Takeda vs Shaydullaev

Who won Takeda vs Shaydullaev?

Razhabali Shaydullaev beat Koji Takeda by submission in the 1st round during the main card of RIZIN 47, on Sunday 9th June 2024 at Yoyogi National Stadium in Shibuya.

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).

Takeda vs Shaydullaev stats

Koji Takeda stepped into the octagon with a record of 16 wins, 6 losses and 0 draws, 2 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 5 by submission.

Razhabali Shaydullaev made his way to the cage with an unblemished record of 6 wins, 0 losses, and 0 draws.

This was Koji Takeda's 12th fight in Rizin, having made his debut for the promotion in 2019. Razhabali Shaydullaev marked his 3rd fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2024.

Koji Takeda's Rizin record stood at 6-6-0, while Razhabali Shaydullaev's came in at 3-0-0.

The stats suggested Takeda had an advantage in power over Shaydullaev, with a 13% knock out percentage over Shaydullaev's 0%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Takeda had a massive advantage over Shaydullaev, boasting a 31% submission rate over Shaydullaev's 0%.

Koji Takeda was the older man by 5 years, at 29 years old.

Takeda was arguably the more experienced fighter, having had 16 more fights, and made his debut in 2017, 7 years and 6 months later than Shaydullaev, whose first professional fight was in . He had fought 35 more professional rounds, 54 to Shaydullaev's 19.

Takeda vs Shaydullaev form

Koji Takeda had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had lost to Gadzhi Rabadanov at Bellator MMA vs. RIZIN on 31st December 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Saitama Super Arena, Saitama, Japan.

Previous to that, he had won against Zach Zane at RIZIN 39 on 23rd October 2022 by submission in the 1st round at Marine Messe Fukuoka Hall A, Fukuoka.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Johnny Case at RIZIN 37 on 31st July 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Saitama Super Arena, Saitama.

Before that, he had been beaten by Spike Carlyle at RIZIN 35 on 17th April 2022 by submission in the 2nd round at Musashino Forest Sport Plaza, Chofu.

He had defeated Noah Bey at RIZIN 33 on 31st December 2021 by submission in the 2nd round at Saitama Super Arena(さいたまスーパーアリーナ), Saitama.

Activity check

Takeda's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 2 months and 10 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 7 months and 21 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 11 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.2 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Takeda vs Shaydullaev?

Koji Takeda was a 9/4 (+230) underdog going into the contest, while Razhabali Shaydullaev made his way into the ring at 30/100 (-330) with oddsmakers.