Kanehara vs Ashida

Who won Kanehara vs Ashida?

Masanori Kanehara beat Takahiro Ashida by knockout in the 2nd round during the main card of RIZIN 31, on Sunday 24th October 2021 at Pia Arena MM (ぴあありーなMM) in Yokohama.

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

Kanehara vs Ashida stats

Masanori Kanehara stepped into the octagon with a record of 27 wins, 14 losses and 5 draws, 9 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 11 by submission.

Takahiro Ashida made his way to the cage with a record of 22 wins, 10 losses and 2 draws, 8 of those wins coming by knock out and 4 by submission.

This was Masanori Kanehara's 6th fight in Rizin, having made his debut for the promotion in 2020.

Masanori Kanehara's Rizin record stood at 4-2-0, while Takahiro Ashida's came in at 2-4-0.

The stats suggested Ashida had a slight advantage in power over Kanehara, with a 36% knock out percentage over Kanehara's 33%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Kanehara had a large advantage over Ashida, boasting a 41% submission rate over Ashida's 18%.

Masanori Kanehara was the older man by 7 years, at 42 years old.

Kanehara was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 12 more fights, and made his debut in 2003, 7 years and 1 month earlier than Ashida, whose first professional fight was in 2010. He had fought 4 more professional rounds, 84 to Ashida's 80.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Takahiro Ashida had been fighting more than Masanori Kanehara.

Going to this contest, Masanori Kanehara had last fought 5 years, 1 month and 8 days ago, while Takahiro Ashida's last outing had been 4 years, 6 months and 3 days ago.

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