Shinryu vs Lee

Who won Shinryu vs Lee?

Makoto Takahashi beat Jung Hyun Lee by submission in the 1st round during the main card of RIZIN 46, on Monday 29th April 2024 at Tokyo Ariake Arena in Tokyo.

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

Shinryu vs Lee stats

Makoto Takahashi stepped into the octagon with a record of 16 wins, 2 losses and 1 draw and 4 by submission.

Jung Hyun Lee made his way to the cage with a record of 4 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, 3 of those wins coming by knock out.

This was Makoto Takahashi's 6th fight in Rizin, having made his debut for the promotion in 2020. Jung Hyun Lee marked his 1st fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2024.

Makoto Takahashi's Rizin record stood at 4-1-0, while Jung Hyun Lee's came in at 0-1-0.

The stats suggested Lee had a massive power advantage over Takahashi, boasting a 75% knock out percentage over Takahashi's 0%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Takahashi had a large advantage over Lee, boasting a 25% submission rate over Lee's 0%.

Makoto Takahashi was the older man by 2 years, at 23 years old.

Lee had a height advantage of 1 inch over Takahashi.

Takahashi was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 14 more fights, and made his debut in 2016, 5 years and 4 months earlier than Lee, whose first professional fight was in 2021. He had fought 41 more professional rounds, 51 to Lee's 10.

Shinryu vs Lee form

Makoto Takahashi had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had lost to Kyoji Horiguchi at RIZIN 45 on 31st December 2023 by submission in the 2nd round in their Rizin Flyweight championship fight at Saitama Super Arena, Saitama, Japan.

Previous to that, his fight against Kyoji Horiguchi at Bellator MMA vs. RIZIN 2 on 31st July 2023 ended in a no contest.

Going into that contest, he had won against Daichi Kitakata at RIZIN 41 on 1st April 2023 by submission in the 2nd round at Maruzen Intec Arena Osaka, Osaka.

Before that, he had beaten Hideo Tokoro at RIZIN 37 on 31st July 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Saitama Super Arena, Saitama.

He had defeated Seiichiro Ito at RIZIN 23 on 10th August 2020 by submission in the 2nd round at Pia Arena MM, Yokohama.

Activity check

Takahashi's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 8 months and 29 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 9 months. In those fights, he fought a total of 10 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Shinryu vs Lee?

Makoto Takahashi was a 2/9 (-450) favourite going into the contest, while Jung Hyun Lee made his way into the ring at 3/1 (+300) with oddsmakers.