Takeda vs Gustavo

Who won Takeda vs Gustavo?

Luiz Gustavo beat Koji Takeda by split decision in their 3 round contest during the main card of RIZIN LANDMARK 5 in YOYOGI, on Saturday 29th April 2023 at Yoyogi National Stadium in Shibuya.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Luiz Gustavo.

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

Takeda vs Gustavo stats

Koji Takeda stepped into the octagon with a record of 15 wins, 4 losses and 0 draws, 2 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 5 by submission.

Luiz Gustavo made his way to the cage with a record of 12 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws, 7 of those wins coming by knock out and 5 by submission.

This was Koji Takeda's 15th fight in Rizin, having made his debut for the promotion in 2019.

Koji Takeda's Rizin record stood at 7-8-0, while Luiz Gustavo's came in at 6-2-0.

The stats suggested Gustavo had a massive power advantage over Takeda, boasting a 58% knock out percentage over Takeda's 13%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Gustavo had a slight advantage over Takeda, with a 42% submission rate over Takeda's 33%.

Koji Takeda was the same age as Luiz Gustavo, at 29 years old.

Gustavo had a height advantage of 2 inches over Takeda.

Takeda was arguably the more experienced fighter, having had 5 more fights, and made his debut in 2017, 3 years later than Gustavo, whose first professional fight was in 2014. He had fought 33 more professional rounds, 60 to Gustavo's 27.

Takeda vs Gustavo form

Koji Takeda had beaten 2 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to 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.

Activity check

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.

Gustavo's last 2 fights had come over a period of 6 years, 10 months and 15 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 3 years, 5 months and 8 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 5 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.5 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Takeda vs Gustavo?

Koji Takeda was a 21/20 (+100) underdog going into the contest, while Luiz Gustavo made his way into the ring at 8/11 (-140) with oddsmakers.