Takeda vs Zane

Who won Takeda vs Zane?

Koji Takeda beat Zach Zane by submission in the 1st round during the main card of RIZIN 39, on Sunday 23rd October 2022 at Marine Messe Fukuoka Hall A in Fukuoka.

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

Takeda vs Zane stats

Koji Takeda stepped into the octagon with a record of 14 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws, 2 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 4 by submission.

Zach Zane made his way to the cage with an unblemished record of 0 wins, 0 losses, and 0 draws.

Koji Takeda's Rizin record stood at 6-6-0, while Zach Zane's came in at 0-2-0.

The stats suggested Takeda had an advantage in power over Zane, with a 14% knock out percentage over Zane's 0%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Takeda had a large advantage over Zane, boasting a 29% submission rate over Zane's 0%.

Koji Takeda was the younger man by 6 years, at 28 years old.

Zane had a height advantage of 3 inches over Takeda.

Takeda was arguably the more experienced fighter, having had 17 more fights, and made his debut in 2017, 2 years and 7 months later than Zane, whose first professional fight was in 2015. He had fought 4 more professional rounds, 54 to Zane's 50.

Takeda vs Zane form

Koji Takeda had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had won against Johnny Case at RIZIN 37 on 31st July 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Saitama Super Arena, Saitama, Japan.

Previous to that, 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.

Going into that contest, he had beaten 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.

Before that, 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.

He had defeated 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.

Activity check

Takeda's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 1 month and 6 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 7 months and 14 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 13 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.6 rounds on average.

Zane's last 2 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 4 months and 6 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 2 years, 2 months and 4 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 5 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.5 rounds on average.

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