Makoto Takimoto
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Makoto Takimoto is a 6-5-0 decision specialist. Most wins by decision.
Makoto debuted Dec. 31, 2004 vs Henry Miller (win). On a 2-fight win streak.
Best wins: Murilo Bustamante (S-DEC R2, Dec. 31, 2007); Zelg Galesic (SUB Straight Armbar R1, Apr. 08, 2007); Dong Sik Yoon (U-DEC R3, Oct. 23, 2005).
Makoto Takimoto won Olympic judo gold at Sydney 2000 in the -81 kg division, entering the tournament as a relative unknown before beating South Korea's Cho In-chul in the final. He moved to MMA with a New Year's Eve 2004 debut and went 6-5-0 across PRIDE, Sengoku and Yarennoka, with notable wins over Murilo Bustamante and Zelg Galesic. A decision specialist fighting out of the Yoshida Dojo, four of his six wins came on the scorecards, and his last bout was a unanimous decision over Jae Sun Lee in September 2009.
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Fight history
| Date | Event | Result | Method | R | Time | KD | Str | TD | Sub |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec. 31, 2007 | Yarrenoka! - New Year's Eve 2007 | W Murilo Bustamante | S-DEC | 2 | 5:00 | -- -- | -- -- | -- -- | -- -- |
| Apr. 08, 2007 | PRIDE 34: Kamikaze | W Zelg Galesic | SUB Straight Armbar | 1 | 5:40 | 0 1 | 3 15 | 1 0 | 4 0 |
| Jun. 04, 2006 | PRIDE Bushido 11 | L Gegard Mousasi | KO/TKO | 1 | 5:34 | 0 0 | 1 14 | 1 0 | 1 1 |
| Dec. 31, 2005 | PRIDE Shockwave 2005 | L Sanae Kikuta | U-DEC | 3 | 5:00 | 0 0 | 12 21 | 1 0 | 0 2 |
| Oct. 23, 2005 | PRIDE 30: Fully Loaded | W Dong Sik Yoon | U-DEC | 3 | 5:00 | 0 0 | 33 18 | 0 3 | 2 2 |
| Jun. 26, 2005 | PRIDE Critical Countdown 2005 | L Kiyoshi Tamura | U-DEC | 3 | 5:00 | 0 0 | 36 67 | 4 0 | 0 0 |
| Dec. 31, 2004 | PRIDE Shockwave 2004 | W Henry Miller | U-DEC | 3 | 5:00 | 0 0 | 40 21 | 2 0 | 0 0 |
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