Takeda vs Yachi

Who won Takeda vs Yachi?

Yusuke Yachi beat Koji Takeda by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the main card of RIZIN 30, on Sunday 19th September 2021 at Saitama Super Arena(さいたまスーパーアリーナ) in Saitama.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Yusuke Yachi.

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

Takeda vs Yachi stats

Koji Takeda stepped into the octagon with a record of 12 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, 2 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 3 by submission.

Yusuke Yachi made his way to the cage with a record of 21 wins, 11 losses and 0 draws, 6 of those wins coming by knock out and 2 by submission.

Koji Takeda's Rizin record stood at 6-6-0, while Yusuke Yachi's came in at 10-7-0.

The stats suggested Yachi had an advantage in power over Takeda, with a 29% knock out percentage over Takeda's 17%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Takeda had an advantage over Yachi, with a 25% submission rate over Yachi's 10%.

Koji Takeda was the younger man by 5 years, at 28 years old.

Yachi had a height advantage of 2 inches over Takeda.

Takeda was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 19 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2017, 8 years and 4 months later than Yachi, whose first professional fight was in 2009. He had fought 37 less professional rounds, 54 to Yachi's 91.

Takeda vs Yachi form

Koji Takeda had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had lost to Spike Carlyle at RIZIN 35 on 17th April 2022 by submission in the 2nd round at Musashino Forest Sport Plaza, Chofu, Japan.

Previous to that, he had won against Noah Bey at RIZIN 33 on 31st December 2021 by submission in the 2nd round at Saitama Super Arena(さいたまスーパーアリーナ), Saitama.

Going into that contest, he had been beaten by Yusuke Yachi at RIZIN 30 on 19th September 2021 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Saitama Super Arena(さいたまスーパーアリーナ), Saitama.

Before that, he had beaten Takasuke Kume at RIZIN 27 on 21st March 2021 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Nippongaishi Hall(日本ガイシホール), Nagoya.

He had defeated Yuki Kawana at RIZIN 24 on 27th September 2020 by split decision in their 3 round contest at Saitama Super Arena, Saitama.

Yachi had beaten 2 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going the distance once.

In his last fight before this contest, he was victorious against Yuki Kawana at RIZIN 29 on 27th June 2021 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Maruzen Intec Arena Osaka(丸善インテックアリーナ大阪), Osaka, Japan.

Previous to that, he had been defeated by Juri Ohara at RIZIN 24 on 27th September 2020 by split decision in their 3 round contest at Saitama Super Arena, Saitama.

Going into that contest, he had lost to Roberto ‘Satoshi’ de Souza at RIZIN 22 on 9th August 2020 by knockout in the 1st round at Pia Arena MM, Yokohama.

Before that, he had won against Hiroto Uesako at Bellator 237 on 28th December 2019 by knockout in the 3rd round at Saitama Super Arena, Saitama.

He had been beaten by Mikuru Asakura at RIZIN 17 on 28th July 2019 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Saitama Super Arena, Tokyo.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Koji Takeda had been fighting more than Yusuke Yachi.

Going to this contest, Koji Takeda had last fought 2 years and 21 days ago, while Yusuke Yachi's last outing had been 2 years, 10 months and 11 days ago.

Takeda's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 7 months and 11 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 8 months and 20 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 13 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.6 rounds on average.

Yachi's last 5 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 9 months and 10 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 11 months and 15 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 13 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.6 rounds on average.

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