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 losses 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 losses and 0 draws, 6 of those wins coming by knock out and 6 by submission.

This was Koji Takeda's 15th fight in Rizin, having made his debut for the promotion in 2019. Spike Carlyle marked his 3rd fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2022.

Koji Takeda's Rizin record stood at 7-8-0, while Spike Carlyle's came in at 1-2-0.

The stats suggested Carlyle had a massive power advantage over Takeda, boasting a 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 3 years, at 29 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 21 more professional rounds, 60 to Carlyle's 39.

Takeda vs Carlyle form

Koji Takeda had beaten 2 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had won against Kyohei Hagiwara at RIZIN LANDMARK 9 in KOBE on 23rd March 2024 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Kobe World Hall, Kobe, Japan.

Previous to that, he had lost to Tofiq Musayev at RIZIN LANDMARK 7 in Azerbaijan on 4th November 2023 by knockout in the 3rd round at National Gymnastics Arena, Baku, Azerbaijan.

Going into that contest, he had been beaten by Luiz Gustavo at RIZIN LANDMARK 5 in YOYOGI on 30th April 2023 by split decision in their 3 round contest at Yoyogi National Stadium, Shibuya, Japan.

Before that, he had been defeated by Gadzhi Rabadanov at Bellator MMA vs. RIZIN on 31st December 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Saitama Super Arena, Saitama.

He had beaten Zach Zane at RIZIN 39 on 23rd October 2022 by submission in the 1st round at Marine Messe Fukuoka Hall A, Fukuoka.

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 defeated 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 was victorious 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 lost to 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 been beaten by 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 won against 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, Koji Takeda had been fighting more than Spike Carlyle.

Going to this contest, Koji Takeda had last fought 1 year, 3 months and 4 days ago, while Spike Carlyle's last outing had been 3 years, 6 months and 24 days ago.

Takeda's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 8 months and 4 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 6 months and 14 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 13 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.6 rounds on average.

Carlyle's last 5 fights had come over a period of 5 years, 9 months and 28 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 2 months and 1 day. In those fights, he fought a total of 12 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.4 rounds on average.

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