Nishitani vs Takagi

Who won Nishitani vs Takagi?

Ryo Takagi beat Taisei Nishitani by knockout 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 Featherweight division, which meant the weight limit was 145 pounds (10.4 stone or 65.8 KG).

Nishitani vs Takagi stats

Taisei Nishitani stepped into the octagon with a record of 6 wins, 6 losses and 0 draws and 4 by submission.

Ryo Takagi made his way to the cage with a record of 6 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws, 5 of those wins coming by knock out.

This was Taisei Nishitani's 2nd fight in Rizin, having made his debut for the promotion in 2023. Ryo Takagi marked his 2nd fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2023.

Taisei Nishitani's Rizin record stood at 0-2-0, while Ryo Takagi's came in at 1-1-0.

The stats suggested Takagi had a massive power advantage over Nishitani, boasting a 83% knock out percentage over Nishitani's 0%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Nishitani had a massive advantage over Takagi, boasting a 67% submission rate over Takagi's 0%.

Taisei Nishitani was the older man by 3 years, at 28 years old.

Takagi had a height advantage of 3 inches over Nishitani.

Nishitani was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 4 more fights, and made his debut in 2020, 1 year earlier than Takagi, whose first professional fight was in 2021. He had fought 7 more professional rounds, 21 to Takagi's 14.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Ryo Takagi had been fighting more than Taisei Nishitani.

Going to this contest, Taisei Nishitani had last fought 1 year, 7 months and 14 days ago, while Ryo Takagi's last outing had been 1 year, 4 months and 6 days ago.

What were the odds on Nishitani vs Takagi?

Taisei Nishitani was a 11/4 (+280) underdog going into the contest, while Ryo Takagi made his way into the ring at 1/4 (-400) with oddsmakers.