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 3 years, at 34 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

Alexandre Pantoja had beaten 5 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had won against Steve Erceg at UFC 301 on 4th May 2024 by unanimous decision in their UFC Flyweight championship fight at Jeunesse Arena, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Previous to that, he had beaten Brandon Royval at UFC 296 on 16th December 2023 by unanimous decision in their UFC Flyweight championship fight at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, United States.

Going into that contest, he had defeated Brandon Moreno at UFC 290 on 8th July 2023 by split decision in their UFC Flyweight championship fight at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas.

Before that, he was victorious against Alex Perez at UFC 277 on 30th July 2022 by submission in the 1st round at Madison Square Garden, New York City.

He had won against Brandon Royval at UFC Vegas 34 on 21st August 2021 by submission in the 2nd round at UFC APEX, Enterprise.

Asakura had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 2 of them, going the distance once.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had lost to Alexandre Pantoja at UFC 310 on 7th December 2024 by submission in the 2nd round in their UFC Flyweight championship fight at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, United States.

Previous to that, he had beaten 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.

Going into that contest, he had defeated Yuki Motoya at RIZIN 42 on 6th May 2023 by knockout in the 3rd round at Tokyo Ariake Arena, Tokyo.

Before that, he was victorious against 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.

He had been beaten by 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.

Activity check

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

Going to this contest, Alexandre Pantoja had last fought 10 months and 23 days ago, while Kai Asakura's last outing had been 3 months and 20 days ago.

Pantoja's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 7 months and 6 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 8 months and 19 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 18 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3.6 rounds on average.

Asakura's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 2 months and 25 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 7 months and 24 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 13 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.6 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.