock out and 10 by submission.

This was Mikuru Asakura's 14th fight in Rizin, having made his debut for the promotion in 2018.

Mikuru Asakura's Rizin record stood at 11-3-0, while John Teixeira's came in at 0-1-0.

The stats suggested Asakura had a massive power advantage over Teixeira, boasting a 55% knock out percentage over Teixeira's 22%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Teixeira had a massive advantage over Asakura, boasting a 43% submission rate over Asakura's 9%.

Mikuru Asakura was the younger man by 6 years, at 32 years old.

Asakura had a height advantage of 3 inches over Teixeira.

Asakura was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 17 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2012, 5 years later than Teixeira, whose first professional fight was in 2007. He had fought 28 less professional rounds, 45 to Teixeira's 73.

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Asakura's last 4 fights had come over a period of 6 years, 4 months and 11 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 7 months and 4 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 9 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.3 rounds on average.

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