Last fight
Win
Asakura vs Smotherman
May. 30, 2026
UFC Spotlight
Stats & Records
14
Wins by Knockout
3
Wins by Submission
13
First Round Finishes
Significant Strikes include all strikes at distance, plus power strikes in the clinch and on the ground.
Striking accuracy
- Sig. Strikes Landed
- 47
- Sig. Strikes Attempted
- 137
- Sig. Str. Defense is the percentage of significant strikes attempted against a fighter that do not land.
- Takedown defense is the percentage of takedowns attempted against a fighter that do not land.
- Knockdown Avg. is the average number of knockdowns per 15 Minutes window.
Sig. Str. by target
athlete record
Info
Status
Active
Place of Birth
Japan
Trains at
Japan Top Team
Age
32
Height
68.00
Weight
126.00
Octagon Debut
Dec. 7, 2024
Reach
69.00
Leg reach
37.00
- Pro since 2013
- 14 wins by KO, three by submission (RNC, brabo choke, armbar)
- 13 first-round finishes
- Owns wins over UFC vets Manel Kape, Kyoji Horiguchi, Alatengheili, Yuta Sasaki
UFC Fight Night (5/30/26) Asakura knocked out Cameron Smotherman at 1:50 of the first round
UFC 319 (8/16/25) Asakura was submitted by Tim Elliott via mounted guillotine at 4:39 of the second round
UFC 310 (12/7/24) Asakura was submitted by Alexandre Pantoja via rear-naked choke at 2:05 of the second round in a bout for the UFC flyweight title
When and why did you start training for fighting? At 18 years old my brother called me out and challenged me to a street fight in the middle of the night. My brother was throwing hard punches at me and was really trying to take my head off, but he couldn’t land a clean shot. At that moment I realized I had a natural ability to fight and decided to actively train to become a MMA fighter.
What professional titles have you held? The Outsider - 60 kg Champion, two-time Rizin Bantamweight Champion
Any belts / ranks in grappling disciplines? Jiu-Jitsu Purple belt
Any belts / ranks in striking disciplines? Zendo-kai Karate Black Belt
What has been your toughest fight to date and why? Rizin 45 against Juan Archuleta because he came into the fight 2.8 kg overweight.
What was your job before you started fighting? I worked in an automotive parts factory.
Personal Life / Background:
- Hobby - Exploring nature.
- Currently Single
- 1.3 million subscribers on main Youtube channel
- Megastar in Japan and is regularly featured as a guest on Japanese TV shows
- 76.1% of his fights were finished by submission, TKO or KO
- Has own apparel brand named En Mer
