Tim Elliott’s Mounted Guillotine Shut Down Asakura’s
Tim Elliott submitted Kai Asakura at 4:39 of the second round at UFC 319 on August 16, 2025. The flyweight contest at Chicago’s United Center ended with a mounted guillotine, giving Elliott a successful return after an extended absence.
Asakura found early striking opportunities
Asakura landed right hands and pressed forward during the opening round. Elliott retreated, countered intermittently and used his movement to avoid allowing every exchange to become a direct striking contest.
Near the end of the round, Elliott caught a kick and converted the opening into a takedown. That change brought the fight into an area where he could exert more control.
A second takedown set up the finish
The second round began competitively before Elliott again brought Asakura to the canvas. He advanced from top position and established mount as the Japanese fighter tried to defend.
Elliott secured the neck and tightened a guillotine from above. Asakura could not escape and tapped with twenty-one seconds remaining in the round.
The comeback produced consecutive submission wins
Elliott had not competed since December 2023, when he submitted Sumudaerji with an arm-triangle choke. The Chicago result therefore supplied a second consecutive submission victory across two widely separated appearances.
Asakura entered after losing his UFC debut to flyweight champion Alexandre Pantoja at UFC 310. Elliott’s grappling gave him another difficult test, overcoming the early striking pressure and leaving the former RIZIN champion still seeking his first UFC win.
Sources
- UFC: August 16 Chicago venue and official bout results
- Cageside Press: early strikes, caught kick, takedown and guillotine
- UFC: mounted finish and return from December 2023
- UFC: preceding Sumudaerji arm-triangle victory
