Kai Asakura

JapanAge, record and fight history

Kai Asakura is a UFC fighter who lost to Alexandre Pantoja by submission in a title fight at UFC 310 on Dec 7, 2024.

29pro fights4UFC fights1title fight

Updated Oct 5, 2026, 3:07 PM ET

Pro record23-6-0W-L-D UFC record2-24 UFC fights UFC wins by2-0-0KO - SUB - DEC DivisionBantamweight135 lb StreakW2last 5: 2-2 Agatha's recordNone yetno graded calls on him yet

About Kai Asakura

Kai Asakura, a UFC fighter, was born on October 31, 1993, in Toyohashi, Aichi, Japan, and fights out of Tokyo. His professional career began in 2012, and he has fought at Bantamweight in the UFC since 2026, after fighting at Flyweight from 2024 to 2025. Asakura fights from the orthodox stance and holds a black belt in Zen Do Kai.

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Agatha Research DeskUpdated Oct 5, 2026

Fight history4

Every UFC fight in our records, newest first. A gold mark is a title fight.

Date	Event	Opponent	Result	Method	Rd	Time
Aug 29, 2026	UFC Fight Night: Nurmagomedov vs. Song	Aoriqileng	W	KO/TKO	2	0:34
May 30, 2026	UFC Fight Night: Song vs. Figueiredo	Cameron Smotherman	W	KO/TKO	1	1:50
Aug 16, 2025	UFC 319: Du Plessis vs. Chimaev	Tim Elliott	L	Submission	2	4:39
Dec 7, 2024	UFC 310: Pantoja vs. Asakura	Alexandre Pantoja	L	Submission	2	2:05

How he is doing nowLast fight Aug 29

UFC record2-24 fights since 2024

Since moving up2-0at bantamweight, since 2026

Last fightAug 29beat Aoriqileng

Last 42-2WWLLNewest first. Two wins in a row.

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The Bushido nickname

Asakura goes by the nickname "Bushido".

CareerPro since 2012

14years2012 to 2026

2024UFC debutLost to Alexandre Pantoja
2026BantamweightMoved up a division
Aug 29, 2026Latest fightBeat Aoriqileng

Title fights

Dec 7, 2024: lost vs Alexandre PantojaUFC 310: Pantoja vs. Asakura

How his UFC fights ended

2 wins

KO/TKO 2

2 losses

Submission 2

Divisions

Bantamweight: 2-02026 to 2026, 2 UFC fights
Flyweight: 0-22024 to 2025, 2 UFC fights

First UFC fight

Dec 7, 2024: lost to Alexandre Pantoja by submissionUFC 310: Pantoja vs. Asakura, round 2, 2:05

Latest fight

Aug 29, 2026: beat Aoriqileng by KO/TKOFight Night: Nurmagomedov vs. Song, round 2, 0:34

Sources and updates

Fights, records and schedules come from Agatha's own records: ESPN's fighter records and results, and the UFC fight history in our data.

Updated Oct 5, 2026, 3:07 PM ET. Results and form refresh after every fight; biography facts are checked weekly.