Takeda vs Bey

Who won Takeda vs Bey?

Koji Takeda beat Noah Bey by submission in the 2nd round during the main card of RIZIN 33, on Thursday 30th December 2021 at Saitama Super Arena(さいたまスーパーアリーナ) in Saitama.

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

Takeda vs Bey stats

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

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

This was Koji Takeda's 15th fight in Rizin, having made his debut for the promotion in 2019. Noah Bey marked his 5th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2021.

Koji Takeda's Rizin record stood at 7-8-0, while Noah Bey's came in at 2-3-0.

The stats suggested Takeda had an advantage in power over Bey, with a 17% knock out percentage over Bey's 0%.

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

Koji Takeda was the same age as Noah Bey, at 29 years old.

Bey had a height advantage of 3 inches over Takeda.

Takeda was arguably the more experienced fighter, having had 14 more fights, and made his debut in 2017, 7 years and 10 months later than Bey, whose first professional fight was in . He had fought 48 more professional rounds, 60 to Bey's 12.

Takeda vs Bey form

Koji Takeda had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had won against Zach Zane at RIZIN 39 on 23rd October 2022 by submission in the 1st round at Marine Messe Fukuoka Hall A, Fukuoka, Japan.

Previous to that, he had beaten Johnny Case at RIZIN 37 on 31st July 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Saitama Super Arena, Saitama.

Going into that 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.

Before that, he had defeated 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.

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.

Activity check

Takeda's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 9 months and 15 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 9 months and 3 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 11 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.2 rounds on average.

Bey's last 3 fights had come over a period of 4 years and 21 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 4 months and 9 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 8 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.7 rounds on average.

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