Pantoja vs Asakura

When is Pantoja vs Asakura?

Alexandre Pantoja is set to take on Kai Asakura in the co-main event of UFC 310, on Saturday 7th December 2024 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.

The fight is scheduled for 5 rounds in the Flyweight division, which means the weight limit will be 125 pounds (8.9 stone or 56.7 KG).

This contest is for the UFC Flyweight championship.

Pantoja vs Asakura stats

Alexandre Pantoja steps into the octagon with a record of 28 wins, 5 losses and 0 draws, 8 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 10 by submission.

Kai Asakura will make his way to the cage with a record of 20 wins, 4 losses and 0 draws, 12 of those wins coming by knock out and 3 by submission.

This will be Alexandre Pantoja's 15th fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2017. Kai Asakura will be making their debut in the UFC.

Alexandre Pantoja's UFC record currently stands at 12-3-0.

The stats suggest Asakura has a massive power advantage over Pantoja, boasting a 60% knock out percentage over Pantoja's 29%.

If the fight goes to the ground, their records suggest Pantoja will have a large advantage over Asakura, boasting a 36% submission rate over Asakura's 15%.

Alexandre Pantoja is the older man by 3 years, at 34 years old.

Asakura has a height advantage of 3 inches over Pantoja.

Pantoja is the more experienced professional fighter, having had 9 more fights, and made his debut in 2007, 5 years and 1 month earlier than Asakura, whose first professional fight was in 2012. He has fought 37 more professional rounds, 80 to Asakura's 43.

Pantoja vs Asakura form

Alexandre Pantoja has beaten 5 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight, he won against Steve Erceg at UFC 301 on 4th May 2024 by unanimous decision in their UFC Flyweight championship fight at Jeunesse Arena, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Previous to that, he had beaten Brandon Royval at UFC 296 on 16th December 2023 by unanimous decision in their UFC Flyweight championship fight at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, United States.

Going into that contest, he had defeated Brandon Moreno at UFC 290 on 8th July 2023 by split decision in their UFC Flyweight championship fight at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas.

Before that, he was victorious against Alex Perez at UFC 277 on 30th July 2022 by submission in the 1st round at Madison Square Garden, New York City.

He had won against Brandon Royval at UFC Vegas 34 on 21st August 2021 by submission in the 2nd round at UFC APEX, Enterprise.

Asakura has beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 2 of them, going the distance twice.

In his last fight, he defeated Juan Archuleta at RIZIN 45 on 31st December 2023 by knockout in the 2nd round in their Rizin Bantamweight championship fight at Saitama Super Arena, Saitama, Japan.

Previous to that, he had defeated Yuki Motoya at RIZIN 42 on 6th May 2023 by knockout in the 3rd round at Tokyo Ariake Arena, Tokyo.

Going into that contest, he was victorious against Kenta Takizawa at RIZIN 33 on 31st December 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.

Before that, he had lost to Hiromasa Ougikubo at RIZIN 33 on 30th December 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.

He had won against Alan Yoshihiro Yamaniha 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.

Activity check

In terms of recent activity, Kai Asakura has been fighting more than Alexandre Pantoja.

Alexandre Pantoja last fought 5 months and 27 days ago, while Kai Asakura's last outing was 10 months ago.

Pantoja's last 5 fights have come over a period of 3 years, 2 months and 10 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 7 months and 21 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 18 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 3.6 rounds on average.

Asakura's last 5 fights have come over a period of 3 years, 1 month and 12 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 7 months and 15 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 14 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 2.8 rounds on average.

What are the odds on Pantoja vs Asakura?

Alexandre Pantoja is currently 21/50 (-240) to win the contest outright, while you can get 37/20 (+190) on Kai Asakura if you fancy the upset.

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