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Kai Asakura

Kai Asakura

1018 ELO #862

MMA 23-6-0 · UFC 2-2-0 · Bantamweight · Last fought 9 days ago

Kai Asakura - UFC Fighter Profile

Career Highlights: Kai Asakura has 2 wins in the UFC. Kai Asakura lands an average of 3.07 significant strikes per minute .

Sensible Hypothetical Matchups

No fight is booked yet. These active Bantamweight fighters are a similar age (within 8 years) and ELO (closest to 1018), and have not fought Kai Asakura before.

Opponent UFC Age ELO Δ Age Δ ELO
Malcolm Wellmaker 2-2-0 32 1005 0.0 13
ChangHo Lee 2-1-0 32 1003 0.0 15
Da'Mon Blackshear 5-4-0 32 1041 0.0 23
John Yannis 1-2-0 32 992 0.0 26
Jamie Siraj 0-1-0 32 983 0.0 35
AJ Cunningham 0-2-0 32 970 0.0 48

Biggest Win

Aoriqileng in 2026
Opponent ELO: 997

Physical & Background Stats

Height
5' 8'
Weight
Bantamweight
Reach
69'
Stance
Orthodox
Date of Birth
Oct 31 1993
Age
32
Peak ELO
1018
ELO Rank
862 of 2748
Strength of Schedule
90-41-1
Combined record of UFC opponents
Avg ELO of Opponents
1029.0
Avg ELO of Defeated Opponents
975.0

Performance Statistics

SLpM
3.07
Significant Strikes Landed per Minute
Str. Acc.
39%
Significant Striking Accuracy
SApM
3.15
Significant Strikes Absorbed per Minute
Str. Def.
51%
Significant Strike Defence
TD Avg.
–
Average Takedowns per 15 minutes
TD Acc.
–
Takedown Accuracy
Sub. Avg.
–
Average Submissions per 15 minutes

Kai Asakura Fight History

No defeats in this fight history.

Date Event Opponent Method Round Time Result Odds
2026-08-29 UFC Fight Night: Nurmagomedov vs. Song Aoriqileng KO/TKO Punches 2 0:34 Win -400
2026-05-30 UFC Fight Night: Song vs. Figueiredo Cameron Smotherman KO/TKO Punch 1 1:50 Win -250
2025-08-16 UFC 319: Du Plessis vs. Chimaev Tim Elliott SUB Guillotine Choke 2 4:39 Loss -303
2024-12-07 UFC 310: Pantoja vs. Asakura Alexandre Pantoja SUB Rear Naked Choke 2 2:05 Loss -

Kai Asakura ELO Rating Calculation

Fight # Date Opponent Name Opponent ELO Result ELO Gained ELO
4 2026-08-29 Aoriqileng 997 Win +21 1018
3 2026-05-30 Cameron Smotherman 986 Win +22 997
2 2025-08-16 Tim Elliott 1019 Loss -15 975
1 2024-12-07 Alexandre Pantoja 1129 Loss -10 990

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