Takeda vs Carlyle

Who won Takeda vs Carlyle?

Spike Carlyle beat Koji Takeda by submission in the 2nd round during the main card of RIZIN 35, on Sunday 17th April 2022 at Musashino Forest Sport Plaza in Chofu.

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

Takeda vs Carlyle stats

Koji Takeda stepped into the octagon with a record of 13 wins, 2 loses and 0 draws, 2 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 4 by submission.

Spike Carlyle made his way to the cage with a record of 13 wins, 3 loses and 0 draws, with 6 of those wins by knock out and 6 by submission.

The stats suggested Carlyle had a massive power advantage over Takeda, boosting at 46% knock out percentage over Takeda's 15%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Carlyle had an advantage over Takeda, with a 46% submission rate over Takeda's 31%.

Koji Takeda was the younger man by 2 years, at 28 years old.

Carlyle had a height advantage of 1 inch over Takeda.

Takeda's experience as a professional fighter was relatively equal to Carlyle's, having had 1 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2017, 8 days earlier than Carlyle, whose first professional fight was in 2017. He had fought 15 more professional rounds, 54 to Carlyle's 39.

Takeda vs Carlyle form

Koji Takeda had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had defeated Noah Bey at RIZIN 33 on 31st December 2021 by in the 2nd round at Saitama Super Arena(さいたまスーパーアリーナ), Saitama, Japan.

Previous to 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.

Going into that contest, 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.

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

He had lost to Damien Brown at RIZIN 15 on 21st April 2019 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Yokohama Arena, Yokohama.

Carlyle had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 2 of them, going the distance once.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had won against Dan Moret at Bellator MMA on 3rd December 2021 by submission in the 3rd round at Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville, United States.

Previous to that, he had won against JJ Ambrose at Cage Warriors 130 on 17th October 2021 by knockout in the 2nd round at Humphrey's on the Bay, San Diego, California.

Going into that contest, he had been beaten by Bill Algeo at UFC Vegas 15 on 28th November 2020 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC APEX, Las Vegas, United States.

Before that, he had lost to Billy Quarantillo at UFC Vegas 1 on 30th May 2020 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

He had beat Matthew Colquhoun at LFA 74 on 30th August 2019 by knockout in the 1st round at Riverside Municipal Auditorium, Riverside.

Activity check

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

Going to this contest, Koji Takeda had last fought 2 years, 3 months and 11 days ago, while Spike Carlyle's last outing had been 2 years, 4 months and 8 days ago.

Takeda's last 5 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 11 months and 21 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 11 months and 29 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 14 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.8 rounds on average.

Carlyle's last 5 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 7 months and 12 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 11 months and 3 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 12 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.4 rounds on average.

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