Bantamweight (135)
[#14] Kai Asakura (17-2-0) vs. [*] Kyoji Horiguchi (28-3-0)
Kyoji Horiguchi is the All-Time #27 ranked Bantamweight fighter.
Last 3 Fights: Kai Asakura (2-1-0)
2020-09-27: W vs. [#147BW] Shoji Maruyama (17-13-1) via TKO (Punches and Soccer Kick) in 2:37 of round 1
2020-08-10: W vs. [#35BW] Hiromasa Ougikubo (21-5-2) via TKO (Knee and Soccer Kicks) in 4:31 of round 1
2019-12-31: L vs. [#6FLY] Manel Kape (15-4-0) via TKO (Punches) in 0:38 of round 2
Last 3 Fights: Kyoji Horiguchi (2-1-0)
2019-08-18: L vs. [#14BW] Kai Asakura (17-2-0) via KO (Punches) in 1:08 of round 1
2019-06-14: W vs. [#20FW] Darrion Caldwell (15-4-0) via UD (49-46, 49-46, 48-47)
2019-04-21: W vs. [*] Ben Nguyen (16-9-0) via KO (Punches) in 2:53 of round 1
| System | Favorite | Rating | Rating Diff | Win % |
| Elo K170 | Kyoji Horiguchi | 2016.12 | +185.53 | 70.01% |
| Elo Modified | Kyoji Horiguchi | 1998.25 | +212.76 | 71.74% |
| Glicko-1 | Kyoji Horiguchi | 1986.26 | +121.12 | 66.76% |
| WHR | Kyoji Horiguchi | 1915.31 | +148.18 | 66.31% |
Days Since Last Pro Fight: Kai Asakura 95, Kyoji Horiguchi 501
Previous Match-up Record: Kai Asakura leads 1-0-0
Wins Against Common Opposition: Kyoji Horiguchi leads 3-2
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Lightweight (150)
[#72] Mikuru Asakura (14-2-0) vs. [#190FW] Satoshi Yamasu (11-5-0)
Last 3 Fights: Mikuru Asakura (2-1-0)
2020-11-21: L vs. [#46FW] Yutaka Saito (19-4-2) via UD ()
2020-02-21: W vs. [#451LW] Daniel Salas (17-7-0) via KO (Head Kick and Punches) in 2:34 of round 2
2019-12-31: W vs. [#66FW] John Teixeira (23-5-2) via UD ()
Last 3 Fights: Satoshi Yamasu (2-1-0)
2020-09-20: L vs. [#137FW] Juntaro Ushiku (21-7-1) via MD ()
2019-05-12: W vs. [#260FW] Daiki Hata (20-13-7) via TKO (Punches) in 0:11 of round 2
2018-10-27: W vs. [#199FW] Takahiro Ashida (24-10-2) via UD ()
| System | Favorite | Rating | Rating Diff | Win % |
| Elo K170 | Mikuru Asakura | 1693.58 | +195.26 | 70.93% |
| Elo Modified | Mikuru Asakura | 1700.56 | +221.59 | 72.51% |
| Glicko-1 | Mikuru Asakura | 1742.37 | +216.44 | 77.66% |
| WHR | Mikuru Asakura | 1647.35 | +196.91 | 71.09% |
Days Since Last Pro Fight: Mikuru Asakura 40, Satoshi Yamasu 102
Previous Match-up Record: No previous match-ups.
Wins Against Common Opposition: No common opposition or both are winless against common opposition.
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Women Atomweight (108)
[#2/#10DD/#8P4P] Ayaka Hamasaki (20-3-0) vs. [#6] Miyuu Yamamoto (6-4-0)
Ayaka Hamasaki is the All-Time #6 ranked Women’s fighter.
Last 3 Fights: Ayaka Hamasaki (2-1-0)
2020-08-09: W vs. [#7AW] Tomo Maesawa (14-11-0) via Submission (Kimura) in 1:26 of round 2
2019-12-31: L vs. [#1AW/#6DD/#6P4P] Seo Hee Ham (23-8-0) via SD ()
2019-08-18: W vs. [#12AW] Suwanan Boonsorn (5-3-0) via Submission (Armbar) in 3:29 of round 1
Last 3 Fights: Miyuu Yamamoto (2-1-0)
2019-12-31: W vs. [#12AW] Suwanan Boonsorn (5-3-0) via UD ()
2019-10-12: L vs. [#1AW/#6DD/#6P4P] Seo Hee Ham (23-8-0) via TKO (Punches) in 4:42 of round 2
2019-06-02: W vs. [#5AW] Kanna Asakura (17-4-0) via UD ()
| System | Favorite | Rating | Rating Diff | Win % |
| Elo K170 | Ayaka Hamasaki | 1636.67 | +265.69 | 77.10% |
| Elo Modified | Ayaka Hamasaki | 1685.76 | +340.99 | 81.65% |
| Glicko-1 | Ayaka Hamasaki | 1718.15 | +404.73 | 91.13% |
| WHR | Ayaka Hamasaki | 1634.00 | +381.24 | 85.09% |
Days Since Last Pro Fight: Ayaka Hamasaki 144, Miyuu Yamamoto 366
Previous Match-up Record: No previous match-ups.
Wins Against Common Opposition: Ayaka Hamasaki leads 4-2
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Bantamweight (134)
[#46] Yuki Motoya (26-9-0) vs. [#82] Naoki Inoue (14-2-0)
Last 3 Fights: Yuki Motoya (3-0-0)
2020-11-01: W vs. [#174BW] Chihaya Yoneyama (9-2-1) via SUB in 4:59 of round 1
2020-08-10: W vs. [#218BW] Mamoru Uoi (22-9-5) via Submission (Guillotine Choke) in 2:19 of round 3
2020-03-01: W vs. [#103FW] Takafumi Otsuka (28-17-2) via UD (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
Last 3 Fights: Naoki Inoue (3-0-0)
2020-08-09: W vs. [#247BW] Shuto Watanabe (20-5-6) via Submission (Rear Naked Choke) in 1:40 of round 1
2020-02-21: W vs. [#212BW] Trent Girdham (12-4-0) via UD ()
2019-12-15: W vs. [#548BW] Toshiaki Kitada (22-13-4) via Submission (Rear Naked Choke) in 2:41 of round 1
| System | Favorite | Rating | Rating Diff | Win % |
| Elo K170 | Yuki Motoya | 1725.84 | +112.51 | 62.57% |
| Elo Modified | Yuki Motoya | 1741.34 | +129.24 | 63.78% |
| Glicko-1 | Yuki Motoya | 1811.60 | +157.79 | 71.27% |
| WHR | Yuki Motoya | 1706.56 | +122.31 | 63.62% |
Days Since Last Pro Fight: Yuki Motoya 60, Naoki Inoue 144
Previous Match-up Record: No previous match-ups.
Wins Against Common Opposition: Even: Both have 2 win(s) against common opposition.
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Featherweight (148)
[*] Kleber Koike Erbst (25-5-1) vs. [#167] Kyle Aguon (13-9-0)
Last 3 Fights: Kleber Koike Erbst (2-1-0)
2019-09-01: W vs. [#720LW] Akiyo Nishiura (14-10-1) via SUB in 2:25 of round 1
2018-12-01: L vs. [#25LW] Mateusz Gamrot (17-1-0) via UD (50-45, 50-45, 50-44)
2018-06-09: W vs. [#69LW] Marian Ziolkowski (22-8-1) via Submission (Armbar) in 3:44 of round 1
Last 3 Fights: Kyle Aguon (1-2-0)
2020-02-21: L vs. [#116FW] Vugar Keramov (15-3-0) via UD ()
2019-10-20: L vs. [#63FW] Isao Kobayashi (26-5-4) via SD ()
2019-04-14: W vs. [#205LW] Taichi Nakajima (15-11-1) via SD ()
| System | Favorite | Rating | Rating Diff | Win % |
| Elo K170 | Kleber Koike Erbst | 1784.21 | +358.87 | 83.75% |
| Elo Modified | Kleber Koike Erbst | 1809.15 | +394.25 | 84.89% |
| Glicko-1 | Kleber Koike Erbst | 1861.30 | +459.29 | 93.36% |
| WHR | Kleber Koike Erbst | 1796.80 | +389.47 | 85.57% |
Days Since Last Pro Fight: Kleber Koike Erbst 487, Kyle Aguon 314
Previous Match-up Record: No previous match-ups.
Wins Against Common Opposition: No common opposition or both are winless against common opposition.
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Lightweight (150)
[#409FW] Kyohei Hagiwara (2-3-0) vs. [NA] Ren Hiramoto (DEBUT)
Last 3 Fights: Kyohei Hagiwara (2-1-0)
2020-11-21: W vs. [#589FW] Yojiro Uchimura (17-14-3) via KO (Punch) in 0:22 of round 1
2020-09-27: L vs. [#199FW] Takahiro Ashida (24-10-2) via Submission (Triangle Hammer Lock) in 4:25 of round 1
2020-08-09: W vs. [#370FW] Rikuto Shirakawa (9-8-1) via TKO (Punches) in 4:40 of round 3
Previous Match-up Record: No previous match-ups.
Wins Against Common Opposition: No common opposition or both are winless against common opposition.
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Bantamweight (134)
[*] Hideo Tokoro (34-30-2) vs. [NA] Shinobu Ota (DEBUT)
Last 3 Fights: Hideo Tokoro (1-2-0)
2017-07-30: L vs. [*] Kyoji Horiguchi (28-3-0) via KO (Punches) in 1:49 of round 1
2016-12-31: W vs. [#1375BW] Erson Yamamoto (3-5-0) via Submission (Armbar) in 1:19 of round 1
2016-09-25: L vs. [#73FW] Kron Gracie (5-1-0) via Submission (Rear Naked Choke) in 9:49 of round 1
Previous Match-up Record: No previous match-ups.
Wins Against Common Opposition: No common opposition or both are winless against common opposition.
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Bantamweight (134)
[#87] Yuta Sasaki (22-8-2) vs. [#99] Kenta Takizawa (11-6-0)
Last 3 Fights: Yuta Sasaki (1-2-0)
2019-10-12: L vs. [#14BW] Kai Asakura (17-2-0) via TKO (Broken Jaw) in 0:54 of round 1
2019-07-28: L vs. [#36BW] Shintaro Ishiwatari (26-8-4) via Submission (North South Choke) in 3:58 of round 2
2018-12-31: W vs. [#6FLY] Manel Kape (15-4-0) via UD ()
Last 3 Fights: Kenta Takizawa (2-1-0)
2020-11-21: L vs. [#35BW] Hiromasa Ougikubo (21-5-2) via UD ()
2020-09-27: W vs. [#126BW] Yuto Hokamura (16-10-2) via SD ()
2019-11-10: W vs. [#264BW] Hayato Ishii (15-3-2) via TKO in 1:59 of round 3
| System | Favorite | Rating | Rating Diff | Win % |
| Elo K170 | Kenta Takizawa | 1584.16 | +61.18 | 56.94% |
| Elo Modified | Yuta Sasaki | 1524.29 | +11.88 | 51.30% |
| Glicko-1 | Yuta Sasaki | 1509.75 | +1.28 | 50.18% |
| WHR | Yuta Sasaki | 1510.75 | +69.02 | 57.82% |
Days Since Last Pro Fight: Yuta Sasaki 446, Kenta Takizawa 40
Previous Match-up Record: No previous match-ups.
Wins Against Common Opposition: No common opposition or both are winless against common opposition.
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Women Atomweight (108)
[#5] Kanna Asakura (17-4-0) vs. [#21] Ai Shimizu (7-1-0)
Last 3 Fights: Kanna Asakura (3-0-0)
2020-08-09: W vs. [#16AW] Mizuki Furuse (9-8-0) via TKO (Punches) in 1:35 of round 1
2019-12-29: W vs. [#25AW] Jayme Hinshaw (4-4-0) via Submission (Kimura) in 3:33 of round 3
2019-08-18: W vs. [#4AW] Alesha Zappitella (8-2-0) via SD ()
Last 3 Fights: Ai Shimizu (3-0-0)
2019-12-29: W vs. [#50AW] Andy Nguyen (6-9-0) via SD ()
2019-08-18: W vs. [NA] Tabatha Ann Watkins (3-3-0) via UD ()
2019-06-09: W vs. [*] Sayuri Yamaguchi (2-5-0) via Submission (Rear Naked Choke) in 2:45 of round 2
| System | Favorite | Rating | Rating Diff | Win % |
| Elo K170 | Kanna Asakura | 1522.75 | +274.44 | 77.80% |
| Elo Modified | Kanna Asakura | 1469.78 | +310.53 | 79.57% |
| Glicko-1 | Kanna Asakura | 1461.38 | +284.73 | 83.74% |
| WHR | Kanna Asakura | 1370.73 | +234.64 | 74.50% |
Days Since Last Pro Fight: Kanna Asakura 144, Ai Shimizu 368
Previous Match-up Record: No previous match-ups.
Wins Against Common Opposition: Kanna Asakura leads 2-1
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Featherweight (139)
[#159BW] Kazuma Kuramoto (7-1-0) vs. [*] Taiyo Nakahara (15-8-0)
Last 3 Fights: Kazuma Kuramoto (2-1-0)
2020-05-31: L vs. [#60BW] Ryo Okada (16-4-3) via KO (Punch) in 3:02 of round 2
2019-11-24: W vs. [#257FW] Yuta Nezu (23-11-2) via TKO (Corner Stoppage) in 0:01 of round 3
2019-07-15: W vs. [*] Tomoya Hirakawa (9-8-0) via TKO in 0:35 of round 1
Last 3 Fights: Taiyo Nakahara (2-1-0)
2017-02-11: W vs. [*] Jae Hoon Moon (11-13-0) via UD ()
2015-07-25: L vs. [*] Soo Chul Kim (16-5-1) via Submission (Guillotine Choke) in 4:48 of round 1
2013-12-21: W vs. [*] Marcos Vinicius Borges Pa (24-11-1) via KO (Punches) in 3:21 of round 1
| System | Favorite | Rating | Rating Diff | Win % |
| Elo K170 | Taiyo Nakahara | 1464.54 | +42.57 | 54.85% |
| Elo Modified | Kazuma Kuramoto | 1441.19 | +23.80 | 52.60% |
| Glicko-1 | Kazuma Kuramoto | 1432.53 | +31.62 | 54.54% |
| WHR | Taiyo Nakahara | 1453.06 | +71.18 | 58.06% |
Days Since Last Pro Fight: Kazuma Kuramoto 214, Taiyo Nakahara 1419
Previous Match-up Record: No previous match-ups.
Wins Against Common Opposition: No common opposition or both are winless against common opposition.
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Heavyweight (265)
[*] Ikuhisa Minowa (64-43-8) vs. [#391] Tsuyoshi Sudario (1-0-0)
Last 3 Fights: Ikuhisa Minowa (1-2-0)
2019-06-30: L vs. [*] Eiji Ishikawa (31-24-3) via UD ()
2017-09-23: W vs. [*] Dong Sik Yoon (9-10-0) via TKO (Finger Injury) in 2:26 of round 2
2017-07-02: L vs. [#658WW] Yuki Kondo (63-37-9) via UD ()
Last 3 Fights: Tsuyoshi Sudario (1-0-0)
2020-09-27: W vs. [NA] Dylan James (0-1-0) via TKO (Doctor Stoppage) in 3:00 of round 1
| System | Favorite | Rating | Rating Diff | Win % |
| Elo K170 | Ikuhisa Minowa | 1097.89 | +12.89 | 51.47% |
| Elo Modified | Tsuyoshi Sudario | 1137.50 | +28.33 | 53.10% |
| Glicko-1 | Ikuhisa Minowa | 1142.97 | +47.17 | 56.75% |
| WHR | Ikuhisa Minowa | 1121.78 | +50.18 | 55.71% |
Days Since Last Pro Fight: Ikuhisa Minowa 550, Tsuyoshi Sudario 95
Previous Match-up Record: No previous match-ups.
Wins Against Common Opposition: No common opposition or both are winless against common opposition.
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Women Strawweight (112)
[#29AW] Sakura Mori (3-1-0) vs. [NA] Eru Takebayashi (DEBUT)
Last 3 Fights: Sakura Mori (2-1-0)
2020-10-31: W vs. [#53AW] Pan Hui (5-7-0) via Submission (Rear Naked Choke) in 4:40 of round 1
2020-07-23: L vs. [#15AW] Saori Oshima (3-2-0) via Technical Submission (Kimura) in 2:10 of round 2
2020-02-24: W vs. [#48AW] Otoha Nagao (4-3-0) via UD ()
Previous Match-up Record: No previous match-ups.
Wins Against Common Opposition: No common opposition or both are winless against common opposition.
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Notes about the Fight Card
– Highest-rated fighter always listed first.
– A ‘*’ ranking suggests a fighter is inactive.
– An ‘NA’ ranking suggests the fighter is too low for a ranking or we do not have division info for them.
– The Elo Modified rating info includes any considered fight-specific advantages, such as home advantage.
– The Elo/Glicko/WHR Win% is approximate and includes the favorites probability share of a draw occurring.
Fight Card Statistics
Highest Pre-Bout Raw Rating: Kai Asakura
Highest Stored DD Rating: Ayaka Hamasaki
Highest Pre-Bout Fight Raw Rating: Kai Asakura vs. Kyoji Horiguchi
Highest Stored Fight DD Rating: Ayaka Hamasaki vs. Miyuu Yamamoto
Event Matchmaking Competitiveness Rating (of 5*): Very Good [***½]
Total Event MMA Rankings Impact (of 5*): Low [**]
Run Date: 2020-12-28