Sunday, August 18, 2019Aichi Prefectural Gymnasium (Dolphins Arena), Nagoya, Japan
Kai Asakura defeated Kyoji Horiguchi by Knockout in round 1 (1:08) in the Bantamweight main event of RIZIN 18, held Sunday, August 18, 2019 at Aichi Prefectural Gymnasium (Dolphins Arena), Nagoya.
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Kai Asakura vs Kyoji Horiguchi
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
Kyoji Horiguchi
No background on record
Camp · American Top TeamSig. strikes by zone
Where each fighter lands, as a share of significant strikes
67%78%
Head
22%14%
Body
11%8%
Leg
Time in position
Share of fight time at distance, in the clinch and on the ground
Kai Asakuralast 6 fights
68%23%9%
Kyoji Horiguchilast 6 fights
52%15%33%
DistanceClinchGround
How good, really
Each stat against every UFC fighter, in plain words
Kai Asakura· incl. 2 fights outside the UFC Kyoji Horiguchi· incl. 3 fights outside the UFC
Strikes landed / min
2.503.73
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Kai Asakura · Below avg · better than 23% of UFC fightersKyoji Horiguchi · Good · better than 61% of UFC fighters
Strikes taken / minfewer is better
2.781.93
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Kai Asakura · Good · better than 72% of UFC fightersKyoji Horiguchi · Elite · better than 92% of UFC fighters
Takedowns landed / 15 min
0.001.96
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Kai Asakura · Poor · better than 0% of UFC fightersKyoji Horiguchi · Good · better than 70% of UFC fighters
Takedown accuracy
0%44%
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Kai Asakura · Poor · better than 0% of UFC fightersKyoji Horiguchi · Good · better than 64% of UFC fighters
Takedown defence
61%60%
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Kai Asakura · Average · better than 44% of UFC fightersKyoji Horiguchi · Average · better than 41% of UFC fighters
Submission attempts / 15 min
0.000.20
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Kai Asakura · Poor · better than 0% of UFC fightersKyoji Horiguchi · Below avg · better than 32% of UFC fighters
Ranked against 1490 UFC fighters with five or more UFC fights.
Striking & grappling
Same scale left and right on every row
2.50
Strikes landed / min3.73
2.78
Strikes taken / minfewer is better1.93
0.00
Takedowns landed / 15 min1.96 / 4.5
0%
Takedown accuracy44%
61%
Takedown defence60%
1:13
Control time / fight3:28
0.00
Submission attempts / 15 min0.20
Bars in a row share one scale. The stronger side is solid; the pale tail behind takedowns is attempts.
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
Kyoji Horiguchi11 UFC fights · 555 landed
Head
Body
Leg
Distance
51%282/752
12%65/109
8%42/56
Clinch
8%46/73
4%20/21
1%6/6
Ground
16%89/143
1%5/6
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 Asakura10 of 13 ended early · 77%3 went the distance
R1R2R3R4R5
3 early stoppages have no logged time
Kyoji Horiguchi18 of 31 ended early · 58%13 went the distance
R1R2R3R4R5
5 early stoppages have no logged time
finished the opponent got finished· placed at the minute the fight ended
Recent form · last 5
Kai Asakura4-1
- WRIZIN Heisei's Last Yarennoka!· Dec 31, 2018Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Bantamweight
- W
- W
- WRizin Fighting World Grand Prix 2017 - Bantamweight Tournament: 2nd Round· Dec 29, 2017TKO · R2 · 2:39 · Pound for Pound
- L
Full record · 13 fightsShow less
- 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
Kyoji Horiguchi5-0
Full record · 31 fightsShow less
- WRizin Fighting World Grand Prix 2017 - Bantamweight Tournament: Final Round· Dec 31, 2017Submission · R3 · 4:27 · Bantamweight
- WRizin Fighting World Grand Prix 2017 - Bantamweight Tournament: Final Round· Dec 31, 2017Knockout · R2 · 0:14 · Bantamweight
- WGabriel Leite de OliveiraRizin Fighting World Grand Prix 2017 - Bantamweight Tournament: 2nd Round· Dec 29, 2017TKO · R1 · 4:30 · Bantamweight
- WRizin Fighting World Grand Prix 2017 - Bantamweight Tournament: 1st Round· Jul 30, 2017Knockout · R1 · 1:49 · Bantamweight
- WRizin 5 - Rizin 2017 in Yokohama: Sakura· Apr 16, 2017Unanimous Decision · R2 · 5:00 · 128lb Catchweight
- WUFC Fight Night: Mousasi vs Hall 2· Nov 19, 2016Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Flyweight
- WUFC Fight Night: Overeem vs Arlovski· May 8, 2016Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Flyweight
- WUFC Fight Night: Barnett vs Nelson· Sep 28, 2015Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Flyweight
- W
- L
- W
- W
- WUFC Fight Night: Brown vs Silva· May 10, 2014Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Flyweight
- W
- W
- W
- W
- WManabu InoueShooto 8th Round· Jul 16, 2012Unanimous Decision · Bantamweight
- WTetsu SuzukiShooto: Bout Sustain 3· Mar 10, 2012TKO · R1 · 2:06 · Catchweight
- L
- WNaohiro MizunoShooto· Sep 23, 2011TKO
- WYuta NezuShooto· Jul 18, 2011TKO
- WTakahiro HosoiShooto· Apr 28, 2011TKO
- WSeiji AkaoShooto· Dec 17, 2010TKO
- WKeita IshibashiShooto· Aug 7, 2010TKO
- WRanki KawanaShooto· May 9, 2010DEC · Featherweight
Frequently asked questions
Who won Kai Asakura vs Kyoji Horiguchi?
Kai Asakura defeated Kyoji Horiguchi by Knockout in round 1 (1:08) in the Bantamweight main event of RIZIN 18, held Sunday, August 18, 2019 at Aichi Prefectural Gymnasium (Dolphins Arena), Nagoya.
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