Kai Asakura vs Shuto Watanabe
Kai Asakura is 23-6-0; Shuto Watanabe is 28-9-6. Shuto Watanabe is 5 years older than Kai Asakura. They have met once: Kai Asakura 1, Shuto Watanabe 0.
BantamweightMet once
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Style & credentials
Kai Asakura
Karate
- —Black belt · KarateZendokai (Zen Do Kai)
- 2023RIZIN Bantamweight Championship (2nd reign)RIZIN Fighting Federation
- 2020RIZIN Bantamweight Championship (1st reign)RIZIN Fighting Federation
- 2014Champion · The Outsider55-60kg
Shuto Watanabe
No background on record
Where the strikes land
Range × target
Kai Asakura4 UFC fights · 74 landed
Head
Body
Leg
Distance
64%47/146
18%13/18
9%7/12
Clinch
1%1/1
0%0/1
0%0/0
Ground
5%4/7
3%2/2
0%0/0
Share of significant strikes landed by range and target · landed / attempted in each cell.
When it ends
Every early finish of their careers, placed at the minute it ended
Kai Asakura24 of 30 ended early · 80%6 went the distance
R1R2R3R4R5
4 early stoppages have no logged time
Shuto Watanabe27 of 43 ended early · 63%16 went the distance
R1R2R3R4R5
1 early stoppage has no logged time
finished the opponent got finished· placed at the minute the fight ended
Recent form · last 5
Kai Asakura3-2
Full record · 30 fightsShow less
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- L
- W
- W
- W
- L
- W
- W
- WAtsushi SaitoE.P.W. Heroes· Feb 2, 2020
- L
- W
- W
- W
- W
- W
- WRizin Fighting World Grand Prix 2017 - Bantamweight Tournament: 2nd Round· Dec 29, 2017TKO · R2 · 2:39 · Pound for Pound
- L
- W
- WYoichi OiThe Outsider 42· Sep 4, 2016TKO · R1 · 4:52
- WXiaoyang LiuRoad FC 32· Jul 2, 2016· R1 · 1:53 · Flyweight
- WJong Hyun KwakThe Outsider 38· Dec 13, 2015TKO · R1 · 4:04
- WJung Bin ChoiThe Outsider 37· Sep 6, 2015
- WKeigo TakayamaThe Outsider 36· Jul 19, 2015TKO · R1 · 0:40
- WSatoru DateThe Outsider 35· May 17, 2015TKO · R2 · 3:36
- WTomoya SuzukiDEEP Cage Impact 2012· Sep 16, 2012· R1 · 2:34 · Flyweight
Shuto Watanabe4-1
- WKeisuke HashimotoROMAN 4· Mar 15, 2026Submission · R1 · 2:28 · Bantamweight
- LKenta HayashiDEEP 121 Impact· Sep 16, 2024Submission · R1 · 3:11 · Flyweight
- WHiroto KamematsuPFC.32· Mar 3, 2024Submission · R1 · 1:40 · Bantamweight
- WTakuya OguraFighting NEXUS vol.32· Aug 20, 2023Majority Decision · Bantamweight
- WKazuki AokiFighting NEXUS vol.31· May 21, 2023Submission · R1 · 2:18 · Bantamweight
Full record · 44 fightsShow less
- L
- WTakuma UchiyamaDEEP 108 Impact· Jul 10, 2022UD · Bantamweight
- LTakuma SudoRIZIN Trigger 3rd· Apr 16, 2022SD · R3 · 5:00 · Bantamweight
- WNobutaka NaitoRIZIN LANDMARK 1· Oct 2, 2021Submission · R1 · 1:33 · Bantamweight
- L
- WTakumi TamaruRIZIN 27· Mar 21, 2021Submission · R2 · 4:13 · Bantamweight
- WTakashi TeradaFighting NEXUS vol.21×PFC.24· Dec 27, 2020Submission · R1 · 1:37 · Featherweight
- L
- WHiroto SakumaFighting NEXUS vol. 18· Nov 24, 2019Submission · R1 · 3:48 · Bantamweight
- WYoichiro KuranobuDEEP 91 Impact· Sep 8, 2019UD · Bantamweight
- WHiroyuki KobayashiDEEP 90 Impact· Jun 29, 2019Submission · R1 · 1:22 · Bantamweight
- WKodai MurataFighting NEXUS vol.15· Dec 16, 2018UD · Bantamweight
- WTakaya TakemotoFighting NEXUS vol.15· Dec 16, 2018DQ · R1 · 1:54 · Bantamweight
- WMasato AraiFighting NEXUS vol.14· Aug 11, 2018Submission · R1 · 1:23 · Bantamweight
- WTeppei SuwabeFighting NEXUS vol. 13· May 6, 2018UD · Bantamweight
- DTakaya TakemotoGLADIATOR 005 in Osaka· Jan 21, 2018DEC · Bantamweight
- WKotaro KazamaFighting NEXUS vol. 11· Dec 3, 2017UD · Bantamweight
- LNaritoshi KakutaGLADIATOR 004· Aug 13, 2017UD · Bantamweight
- WSoujun KatsuraFighting NEXUS 9· May 21, 2017Submission · R1 · 0:24 · Bantamweight
- WYutaka ImamuraGLADIATOR 3 in Wakayama· Mar 5, 2017Submission · R1 · 2:09 · Bantamweight
- WYoshiyuki SakurazawaFighting NEXUS 8· Nov 12, 2016Submission · R1 · 1:25 · Bantamweight
- LGo KashiwazakiZST 53· Aug 7, 2016TKO · R2 · 4:59 · Bantamweight
- WYasuhiro WakabayashiZST 50· Apr 17, 2016TKO · R1 · 3:42 · Bantamweight
- NCJunfeng ZhengWLF E.P.I.C. 2· Mar 12, 2016NC · R2 · 5:00 · Bantamweight
- WKohei KuraokaZST 49: 13th Anniversary· Nov 22, 2015Submission · R1 · 1:43 · Bantamweight
- DAtsushi KatoZST 46· May 24, 2015DEC · Bantamweight
- WShintaro KuboZST 44· Feb 22, 2015Submission · R1 · 3:00 · Bantamweight
- WSeio DateZST 42· Aug 31, 2014TKO · R1 · 2:47
- WRyutaro WatanabeZST in Yokosuka Vol. 1· Jun 29, 2014Submission · R1 · 1:19 · Bantamweight
- LGo KashiwazakiZST 39· Feb 9, 2014TKO · R2 · 3:00 · Bantamweight
- DKengo OkuboZST 37· Sep 23, 2013DEC · Bantamweight
- WShintaro KuboVTJ 2nd· Jun 22, 2013UD · Bantamweight
- DTakao UedaZST 35· Apr 7, 2013DEC · Bantamweight
- LToshihiro ShimizuZST 34· Feb 11, 2013Submission
- DTetsuya FusanoZST 33: 10th Anniversary· Nov 23, 2012DEC · Bantamweight
- W
- WNobuyuki KanaizukaZST: SWAT! 47· Aug 12, 2012UD · Bantamweight
- WTadayuki NakamuraZST: Battle Hazard 6· Jul 16, 2012Submission · R1 · 1:54 · Bantamweight
- DYoshifumi IshikiPancrase Progress Tour 4· Apr 1, 2012DEC · Bantamweight
Head-to-Head History
Frequently asked questions
Have Kai Asakura and Shuto Watanabe ever fought?
Yes, once. Most recently at RIZIN 28 (Sun, Jun 13, 2021), where Kai Asakura won by TKO.
What are the records of Kai Asakura and Shuto Watanabe?
Kai Asakura is 23-6-0 and Shuto Watanabe is 28-9-6.
Who is taller, Kai Asakura or Shuto Watanabe?
Neither. Both stand 5'8" · 173 cm.
Who is older, Kai Asakura or Shuto Watanabe?
Shuto Watanabe is 37 and Kai Asakura is 32.
Who has more finishes, Kai Asakura or Shuto Watanabe?
Kai Asakura has 15 wins inside the distance (15 by KO/TKO, 0 by submission); Shuto Watanabe has 19 wins (2 by KO/TKO, 17 by submission).