Asakura vs Horiguchi

Who won Asakura vs Horiguchi?

Kai Asakura beat Kyoji Horiguchi by knockout in the 1st round during the main card of RIZIN 18, on Sunday 18th August 2019 at Dolphins Arena in Nagoya.

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

Asakura vs Horiguchi stats

Kai Asakura stepped into the octagon with a record of 12 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, 6 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 3 by submission.

Kyoji Horiguchi made his way to the cage with a record of 28 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws, 14 of those wins coming by knock out and 3 by submission.

This was Kai Asakura's 16th fight in Rizin, having made his debut for the promotion in 2017. Kyoji Horiguchi marked his 17th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2017.

Kai Asakura's Rizin record stood at 13-3-0, while Kyoji Horiguchi's came in at 15-1-0.

The stats suggested that Asakura and Horiguchi have similar power, both with a 50% knock out percentage.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Asakura had an advantage over Horiguchi, with a 25% submission rate over Horiguchi's 11%.

Kai Asakura was the younger man by 3 years, at 31 years old.

Asakura had a height advantage of 3 inches over Horiguchi.

Asakura was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 17 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2012, 2 years and 4 months later than Horiguchi, whose first professional fight was in 2010. He had fought 48 less professional rounds, 47 to Horiguchi's 95.

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