Takizawa vs Imanari

Who won Takizawa vs Imanari?

Kenta Takizawa beat Masakazu Imanari by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the main card of RIZIN 29, on Sunday 27th June 2021 at Maruzen Intec Arena Osaka(丸善インテックアリーナ大阪) in Osaka.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Kenta Takizawa.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Takizawa vs Imanari division, which meant the weight limit was pounds (0 stone or 0 KG).

Takizawa vs Imanari stats

Kenta Takizawa stepped into the octagon with a record of 11 wins, 7 losses and 0 draws, 8 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.

Masakazu Imanari made his way to the cage with a record of 38 wins, 19 losses and 2 draws, 1 of those win coming by knock out and 27 by submission.

Kenta Takizawa's Rizin record stood at 3-6-0, while Masakazu Imanari's came in at 2-2-0.

The stats suggested Takizawa had a massive power advantage over Imanari, boasting a 73% knock out percentage over Imanari's 3%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Imanari had a massive advantage over Takizawa, boasting a 71% submission rate over Takizawa's 0%.

Kenta Takizawa was the younger man by 19 years, at 29 years old.

Takizawa had a height advantage of 4 inches over Imanari.

Takizawa was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 41 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2014, 13 years and 7 months later than Imanari, whose first professional fight was in 2000. He had fought 78 less professional rounds, 52 to Imanari's 130.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Kenta Takizawa had been fighting more than Masakazu Imanari.

Going to this contest, Kenta Takizawa had last fought 3 years, 3 months and 28 days ago, while Masakazu Imanari's last outing had been 5 years, 6 months and 2 days ago.

Takizawa's last 3 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 7 months and 1 day, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 2 months and 12 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 9 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3 rounds on average.

Imanari's last 3 fights had come over a period of 6 years, 3 months and 8 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 2 years, 1 month and 2 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 7 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.3 rounds on average.

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