Asakura vs Sasaki Result: Asakura wins by TKO R1 · RIZIN 19, Sat, Oct 12, 2019

RIZINRIZIN 19: Lightweight Grand Prix 1st Round

Kai AsakuraWIN

23-6-0

RESULT

TKO

ROUND 1 · 0:54

Bantamweight3 rounds scheduled

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Yuta Sasaki

“Ulka” · 21-6-2

Saturday, October 12, 2019Osaka Prefectural Gymnasium, Namba, Japan

Kai Asakura defeated Yuta Sasaki by TKO in round 1 (0:54) in the Bantamweight bout of RIZIN 19: Lightweight Grand Prix 1st Round, held Saturday, October 12, 2019 at Osaka Prefectural Gymnasium, Namba.

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Betting Odds

Kai Asakura

-500

83% implied win probability

Open: -500

Yuta Sasaki

+315

24% implied win probability

Open: +315

Average moneyline across 1 sportsbooks.

Sportsbook	Kai Asakura	Yuta Sasaki	Trend
unibet	-500	+315

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Insights

Yuta Sasaki lands 3.02 takedowns per 15 minutes, more than 88% of UFC fighters.
Yuta Sasaki's last two losses were both stopped early.

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

Camp · JAPAN TOP TEAM · Tokyo, Japan

Yuta Sasaki

No background on record

Sig. strikes by zone

Where each fighter lands, as a share of significant strikes

67%

Head

64%

22%

Body

22%

11%

Leg

14%

Time in position

Share of fight time at distance, in the clinch and on the ground

Kai Asakuralast 6 fights

68%23%9%

Yuta Sasakilast 1 fight

15%80%

DistanceClinchGround

How good, really

Each stat against every UFC fighter, in plain words

Kai Asakura· incl. 2 fights outside the UFC Yuta Sasaki· incl. 1 fight outside the UFC

Strikes landed / min

2.502.10

PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite

Kai Asakura · Below avg · better than 23% of UFC fightersYuta Sasaki · Poor · better than 13% of UFC fighters

Strikes taken / minfewer is better

2.782.04

PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite

Kai Asakura · Good · better than 71% of UFC fightersYuta Sasaki · Elite · better than 90% of UFC fighters

Takedowns landed / 15 min

0.003.02

PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite

Kai Asakura · Poor · better than 0% of UFC fightersYuta Sasaki · Elite · better than 88% of UFC fighters

Takedown accuracy

0%48%

PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite

Kai Asakura · Poor · better than 0% of UFC fightersYuta Sasaki · Good · better than 72% of UFC fighters

Takedown defence

61%41%

PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite

Kai Asakura · Average · better than 44% of UFC fightersYuta Sasaki · Poor · better than 15% of UFC fighters

Submission attempts / 15 min

0.001.30

PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite

Kai Asakura · Poor · better than 0% of UFC fightersYuta Sasaki · Elite · better than 88% of UFC fighters

Ranked against 1491 UFC fighters with five or more UFC fights.

Striking & grappling

Same scale left and right on every row

2.50

Strikes landed / min

2.10

2.78

Strikes taken / minfewer is better

2.04

0.00

Takedowns landed / 15 min

3.02 / 6.3

Takedown accuracy

48%

61%

Takedown defence

41%

1:13

Control time / fight

2:19

0.00

Submission attempts / 15 min

1.30

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

Yuta Sasaki10 fights · by range and by target

Range

50%Distance · 97

20%Clinch · 39

30%Ground · 57

Target

64%Head · 107

22%Body · 36

14%Leg · 24

The range × target cross-tab is logged for UFC fights only.

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 Asakura11 of 14 ended early · 79%3 went the distance

R1R2R3R4R5

3 early stoppages have no logged time

Yuta Sasaki19 of 32 ended early · 59%13 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 Asakura5-0

W
Kyoji Horiguchi
RIZIN 18· Aug 18, 2019
Knockout · R1 · 1:08 · Bantamweight
W
Jae Hoon Moon
RIZIN Heisei's Last Yarennoka!· Dec 31, 2018
Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Bantamweight
W
Topnoi Kiwram
RIZIN 13· Sep 30, 2018
Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Bantamweight
W
Manel Kape
RIZIN 10· May 6, 2018
Split Decision · R3 · 5:00 · 130 lb Catchweight
W
Kizaemon Saiga
Rizin Fighting World Grand Prix 2017 - Bantamweight Tournament: 2nd Round· Dec 29, 2017
TKO · R2 · 2:39 · Pound for Pound

Full record · 14 fights

L
Jae Hoon Moon
Road FC 39· Jun 10, 2017
TKO · R3 · 4:23 · Flyweight
W
Heili Alateng
Road FC 37· Mar 11, 2017
TKO · R1 · 0:29 · Flyweight
W
Yoichi Oi
The Outsider 42· Sep 4, 2016
TKO · R1 · 4:52
W
Xiaoyang Liu
Road FC 32· Jul 2, 2016
· R1 · 1:53 · Flyweight
W
Jong Hyun Kwak
The Outsider 38· Dec 13, 2015
TKO · R1 · 4:04
W
Jung Bin Choi
The Outsider 37· Sep 6, 2015
W
Keigo Takayama
The Outsider 36· Jul 19, 2015
TKO · R1 · 0:40
W
Satoru Date
The Outsider 35· May 17, 2015
TKO · R2 · 3:36
W
Tomoya Suzuki
DEEP Cage Impact 2012· Sep 16, 2012
· R1 · 2:34 · Flyweight

Yuta Sasaki2-3

L
Shintaro Ishiwatari
RIZIN 17· Jul 28, 2019
Submission · R2 · 3:58 · Bantamweight
W
Manel Kape
RIZIN 14· Dec 31, 2018
Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · 130 lb Catchweight
L
Alexandre Pantoja
UFC Fight Night: Magny vs Ponzinibbio· Nov 18, 2018
Submission · R1 · 2:18 · Flyweight
W
Jenel Lausa
UFC Fight Night: Cowboy vs Edwards· Jun 24, 2018
Submission · R2 · 4:04 · Flyweight
L
Jussier Formiga
UFC Fight Night: Saint Preux vs Okami· Sep 23, 2017
Submission · R1 · 4:30 · Flyweight

Full record · 32 fights

W
Justin Scoggins
UFC Fight Night: Holm vs Correia· Jun 17, 2017
Submission · R2 · 3:19 · Flyweight
L
Wilson Reis
UFC 208: Holm vs de Randamie· Feb 11, 2017
Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Flyweight
D
Takafumi Otsuka
DEEP Cage Impact 2016· Dec 17, 2016
DEC
W
Willie Gates
UFC Fight Night: Overeem vs Arlovski· May 8, 2016
Submission · R2 · 3:30 · Flyweight
L
Taylor Lapilus
UFC Fight Night: Jedrzejczyk vs Penne· Jun 20, 2015
TKO · R2 · 1:26 · Bantamweight
L
Leandro Issa
UFC Fight Night: Machida vs Dollaway· Dec 20, 2014
Submission · R2 · 4:13 · Bantamweight
W
Roland Delorme
UFC Fight Night: Henderson vs Dos Anjos· Aug 23, 2014
Submission · R1 · 1:06 · Bantamweight
W
Jun Hoe Jeong
DEEP Fujisan Matsuri· May 25, 2014
TKO · R1 · 0:38 · Bantamweight
W
Teruto Ishihara
VTJ 4th· Feb 23, 2014
Submission · R2 · 1:46
W
Keisuke Fujiwara
Shooto 1st Round 2014· Jan 13, 2014
Submission · R1 · 4:35 · Featherweight
W
Geun Do Park
VTJ 3rd· Oct 5, 2013
Submission · R1 · 1:36 · Bantamweight
W
Kenji Yamamoto
Shooto 3rd Round 2013· Jul 27, 2013
TKO · R1 · 0:11 · Featherweight
W
Kota Onojima
Shooto: Gig Tokyo 14· Apr 21, 2013
MD · Bantamweight
W
Tetsu Suzuki
Shooto 1st Round 2013· Jan 20, 2013
Unanimous Decision · Bantamweight
D
Manabu Inoue
Shooto 12th Round· Nov 11, 2012
DEC · Bantamweight
W
Teriyuki Matsumoto
Shooto: Gig Tokyo 10· Jun 30, 2012
Submission · R1 · 0:42 · Featherweight
W
Kazuhiro Ito
Shooto: Gig Tokyo 9· Apr 14, 2012
Submission · R2 · 3:34 · Bantamweight
W
Satoshi Watanabe
DEEP· Jan 29, 2012
DEC
L
Guy DeLumeau
Shooto· Sep 23, 2011
DEC
W
Kousuke Kindaichi
Shooto· Jul 18, 2011
DEC
W
Yoshifumi Nakamura
Shooto· Apr 1, 2011
DEC
D
Yusuke Kagiyama
DEEP· Feb 6, 2011
DRAW
W
Yo Saito
Shooto· Dec 17, 2010
DEC
W
Motohiro Takenawa
Shooto· Sep 17, 2010
DEC
W
Keiji Sakuta
Cage Force 18· Jul 25, 2010
Submission · R3 · 1:43 · Featherweight
W
Shinji Maeguchi
Shooto· Jun 13, 2010
Submission
W
Atsushi Masukura
Cage Force 16· Apr 11, 2010
Submission · R1 · 0:30 · Featherweight

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