Asakura vs Watanabe Result: Asakura wins by TKO R1 · RIZIN 28, Sun, Jun 13, 2021

RIZINRIZIN 28

Kai AsakuraWIN

23-6-0

RESULT

TKO

ROUND 1 · 3:22

Bantamweight3 rounds scheduled

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Shuto Watanabe

“Shooto” · 28-9-6

Sunday, June 13, 2021Tokyo Dome, Bunkyo, Japan

Kai Asakura defeated Shuto Watanabe by TKO in round 1 (3:22) in the Bantamweight bout of RIZIN 28, held Sunday, June 13, 2021 at Tokyo Dome, Bunkyo.

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Insights

Kai Asakura'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

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 Asakura17 of 20 ended early · 85%3 went the distance

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4 early stoppages have no logged time

Shuto Watanabe20 of 33 ended early · 61%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 Asakura3-2

L
Kyoji Horiguchi
RIZIN 26· Dec 31, 2020
Knockout · R1 · 2:48 · Bantamweight
W
Shoji Maruyama
RIZIN 24· Sep 27, 2020
TKO · R1 · 2:37 · Bantamweight
W
Hiromasa Ougikubo
RIZIN 23· Aug 10, 2020
TKO · R1 · 4:31 · Bantamweight
W
Atsushi Saito
E.P.W. Heroes· Feb 2, 2020
L
Manel Kape
RIZIN 20· Dec 31, 2019
TKO · R2 · 0:38 · Bantamweight

Full record · 20 fights

W
Yuta Sasaki
RIZIN 19: Lightweight Grand Prix 1st Round· Oct 12, 2019
TKO · R1 · 0:54 · Bantamweight
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
SD · R3 · 5:00 · 130lb Catchweight
W
Kizaemon Saiga
Rizin Fighting World Grand Prix 2017 - Bantamweight Tournament: 2nd Round· Dec 29, 2017
TKO · R2 · 2:39 · Pound for Pound
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

Shuto Watanabe4-1

W
Takumi Tamaru
RIZIN 27· Mar 21, 2021
Submission · R2 · 4:13 · Bantamweight
W
Takashi Terada
Fighting NEXUS vol.21×PFC.24· Dec 27, 2020
Submission · R1 · 1:37 · Featherweight
L
Naoki Inoue
RIZIN 22· Aug 9, 2020
Submission · R1 · 1:40 · Flyweight
W
Hiroto Sakuma
Fighting NEXUS vol. 18· Nov 24, 2019
Submission · R1 · 3:48 · Bantamweight
W
Yoichiro Kuranobu
DEEP 91 Impact· Sep 8, 2019
Unanimous Decision · Bantamweight

Full record · 34 fights

W
Hiroyuki Kobayashi
DEEP 90 Impact· Jun 29, 2019
Submission · R1 · 1:22 · Bantamweight
W
Kodai Murata
Fighting NEXUS vol.15· Dec 16, 2018
Unanimous Decision · Bantamweight
W
Takaya Takemoto
Fighting NEXUS vol.15· Dec 16, 2018
DQ · R1 · 1:54 · Bantamweight
W
Masato Arai
Fighting NEXUS vol.14· Aug 11, 2018
Submission · R1 · 1:23 · Bantamweight
W
Teppei Suwabe
Fighting NEXUS vol. 13· May 6, 2018
Unanimous Decision · Bantamweight
D
Takaya Takemoto
GLADIATOR 005 in Osaka· Jan 21, 2018
DEC · Bantamweight
W
Kotaro Kazama
Fighting NEXUS vol. 11· Dec 3, 2017
Unanimous Decision · Bantamweight
L
Naritoshi Kakuta
GLADIATOR 004· Aug 13, 2017
Unanimous Decision · Bantamweight
W
Soujun Katsura
Fighting NEXUS 9· May 21, 2017
Submission · R1 · 0:24 · Bantamweight
W
Yutaka Imamura
GLADIATOR 3 in Wakayama· Mar 5, 2017
Submission · R1 · 2:09 · Bantamweight
W
Yoshiyuki Sakurazawa
Fighting NEXUS 8· Nov 12, 2016
Submission · R1 · 1:25 · Bantamweight
L
Go Kashiwazaki
ZST 53· Aug 7, 2016
TKO · R2 · 4:59 · Bantamweight
W
Yasuhiro Wakabayashi
ZST 50· Apr 17, 2016
TKO · R1 · 3:42 · Bantamweight
NC
Junfeng Zheng
WLF E.P.I.C. 2· Mar 12, 2016
NC · R2 · 5:00 · Bantamweight
W
Kohei Kuraoka
ZST 49: 13th Anniversary· Nov 22, 2015
Submission · R1 · 1:43 · Bantamweight
D
Atsushi Kato
ZST 46· May 24, 2015
DEC · Bantamweight
W
Shintaro Kubo
ZST 44· Feb 22, 2015
Submission · R1 · 3:00 · Bantamweight
W
Seio Date
ZST 42· Aug 31, 2014
TKO · R1 · 2:47
W
Ryutaro Watanabe
ZST in Yokosuka Vol. 1· Jun 29, 2014
Submission · R1 · 1:19 · Bantamweight
L
Go Kashiwazaki
ZST 39· Feb 9, 2014
TKO · R2 · 3:00 · Bantamweight
D
Kengo Okubo
ZST 37· Sep 23, 2013
DEC · Bantamweight
W
Shintaro Kubo
VTJ 2nd· Jun 22, 2013
Unanimous Decision · Bantamweight
D
Takao Ueda
ZST 35· Apr 7, 2013
DEC · Bantamweight
L
Toshihiro Shimizu
ZST 34· Feb 11, 2013
Submission
D
Tetsuya Fusano
ZST 33: 10th Anniversary· Nov 23, 2012
DEC · Bantamweight
W
Seiichiro Ito
ZST: SWAT! in Face 11· Sep 17, 2012
Submission · R1 · 1:02 · Bantamweight
W
Nobuyuki Kanaizuka
ZST: SWAT! 47· Aug 12, 2012
Unanimous Decision · Bantamweight
W
Tadayuki Nakamura
ZST: Battle Hazard 6· Jul 16, 2012
Submission · R1 · 1:54 · Bantamweight
D
Yoshifumi Ishiki
Pancrase Progress Tour 4· Apr 1, 2012
DEC · Bantamweight

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Who won Kai Asakura vs Shuto Watanabe?

Kai Asakura defeated Shuto Watanabe by TKO in round 1 (3:22) in the Bantamweight bout of RIZIN 28, held Sunday, June 13, 2021 at Tokyo Dome, Bunkyo.

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