Asakura vs Gustavo

Who won Asakura vs Gustavo?

Mikuru Asakura beat Luiz Gustavo by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the main card of RIZIN 15, on Sunday 21st April 2019 at Yokohama Arena in Yokohama.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Mikuru Asakura.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Asakura vs Gustavo division, which meant the weight limit was pounds (0 stone or 0 KG).

Asakura vs Gustavo stats

Mikuru Asakura stepped into the octagon with a record of 9 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, 6 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 1 by submission.

Luiz Gustavo made his way to the cage with an unblemished record of 9 wins, 0 losses, and 0 draws, 4 of those wins coming by knock out and 5 by submission.

This was Mikuru Asakura's 14th fight in Rizin, having made his debut for the promotion in 2018.

Mikuru Asakura's Rizin record stood at 11-3-0, while Luiz Gustavo's came in at 6-2-0.

The stats suggested Asakura had a large advantage in power over Gustavo, boasting a 67% knock out percentage over Gustavo's 44%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Gustavo had a massive advantage over Asakura, boasting a 56% submission rate over Asakura's 11%.

Mikuru Asakura was the older man by 4 years, at 32 years old.

Asakura had a height advantage of 1 inch over Gustavo.

Asakura was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 1 more fights, and made his debut in 2012, 1 year and 10 months earlier than Gustavo, whose first professional fight was in 2014. He had fought 18 more professional rounds, 45 to Gustavo's 27.

Activity check

Asakura's last 2 fights had come over a period of 6 years and 23 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 3 years and 11 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 3 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1.5 rounds on average.

Gustavo's last 3 fights had come over a period of 6 years and 23 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 2 years and 8 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 6 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Asakura vs Gustavo?

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