Asakura Took Revenge While Nomura Earned His Title Shot
Mikuru Asakura defeated Kleber Koike by split decision at Super RIZIN.4 on July 27, 2025, at Saitama Super Arena in Japan. Shunta Nomura’s unanimous decision over Patricky Pitbull supplied the other major result, securing a subsequent lightweight championship opportunity.
The leading contests reached the judges
Asakura reversed the result of his earlier meeting with Koike through a three-round split verdict. Nomura’s win over the former Bellator champion received agreement from all three judges.
Naoki Inoue also outpointed Ryuya Fukuda unanimously. In contrast, YA-MAN stopped Masanori Kanehara at 2:51 of the third round, providing a late knockout among the featured contests.
Submission victories shaped much of the supporting program
Seika Izawa submitted Yu Jin Shin with a first-round arm-triangle, while Kuoma Akimoto defeated Koki Akada by rear-naked choke in the opening round. Tatsuya Ando used the same hold against Ji Yong Yang in the second.
Moeri Suda submitted Noeru Narita with a second-round armbar, and Makoto Takahashi caught Erson Yamamoto in a first-round guillotine. Those finishes highlighted the card’s strong grappling component.
The remaining results completed an extended Saitama event
Alexander Soldatkin, Alibek Gadzhammatov and Satoshi Kamiyama won by stoppage over Mikio Ueda, Takaki Soya and Masashi Inada respectively. Marek Samociuk outpointed Jose Augusto.
Yuki Ito, Hiromasa Ougikubo, Yuki Motoya, Takahiro Ashida and Shogo Kuriaki also earned unanimous decisions. The long program concluded with Asakura’s revenge and Nomura’s elevation into the lightweight title picture.
Sources
- MMA Fighting: complete Super RIZIN.4 results
- RIZIN: official July 27 results index
- Sherdog: venue and official contest results
