Asakura vs Inoue

Who won Asakura vs Inoue?

Mikuru Asakura beat Takeshi Inoue by knockout in the 2nd round during the main card of RIZIN Heisei’s Last Yarennoka!, on Sunday 30th December 2018 at Saitama Super Arena in Tokyo.

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

Asakura vs Inoue stats

Mikuru Asakura stepped into the octagon with a record of 8 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, 5 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 1 by submission.

Takeshi Inoue made his way to the cage with a record of 24 wins, 11 losses and 0 draws, 11 of those wins coming by knock out and 4 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 Takeshi Inoue's came in at 0-1-0.

The stats suggested Asakura had an advantage in power over Inoue, with a 63% knock out percentage over Inoue's 46%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Inoue had a slight advantage over Asakura, with a 17% submission rate over Asakura's 13%.

Mikuru Asakura was the younger man by 13 years, at 32 years old.

Asakura had a height advantage of 2 inches over Inoue.

Asakura was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 26 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2012, 9 years and 3 months later than Inoue, whose first professional fight was in 2003. He had fought 42 less professional rounds, 45 to Inoue's 87.

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