Kai Asakura has six losses against six opponents on his MMA record. For a list of Asakura's best fights, refer to "Best fights of Kai Asakura".
On August 16, 2025 Kai Asakura faced off against Tim Elliott in a flyweight bout at age 31. He was coming in with a record of 21-6 (15), and Elliott was 38 years old and with a record of 20-13-1 (8). Asakura lost the fight via 2nd-round submission.
On December 7, 2024 Kai Asakura fought Alexandre Pantoja in a flyweight title fight for Pantoja's UFC Championship title. Asakura was 31 years old and with a record of 21-5 (15), and Pantoja was 34 years old and with a record of 28-5 (17). Asakura lost the fight via 2nd-round choke-out.
On December 31, 2021 Kai Asakura faced off against Hiromasa Ougikubo in a bantamweight bout at age 28. He was coming in with a record of 19-4 (13), and Ougikubo was 34 years old and with a record of 24-5-2 (6). Asakura lost the fight via 3-round unanimous decision.
On December 31, 2020 Kai Asakura met Kyoji Horiguchi in a bantamweight (Rizin Championship) title defense fight. Asakura was 27 years old and with a record of 16-3 (12), and Horiguchi was 30 years old and with a record of 28-3 (17). Asakura lost the fight via 1st-round KO and lost the title.
On December 31, 2019 Kai Asakura fought Manel Kape in a bantamweight title fight for the Rizin Championship title. Asakura was 26 years old and with a record of 14-2 (10), and Kape was 26 years old and with a record of 14-4 (12). Asakura lost the fight via 2nd-round TKO.
On June 10, 2017 Kai Asakura faced off against Moon Jae-hoon in a flyweight bout at age 23. He was coming in with a record of 8-1 (7). Asakura lost the fight via 3rd-round KO.
