Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2025-08-16, high pace and pretty good finish: the mma bout Kai Asakura vs Tim Elliott gets three stars (UFC Performance of the Night).Elliott vs Asakura is scheduled to take place Saturday, August 16th, at the United Center in Chicago (Illinois, United States), in a 3-round flyweight (125 lbs, 57 kg) bout; it is on the undercard of Dricus Du Plessis vs Khamzat Chimaev – UFC 319. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Kai Asakura record
The black belt in Zen Do Kai and Rizin Bw champion Kai Asakura entered this fight with a pro mma record of 21-5-0 (76% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.14 flyweight in the world.
In his last three fights he has beat Yuki Motoya and Juan Archuleta but then he has lost to Alexandre Pantoja (Alexandre Pantoja vs Kai Asakura).
Tim Elliott record
His opponent, the former Tuf winner Tim Elliott, has a record of 20-13-1 (50% finishing rate) but he is not ranked as he hasn’t fought since 2023.
He fought three times in 2023 beating Victor Altamirano and Su Mudaerji (Tim Elliott vs Su Mudaerji) but between these two he lost to Muhammad Mokaev (Tim Elliott vs Muhammad Mokaev).
Fight card
Here is the UFC 319 full fight card (we are going to update it after the weigh-in):
MAIN CARD (live on ESPN PPV)
Dricus Du Plessis vs Khamzat Chimaev
Lerone Murphy vs Aaron Pico
Geoff Neal vs Carlos Prates
Jared Cannonier vs Michael Page
Kai Asakura vs Tim Elliott
PRELIMINARY CARD (live on ESPN+ / Disney+)
Eric Nolan vs Baysangur Susurkaev
Gerald Meerschaert vs Michal Oleksiejczuk
Jessica Andrade vs Lupita Godinez
Chase Hooper vs Alexander Hernandez
EARLY PRELIMINARY CARD (live on ESPN+ / Disney+ / UFC Fight Pass)
Drakkar Klose vs Edson Barboza
Karine Silva vs Dione Barbosa
Joseph Morales vs Idiris Alibi
Full fight video / highlights
Here we are going to post a selection of the best videos about the bout Kai Asakura vs Tim Elliott as soon as the match ends. If you have seen the full fight you can rate it at the bottom of this post. (All videos are hosted on free video platforms such as Youtube, Dailymotion, Facebook, etc. and not uploaded by AllTheBestFights.com)
Result
Who won Asakura vs Elliott fight?
Tim Elliott defeated Kai Asakura via submission (guillotine choke) at 4:39, round 2.
Post-fight interview
Listen the words of the winner or the two fighters after their bout, here is the 2025-08-16 post-fight octagon interview of Kai Asakura and Tim Elliott.
