Makoto Takimoto

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Makoto Takimoto
Born (1974-12-08) December 8, 1974
Iwai, Japan
Nationality Japanese
Height 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight 81 kg (179 lb; 12.8 st)
Division Middleweight (formerly)
Welterweight
Style Judo
Team Yoshida Dojo
Mixed martial arts record
Total 11
Wins 6
By submission 2
By decision 4
Losses 5
By knockout 1
By submission 1
By decision 3
Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog
Makoto Takimoto
Medal record
Competitor for  Japan
Men's Judo
Olympic Games
Gold 2000 Sydney -81 kg
Asian Championships
Gold 1995 New Delhi -78 kg
Bronze 2000 Osaka -81 kg
East Asian Games
Bronze 1997 Busan -78 kg

Makoto Takimoto (瀧本 誠 Takimoto Makoto, born December 8, 1974) is a retired Japanese judoka and mixed martial artist. He won a gold medal at the Half Middleweight category of the 2000 Summer Olympics.

Judo career

Takimoto was relatively unknown entering the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia with his biggest victory before 2000 coming in the 1995 Asian Games.[1] He recorded a Seoi-nage and two Yukos in the gold medal match vs. In-Chul Cho.[2] Throughout his career, Takimoto defeated many notable judoka, including Olympic medalists Djamel Bouras, Bertrand Damaisin and Flávio Canto.[3]

Mixed martial arts career

Takimoto began to consider a career in MMA after attending Pride 28 on Oct. 31, 2004 and seeing his friends and fellow judoka have success in the sport. [4] He announced on Dec. 7, 2004 that he would made his debut at Pride Shockwave 2004 against any fighter at any weight, as long as it was a "non-judo fighter."[4] He got his wish and made his debut vs. former Sumo Maegashira Henry Miller, winning via unanimous decision. He outlanded Miller almost 2-to-1 in significant strikes and took him down twice despite being significantly outweighted.[5] He fought for Pride six times in his career, posting a 3-3 record with the organization.[6] His victories came against the aformentioned Miller, fellow judoka Dong-Sik Yoon and Taekwondo expert Zelg Galešić.[6]

After Pride was disbanded in 2007, Takimoto earned the biggest victory of his MMA career, a split decision win over former UFC Middleweight Champion Murilo Bustamante at Yarennoka on Dec. 31, 2007. He then joined the Sengoku Raiden Championship and fought four times with the organization. Takimoto was expected to participate in ASTRA, the farewell event for Hidehiko Yoshida on April 25, 2010.[7] However, he pulled out of the event and announced his retirement alongside Yoshida. [8]

Mixed martial arts record

Res. Record Opponent Method Event Date Round Time Location Notes
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win 6-5 Jae Sun Lee Decision (unanimous) Sengoku 10 September 23, 2009 3 5:00 Saitama, Japan
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win 5-5 Michael Costa Submission (heel hook) Sengoku 8 May 2, 2009 1 3:31 Tokyo, Japan Welterweight debut
style="background: #ffdddd; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-no2" |Loss 4-5 Frank Trigg Decision (unanimous) Sengoku 4 August 24, 2008 3 5:00 Saitama, Japan
style="background: #ffdddd; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-no2" |Loss 4-4 Evangelista Santos Submission (achilles lock) Sengoku 1 March 5, 2008 1 4:51 Tokyo, Japan
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win 4-3 Murilo Bustamante Decision (split) Yarennoka! December 31, 2007 2 5:00 Saitama, Japan
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win 3-3 Zelg Galešić Submission (kimura) Pride 34 April 8, 2007 1 5:40 Saitama, Japan
style="background: #ffdddd; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-no2" |Loss 2-3 Gegard Mousasi TKO (broken eye socket) Pride Bushido 11 June 4, 2006 1 5:34 Saitama, Japan
style="background: #ffdddd; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-no2" |Loss 2-2 Sanae Kikuta Decision (unanimous) Pride Shockwave 2005 December 31, 2005 3 5:00 Saitama, Japan
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win 2-1 Dong-Sik Yoon Decision (unanimous) Pride 30 October 23, 2005 3 5:00 Saitama, Japan
style="background: #ffdddd; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-no2" |Loss 1-1 Kiyoshi Tamura Decision (unanimous) Pride Critical Countdown 2005 June 26, 2005 3 5:00 Saitama, Japan
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win 1-0 Henry Miller Decision (unanimous) Pride Shockwave 2004 December 31, 2004 3 5:00 Saitama, Japan

References

  1. ↑ "Judo at the 2000 Summer Olympics". Sports Reference. Retrieved 2013-01-29. 
  2. ↑ "Judo at the 2000 Summer Olympics: Final Round". Sports Reference. Retrieved 2013-01-29. 
  3. ↑ "Head-to-head Judo matches for Makoto Takimoto". Judo Insider. Retrieved 2013-01-29. 
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Makoto Takimoto joins Pride". Pride FC. Retrieved 2013-01-29. 
  5. ↑ "Makoto Takimoto vs. Henry Miller". Fight Metric. Retrieved 2013-01-29. 
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 "Makoto Takimoto bio". Pride FC. Retrieved 2013-01-29. 
  7. ↑ "Yoshida's retirement bout to headline Astra event". Sherdog. Retrieved 2013-01-29. 
  8. ↑ "Hidehiko Yoshida and Makoto Takimoto enter retirement following ASTRA event". MMA Junkie. Retrieved 2013-01-29. 

External links

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