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Daichi Takenaka

Weight Limit
145.06 LBS / 65.8 KG
Height
5'5" FT / 167 CM
Country
Age
34 Y
Team
HybridFighter / Paraestra Izumi

About Daichi Takenaka

Status: Former ONE Athlete

 

Shooto Pacific Rim Featherweight Champion Daichi Takenaka grew up in Osaka, the son of a salaryman. He was always an athletic child, playing soccer and running track in his youth, and began training in Brazilian jiu-jitsu after discovering it by playing video games.

After learning BJJ for a while, Takenaka realized he wasn’t taking martial arts seriously enough, and made the decision to dedicate himself to training and test his skills in the cage. After a win in his professional debut, he won a Shooto rookie tournament in just his third appearance. From that point on, Takenaka has been unstoppable. He rattled off nine consecutive wins with six stoppages, five of those inside the opening stanza, to make it to the global stage of ONE Championship.

He specializes in the rear-naked choke, with which he has dispatched four of his most recent opponents, including Shooto Bantamweight World Champion Shoko Sato. Takenaka now puts his undefeated record on the line against the world’s best martial artists, and see if it holds up in the competitive ONE Bantamweight division.

ONE Championship Records

Event Results

Result Method Round Method and round Opponent Opponent and event Country Date Event
WIN
Submission SUB
R3 (2:55)
Submission
R3 (2:55)
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Ivanildo Delfino
Brazil
Unbreakable II
Jan 29, 2021
Brazil Jan 29, 2021
Unbreakable II
Jan 29, 2021
LOSS
Split Decision SD
R3 (5:00)
Split Decision
R3 (5:00)
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Yusup Saadulaev
Russia
Age Of Dragons
Nov 16, 2019
Russia Nov 16, 2019
Age Of Dragons
Nov 16, 2019
WIN
TKO TKO
R3 (1:39)
TKO
R3 (1:39)
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Leandro Issa
Brazil
Dawn Of Heroes
Aug 2, 2019
Brazil Aug 2, 2019
Dawn Of Heroes
Aug 2, 2019
LOSS
Submission SUB
R3 (2:34)
Submission
R3 (2:34)
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Mark Abelardo
New Zealand / Philippines
Clash Of Legends
Feb 16, 2019
New Zealand / Philippines Feb 16, 2019
Clash Of Legends
Feb 16, 2019
WIN
Disqualification DQ
R1
Disqualification
R1
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Dae Hwan Kim
South Korea
Quest for Gold
Feb 23, 2018
South Korea Feb 23, 2018
Quest for Gold
Feb 23, 2018

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