Pantoja vs Asakura

Who won Pantoja vs Asakura?

Alexandre Pantoja beat Kai Asakura by submission in the 2nd round during the main event of UFC 310, on Saturday 7th December 2024 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 5 rounds in the Flyweight division, which meant the weight limit was 125 pounds (8.9 stone or 56.7 KG).

This contest was for the UFC Flyweight championship.

Pantoja vs Asakura stats

Alexandre Pantoja stepped into the octagon with a record of 28 wins, 5 losses and 0 draws, 8 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 10 by submission.

Kai Asakura made his way to the cage with a record of 21 wins, 4 losses and 0 draws, 13 of those wins coming by knock out and 3 by submission.

This was Alexandre Pantoja's 16th fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2017. Kai Asakura marked his 1st fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2024.

Alexandre Pantoja's UFC record stood at 13-3-0, while Kai Asakura's came in at 0-1-0.

The stats suggested Asakura had a massive power advantage over Pantoja, boasting a 62% knock out percentage over Pantoja's 29%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Pantoja had a large advantage over Asakura, boasting a 36% submission rate over Asakura's 14%.

Alexandre Pantoja was the older man by 4 years, at 35 years old.

Asakura had a height advantage of 3 inches over Pantoja.

Pantoja was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 8 more fights, and made his debut in 2007, 5 years and 1 month earlier than Asakura, whose first professional fight was in 2012. He had fought 35 more professional rounds, 82 to Asakura's 47.

Pantoja vs Asakura form

Kai Asakura had stopped 3 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had won against Shooto Watanabe at RIZIN 28 on 13th June 2021 by knockout in the 1st round at Tokyo Dome(東京ドーム), Bunkyo, Japan.

Previous to that, he had lost to Kyoji Horiguchi at RIZIN 26 on 31st December 2020 by knockout in the 1st round in their Rizin Bantamweight championship fight at Saitama Super Arena, Saitama.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Shoji Maruyama at RIZIN 24 on 27th September 2020 by knockout in the 1st round at Saitama Super Arena, Saitama.

Before that, he had defeated Hiromasa Ougikubo 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 had been beaten by Manel Kape at RIZIN 20 on 31st December 2019 by knockout in the 2nd round in their Rizin Bantamweight championship fight at Saitama Super Arena, Saitama.

Activity check

Pantoja's last 4 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 9 months and 27 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 2 months and 16 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 9 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.3 rounds on average.

Asakura's last 5 fights had come over a period of 5 years, 4 months and 14 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year and 27 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 6 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1.2 rounds on average.

What time did Pantoja vs Asakura start?

The fighters were expected to walk out at around 5:25 AM UTC , which was 12:25 AM EST or 9:25 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 5:25 AM GMT in the UK.

What were the odds on Pantoja vs Asakura?

Alexandre Pantoja was a 9/25 (-280) favourite going into the contest, while Kai Asakura made his way into the ring at 9/4 (+230) with oddsmakers.