Asakura vs Karagianis

Who won Asakura vs Karagianis?

Kanna Asakura beat Melissa Karagianis by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the main card of RIZIN 10, on Sunday 6th May 2018 at Marine Messe Fukuoka in Fukuoka.

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

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

Asakura vs Karagianis stats

Kanna Asakura stepped into the octagon with a record of 11 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws and 5 by submission.

Melissa Karagianis made her way to the cage with a record of 3 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws.

Kanna Asakura's Rizin record stood at 11-6-0, while Melissa Karagianis' came in at 0-1-0.

The stats suggested that Asakura and Karagianis have similar power, both with a 0% knock out percentage.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Asakura had a massive advantage over Karagianis, boasting a 45% submission rate over Karagianis' 0%.

Kanna Asakura was the younger woman by 10 years, at 27 years old.

Karagianis had a height advantage of 2 inches over Asakura.

Asakura was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 7 more fights, and made her debut in 2014, 1 year and 1 month earlier than Karagianis, whose first professional fight was in 2015. She had fought 37 more professional rounds, 67 to Karagianis' 30.

Asakura vs Karagianis form

Kanna Asakura had beaten 2 of her last 5 opponents.

In her last fight before this contest, she had won against Mei Yamaguchi at RIZIN LANDMARK 5 in YOYOGI on 30th April 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Yoyogi National Stadium, Shibuya, Japan.

Previous to that, she had lost to Si Woo Park at RIZIN 37 on 31st July 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Saitama Super Arena, Saitama.

Going into that contest, she had beaten Satomi Takano at RIZIN 35 on 17th April 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Musashino Forest Sport Plaza, Chofu.

Before that, she had been beaten by Saori Oshima at RIZIN 31 on 24th October 2021 by split decision in their 3 round contest at Pia Arena MM (ぴあありーなMM), Yokohama.

She had been defeated by Ayaka Hamasaki at RIZIN 27 on 21st March 2021 by split decision in their Rizin Women’s Super Atomweight championship fight at Nippongaishi Hall(日本ガイシホール), Nagoya.

Activity check

Asakura's last 5 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 3 months and 26 days, meaning she had been fighting on average every 10 months and 11 days. In those fights, she fought a total of 15 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3 rounds on average.

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