Kai Asakura
Record 22-6-0JapanJapan Top Team
The style
Knockout Artist
Power Boxing · Rizin Pedigree · Finishing Instinct
GrapplingStriking
Kai Asakura is a former Rizin bantamweight champion who brings heavy hands and a career finishing rate over 75 percent into the UFC. He dropped back-to-back submission losses to Alexandre Pantoja and Tim Elliott before rebounding with a first-round knockout of Cameron Smotherman in May 2026. He now moves back up to bantamweight to face Aoriqileng on the Shanghai card.
Tale of the tape
| Record | 22-6-0 |
| Age | 32 |
| Height | 5'8" |
| Reach | 69" |
| Stance | — |
| Country | Japan |
| Team | Japan Top Team |
The numbers
Career UFC averages.
| Sig. strikes landed / min | — |
| Striking accuracy | — |
| Sig. strikes absorbed / min | — |
| Striking defense | — |
| Takedowns / 15 min | — |
| Takedown accuracy | — |
| Takedown defense | — |
| Submission attempts / 15 min | — |
How they win
14 KO/TKO3 SUB5 DEC
How they lose
3 KO/TKO2 SUB1 DEC