Kai Asakura
Record 22-6-0JapanJapan Top Team
The style
Explosive Knockout Striker
fast hands · knockout power · grappling vulnerability
GrapplingStriking
Two-time RIZIN bantamweight champion and one of the biggest MMA draws in Japan, signed by the UFC in 2024 and handed an immediate flyweight title shot. He is a fast, aggressive striker with 14 knockouts, but both of his UFC losses came by submission after opponents dragged him to the mat. He returned to bantamweight in May 2026 and stopped Cameron Smotherman in the first round for his first UFC win.
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
1 KO/TKO3 SUB2 DEC
On The Fight Brief
No fight breakdowns yet — they’ll appear here when Asakura lands on a covered card.