Sunday, September 27, 2020Saitama Super Arena, Saitama, Japan
Kai Asakura defeated Shoji Maruyama by TKO in round 1 (2:37) in the Bantamweight main event of RIZIN 24, held Sunday, September 27, 2020 at Saitama Super Arena, Saitama.
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Kai Asakura vs Shoji Maruyama
Insights
- Shoji Maruyama lands 3.56 takedowns per 15 minutes, more than 92% of UFC fighters.
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
Shoji Maruyama
No background on record
Sig. strikes by zone
Where each fighter lands, as a share of significant strikes
67%83%
Head
22%6%
Body
11%11%
Leg
Time in position
Share of fight time at distance, in the clinch and on the ground
Kai Asakuralast 6 fights
68%23%9%
Shoji Maruyamalast 2 fights
47%18%35%
DistanceClinchGround
How good, really
Each stat against every UFC fighter, in plain words
Kai Asakura· incl. 2 fights outside the UFC Shoji Maruyama· incl. 2 fights outside the UFC
Strikes landed / min
2.502.56
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Kai Asakura · Below avg · better than 23% of UFC fightersShoji Maruyama · Below avg · better than 24% of UFC fighters
Strikes taken / minfewer is better
2.782.47
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Kai Asakura · Good · better than 72% of UFC fightersShoji Maruyama · Good · better than 80% of UFC fighters
Takedowns landed / 15 min
0.003.56
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Kai Asakura · Poor · better than 0% of UFC fightersShoji Maruyama · Elite · better than 92% of UFC fighters
Takedown accuracy
0%50%
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Kai Asakura · Poor · better than 0% of UFC fightersShoji Maruyama · Good · better than 74% of UFC fighters
Submission attempts / 15 min
0.002.80
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Kai Asakura · Poor · better than 0% of UFC fightersShoji Maruyama · Elite · better than 99% 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 / min2.56
2.78
Strikes taken / minfewer is better2.47
0.00
Takedowns landed / 15 min3.56 / 7.1
0%
Takedown accuracy50%
1:13
Control time / fight4:07
0.00
Submission attempts / 15 min2.80
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
Shoji Maruyama2 fights · by range and by target
Range
24%Distance · 23
43%Clinch · 40
33%Ground · 31
Target
83%Head · 45
6%Body · 3
11%Leg · 6
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 Asakura15 of 18 ended early · 83%3 went the distance
R1R2R3R4R5
4 early stoppages have no logged time
Shoji Maruyama16 of 31 ended early · 52%15 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 Asakura4-1
Full record · 18 fightsShow less
- 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
- 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
Shoji Maruyama3-2
- WKosuke TerashimaDEEP 96 Impact· Aug 23, 2020TKO · R3 · 4:55 · Bantamweight
- WMakoto KamayaDEEP 92 Impact· Oct 22, 2019TKO · R3 · 1:47 · Bantamweight
- L
- LKoichi IshizukaDEEP 88 Impact· Mar 9, 2019TKO · R2 · 4:59 · Bantamweight
- WKensaku NakamuraGRACHAN 37 x GLADIATOR 8· Dec 1, 2018TKO · R3 · 2:20
Full record · 31 fightsShow less
- WJunpei ChikanoGRACHAN 36: 10th Anniversary· Sep 9, 2018TKO · R1 · 4:20 · Featherweight
- LToru HaraiGRACHAN 34 x Brave Fight 16· Feb 24, 2018Unanimous Decision · Featherweight
- WJakob GrzegorzekGRACHAN 30· Aug 12, 2017Unanimous Decision
- L
- L
- WHo Jun KimDEEP 60 Impact· Oct 19, 2012TKO · R3 · 2:01 · Catchweight
- WTatsunao NagakuraDEEP 57 Impact· Feb 18, 2012Unanimous Decision · Featherweight
- WYusuke KagiyamaDEEP· Oct 29, 2011DEC
- L
- WTomoya KatoDeep 52 Impact· Feb 24, 2011TKO · R1 · 1:27 · Featherweight
- LKoichiro MatsumotoDeep 51 Impact· Dec 11, 2010TKO · R3 · 1:49 · Featherweight
- WJin Seok JungDeep 50 Impact· Oct 24, 2010TKO · R1 · 2:58 · Featherweight
- LDaiki HataDEEP· Feb 10, 2009DEC
- L
- LTakeshi YamazakiDream 3· May 11, 2008Unanimous Decision · Catchweight
- D
- WArtur UmakhanovPancrase 185· Jan 30, 2008TKO · R2 · 0:21 · Lightweight
- WTakafumi ItoPancrase 184· Dec 22, 2007Unanimous Decision · Lightweight
- L
- WKenji TakeshigePancrase 176· Apr 27, 2007TKO · R1 · 2:28 · Lightweight
- LYuji HoshinoPancrase 173· Mar 18, 2007Unanimous Decision · Lightweight
- WTaku AramakiPancrase 169· Dec 2, 2006TKO · R1 · 3:36 · Lightweight
- WYuji MiyazakiPancrase 167· Oct 1, 2006TKO · R1 · 0:03 · Lightweight
- WMinoru ChujoGreatest Common Multiple· Jul 30, 2006TKO
- WSeigo InouePancrase 158· Feb 19, 2006Unanimous Decision · Lightweight
- WWataru YoshikawaDeep 21 Impact· Oct 28, 2005TKO · R2 · 1:50 · Lightweight
Frequently asked questions
Who won Kai Asakura vs Shoji Maruyama?
Kai Asakura defeated Shoji Maruyama by TKO in round 1 (2:37) in the Bantamweight main event of RIZIN 24, held Sunday, September 27, 2020 at Saitama Super Arena, Saitama.
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