User blog comment:Godisme/Toden Engel/@comment-1706259-20120509192952/@comment-893506-20120509194507

Well, we don't know how strong Ayon is compared to a captain. We only know that Ayon dominated four lieutenants in battle, and then ended up fighting the strongest captain alive. How Ayon would stack up against a regular captain is yet to be seen, and even then, we don't know how much strength Kirge gained, aside from being able to shift the battle towards his favor against Shikai Ichigo.