Gomi vs Tanaka

Who won Gomi vs Tanaka?

Takanori Gomi beat Koji Tanaka by majority decision in their 3 round contest during the main card of RIZIN 26, on Thursday 31st December 2020 at Saitama Super Arena in Saitama.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Takanori Gomi.

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

Gomi vs Tanaka stats

Takanori Gomi stepped into the octagon with a record of 36 wins, 15 losses and 0 draws, 14 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 6 by submission.

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

Koji Tanaka marked his 1st fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2023.

Takanori Gomi's Rizin record stood at 1-1-0, while Koji Tanaka's came in at 1-0-0.

The stats suggested Gomi had a massive power advantage over Tanaka, boasting a 39% knock out percentage over Tanaka's 0%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Gomi had an advantage over Tanaka, with a 17% submission rate over Tanaka's 0%.

Takanori Gomi was the older man by 11 years, at 46 years old.

Gomi was arguably the more experienced fighter, having had 51 more fights, and made his debut in 1998, 26 years and 4 months later than Tanaka, whose first professional fight was in . He had fought 98 more professional rounds, 100 to Tanaka's 2.

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Gomi's last 2 fights had come over a period of 8 years, 8 months and 20 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 4 years, 4 months and 11 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 2 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Gomi vs Tanaka?

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