The former Rizin bantamweight champion, Kai Asakura is now gearing up for his debut in the Ultimate Fighting Championship as a flyweight contender. The 31-year-old Japanese fighter will be locked up against the reigning flyweight champion, Alexandre Pantoja on December 7, 2024, at UFC 310. Asakura's impressive career as a mixed martial artist has helped him attain a title match for his promotional debut.
Starting his professional career in 2012, Kai Asakura maintains a record of 21 wins and four losses in mixed martial arts. The majority of his wins are via knockout (13), decision (five), and submission (three), respectively. Over the years, Asakura had stepped up against some prominent names in the Rizin bantamweight division like Manel Kape, Hiromasa Ougikubo, Juan Archuleta, and Yuki Motoya.
Kai Asakura's brother - Mikuru Asakura
Kai Asakura has an elder brother called Mikuru Asakura. The brothers ventured into the world of combat sport almost together. It was Mikuru Asakura who introduced Zen Dokai to Kai Asakura.
Mikuru Asakura's MMA record
Mikuru Asakura boasts a record of 17 wins, five losses, and one no-contest in his professional MMA career which started in 2012 and ended in July 2024. The majority of his wins are via knockout (eight), decision (eight), and submission (one), respectively.
The Japanese fighter retired from professional competition after his last fight in July 2024, where he lost to Ren Hiramoto via a first-round KO.
| Res. | Record | Opponent | Method | Event | Date | Round | Time |
| Loss | 17–5 (1) | Ren Hiramoto | KO (punches) | Super Rizin 3 | July 28, 2024 | 1 | 2:18 |
| Loss | 17–4 (1) | Vugar Keramov | Submission (rear-naked choke) | Super Rizin 2 | July 30, 2023 | 1 | 2:41 |
| Win | 17–3 (1) | Juntaro Ushiku | Decision (unanimous) | Rizin Landmark 5 | April 29, 2023 | 3 | 5:00 |
| Win | 16–3 (1) | Yutaka Saito | Decision (unanimous) | Rizin 33 | December 31, 2021 | 3 | 5:00 |
| Win | 15–3 (1) | Kyohei Hagiwara | Decision (unanimous) | Rizin Landmark Vol.1 | October 2, 2021 | 3 | 5:00 |
| Loss | 14–3 (1) | Kleber Koike Erbst | Technical Submission (triangle choke) | Rizin 28 | June 13, 2021 | 2 | 1:49 |
| Win | 14–2 (1) | Satoshi Yamasu | KO (head kick and punch) | Rizin 26 | December 31, 2020 | 1 | 4:20 |
| Loss | 13–2 (1) | Yutaka Saito | Decision (unanimous) | Rizin 25 | November 21, 2020 | 3 | 5:00 |
| Win | 13–1 (1) | Daniel Salas | KO (head kick and punches) | Rizin 21 | February 22, 2020 | 2 | 2:34 |
| Win | 12–1 (1) | John Macapá | Decision (unanimous) | Rizin 20 | December 31, 2019 | 3 | 5:00 |
| Win | 11–1 (1) | Yusuke Yachi | Decision (unanimous) | Rizin 17 | July 29, 2019 | 3 | 5:00 |
| Win | 10–1 (1) | Luiz Gustavo | Decision (unanimous) | Rizin 15 | April 21, 2019 | 3 | 5:00 |
| Win | 9–1 (1) | Takeshi Inoue | TKO (flying knee and punches) | Rizin: Heisei's Last Yarennoka! | December 31, 2018 | 2 | 2:39 |
| Win | 8–1 (1) | Karshyga Dautbek | Decision (unanimous) | Rizin 13 | September 30, 2018 | 3 | 5:00 |
| Win | 7–1 (1) | Hatsu Hioki | TKO (head kick and punches) | Rizin 12 | August 12, 2018 | 1 | 3:45 |
| Win | 6–1 (1) | Kosuke Terashima | Decision (unanimous) | DEEP 83 Impact | April 28, 2018 | 2 | 5:00 |
| Loss | 5–1 (1) | Kil Woo Lee | Decision (unanimous) | Road FC 43 | October 28, 2017 | 3 | 5:00 |
| Win | 5–0 (1) | Doo Seok Oh | TKO (punches) | Road FC 37 | March 11, 2017 | 1 | 4:06 |
| Win | 4–0 (1) | Hiroyuki Furuta | TKO (punches) | The Outsider 42 | September 4, 2016 | 1 | 1:32 |
| NC | 3–0 (1) | Ryo Asami | NC (result overturned) | The Outsider 39 | March 27, 2016 | 2 | 2:12 |
| Win | 3–0 | Takehiro Higuchi | Submission (rear-naked choke) | The Outsider 38 | December 13, 2015 | 1 | 3:17 |
| Win | 2–0 | Keinosuke Yoshinaga | KO (punch) | The Outsider 36 | July 19, 2015 | 1 | 2:53 |
| Win | 1–0 | Morikazu Itagaki | KO (punch) | DEEP Cage Impact 2012 | September 16, 2012 | 1 | 0:53 |
*Last updated on December 5, 2024.
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