Erbst vs Asakura

Who won Erbst vs Asakura?

Kleber Koike Erbst beat Mikuru Asakura by submission in the 2nd round during the main event of RIZIN 28, on Sunday 13th June 2021 at Tokyo Dome(東京ドーム) in Bunkyo.

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

Erbst vs Asakura stats

Kleber Koike Erbst stepped into the octagon with a record of 27 wins, 5 losses and 1 draw, 2 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 23 by submission.

Mikuru Asakura made his way to the cage with a record of 14 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws, 8 of those wins coming by knock out and 1 by submission.

This was Kleber Koike Erbst's 12th 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.

Kleber Koike Erbst's Rizin record stood at 9-2-0, while Mikuru Asakura's came in at 11-3-0.

The stats suggested Asakura had a massive power advantage over Erbst, boasting a 57% knock out percentage over Erbst's 7%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Erbst had a massive advantage over Asakura, boasting a 85% submission rate over Asakura's 7%.

Kleber Koike Erbst was the older man by 3 years, at 35 years old.

Erbst was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 17 more fights, and made his debut in 2008, 3 years and 11 months earlier than Asakura, whose first professional fight was in 2012. He had fought 37 more professional rounds, 82 to Asakura's 45.

Erbst vs Asakura form

Kleber Koike Erbst had beaten 2 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had won against Juan Archuleta at RIZIN 47 on 9th June 2024 by submission in the 1st round at Yoyogi National Stadium, Shibuya, Japan.

Previous to that, he had beaten Yutaka Saito at RIZIN 45 on 31st December 2023 by submission in the 3rd round at Saitama Super Arena, Saitama.

Going into that contest, he had lost to Masanori Kanehara at RIZIN 44 on 23rd September 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Saitama Super Arena, Saitama.

Before that, his fight against Chihiro Suzuki at RIZIN 43 on 24th June 2023 ended in a no contest.

He had been beaten by Patricio Pitbull at Bellator MMA vs. RIZIN on 31st December 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Saitama Super Arena, Saitama.

Mikuru Asakura had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had been defeated by Ren Hiramoto at Super RIZIN 3 on 28th July 2024 by knockout in the 1st round at Saitama Super Arena, Saitama, Japan.

Previous to that, he had lost to Vugar Kyaramov at Super RIZIN 2 on 30th July 2023 by submission in the 1st round at Saitama Super Arena, Saitama.

Going into that contest, he had defeated Juntaro Ushiku at RIZIN LANDMARK 5 in YOYOGI on 30th April 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Yoyogi National Stadium, Shibuya.

Before that, he was victorious against Yutaka Saito 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.

He had won against Kyohei Hagiwara at RIZIN LANDMARK Vol.1 on 2nd October 2021 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Kleber Koike Erbst had been fighting more than Mikuru Asakura.

Going to this contest, Kleber Koike Erbst had last fought 1 year and 17 days ago, while Mikuru Asakura's last outing had been 10 months and 29 days ago.

Erbst's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 5 months and 26 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 6 months. In those fights, he fought a total of 11 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.2 rounds on average.

Asakura's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 8 months and 24 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 8 months and 29 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 11 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.2 rounds on average.

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