Takeda vs Rabadanov

Who won Takeda vs Rabadanov?

Gadzhi Rabadanov beat Koji Takeda by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the main card of Bellator MMA vs. RIZIN, on Saturday 31st December 2022 at Saitama Super Arena in Saitama.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Gadzhi Rabadanov.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Lightweight division, which meant the weight limit was 155 pounds (11.1 stone or 70.3 KG).

Takeda vs Rabadanov stats

Koji Takeda stepped into the octagon with a record of 15 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws, 2 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 5 by submission.

Gadzhi Rabadanov made his way to the cage with a record of 18 wins, 4 losses and 1 draw, 6 of those wins coming by knock out and 5 by submission.

This was Koji Takeda's 1st fight in Bellator, having made his debut for the promotion in 2022. Gadzhi Rabadanov marked his 5th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2021.

Koji Takeda's Bellator record stood at 0-1-0, while Gadzhi Rabadanov's came in at 5-0-0.

The stats suggested Rabadanov had an advantage in power over Takeda, with a 33% knock out percentage over Takeda's 13%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Takeda had a slight advantage over Rabadanov, with a 33% submission rate over Rabadanov's 28%.

Koji Takeda was the older man by 29 years, at 29 years old.

Rabadanov had a height advantage of 2 inches over Takeda.

Takeda was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 5 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2017, 4 years and 6 months later than Rabadanov, whose first professional fight was in 2013. He had fought 15 less professional rounds, 54 to Rabadanov's 69.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Gadzhi Rabadanov had been fighting more than Koji Takeda.

Going to this contest, Koji Takeda had last fought 4 years and 9 days ago, while Gadzhi Rabadanov's last outing had been 2 years, 8 months and 8 days ago.

Takeda's last 3 fights had come over a period of 5 years, 11 months and 9 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 11 months and 24 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 9 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3 rounds on average.

Rabadanov's last 3 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 7 months and 27 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 2 months and 22 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 7 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.3 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Takeda vs Rabadanov?

Koji Takeda was a 11/5 (+220) underdog going into the contest, while Gadzhi Rabadanov made his way into the ring at 1/3 (-300) with oddsmakers.