Dec 30 2021
Thursday

Saitama Super Arena(さいたまスーパーアリーナ), Saitama, Japan

Main Event
3 rounds contest @ Asakura vs Ougikubo
Hiromasa Ougikubo
Ougikubo
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18-3-0
UD 3
UD 3
23-5-0

The tape

31
Age
37
5' 8" / 172 cm
Height
5' 3" / 161 cm
N/A
Reach
N/A

Tape record

UDKOKOKOKO
Form
UDUDUDKOSD
18
Wins
23
11
By KO
1
61
KO%
4
3
By SUB
6
17
SUB%
26
3
Loses
5
3
Stopped
2
0
Tapped
2
0
Draws
2
2012
Debut
2006
21
Bouts
30
34
Rounds
78
2 hours, 6 minutes
Fight Time
6 hours, 3 minutes

Tape rankings @ Asakura vs Ougikubo

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Kai Asakura vs Hiromasa Ougikubo report

Who won Asakura vs Ougikubo?

Hiromasa Ougikubo beat Kai Asakura by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the main event of RIZIN 33, on Thursday 30th December 2021 at Saitama Super Arena(さいたまスーパーアリーナ) in Saitama.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Hiromasa Ougikubo.

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

Asakura vs Ougikubo stats

Kai Asakura stepped into the octagon with a record of 18 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws, 11 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 3 by submission.

Hiromasa Ougikubo made his way to the cage with a record of 23 wins, 5 losses and 2 draws, 1 of those win coming by knock out and 6 by submission.

This was Kai Asakura's 16th fight in Rizin, having made his debut for the promotion in 2017. Hiromasa Ougikubo marked his 13th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2018.

Kai Asakura's Rizin record stood at 13-3-0, while Hiromasa Ougikubo's came in at 8-5-0.

The stats suggested Asakura had a massive power advantage over Ougikubo, boasting a 61% knock out percentage over Ougikubo's 4%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Ougikubo had a slight advantage over Asakura, with a 26% submission rate over Asakura's 17%.

Kai Asakura was the younger man by 6 years, at 31 years old.

Asakura had a height advantage of 5 inches over Ougikubo.

Asakura was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 9 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2012, 5 years and 11 months later than Ougikubo, whose first professional fight was in 2006. He had fought 49 less professional rounds, 47 to Ougikubo's 96.

Asakura vs Ougikubo form

Asakura had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 2 of them, going to the judges twice.

In his last fight before this contest, he had won against 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 beaten 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 had defeated 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 was victorious 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.

Hiromasa Ougikubo had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had won against Takafumi Otsuka 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, Japan.

Previous to that, he had beaten Takeshi Kasugai at RIZIN 28 on 13th June 2021 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Tokyo Dome(東京ドーム), Bunkyo.

Going into that contest, he had defeated Kenta Takizawa at RIZIN 25 on 21st November 2020 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Osaka-Jo Hall, Osaka.

Before that, he had been beaten by Kai Asakura at RIZIN 23 on 10th August 2020 by knockout in the 1st round in their Rizin Bantamweight championship fight at Pia Arena MM, Yokohama.

He was victorious against Shintaro Ishiwatari at RIZIN 20 on 31st December 2019 by split decision in their 3 round contest at Saitama Super Arena, Saitama.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Kai Asakura had been fighting more than Hiromasa Ougikubo.

Going to this contest, Kai Asakura had last fought 1 year, 1 month and 5 days ago, while Hiromasa Ougikubo's last outing had been 3 years, 4 months and 17 days ago.

Asakura's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 4 months and 17 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 8 months and 4 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 14 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.8 rounds on average.

Ougikubo's last 5 fights had come over a period of 5 years, 1 month and 5 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year and 7 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 13 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.6 rounds on average.

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