Daiju Takase

Daiju Takase
Daiju Takase
Born April 20, 1978 (1978-04-20) (age 33)
Tokyo, Japan
Nationality Japanese
Height 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight 183 lb (83 kg; 13.1 st)
Division Welterweight
Middleweight
Style Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu
Fighting out of Tokyo, Japan
Mixed martial arts record
Total 24
Wins 9
By submission 4
By decision 5
Losses 13
By knockout 6
By submission 1
By decision 5
By disqualification 1
Draws 2

Daiju Takase (born April 20, 1978 in Tokyo) is a Japanese mixed martial artist. He has fought as a middleweight and welterweight in the Ultimate Fighting Championship and PRIDE Fighting Championship. He is noted for being one of two fighters to finish UFC Middleweight Champion Anderson Silva.

Takase's mixed martial arts debut came at PRIDE 3, where he defeated the 600 lb Sumo wrestler Emmanuel Yarborough. He then fought in a variety of organizations, including Pancrase and the UFC, facing tough opposition, including losses to Jeremy Horn, Ikuhisa Minowa, and Nino Schembri.

On June 8, 2003, Takase faced Anderson Silva at PRIDE 26. At the time, Silva was on a 9-match winning streak, and given Takase's unimpressive record, he was a heavy underdog. However, Takase surprised spectators with a first round triangle choke submission victory. With this win, he becomes notable for being one of the four men to ever defeat Anderson Silva.

Takase then fought in PRIDE's Bushido promotion, and continued to face difficult opposition with mixed success, including a victory over Carlos Newton and losses to Rodrigo Gracie and Hayato Sakurai.

Mixed martial arts record

Result Record Opponent Method Event Date Round Time Location Notes
vDraw 9-13-2 South Korea Hoon Kim Draw (majority) Pancrase - Passion Tour 4 02010-04-29 April 29, 2010 2 5:00 Tokyo, Japan
Win 9-13-1 Japan Mr. X Submission (armbar) TFC - Titan Fighting Championship 5 02009-08-23 August 23, 2009 1 2:17 Tokyo, Japan
Win 8-13-1 Japan Shuji Morikawa Decision (split) GCM - Cage Force 11 02009-06-27 June 27, 2009 3 5:00 Tokyo, Japan
Loss 7-13-1 Japan Masataka Chinushi KO (punch) Heat - Heat 8 02008-12-14 December 14, 2008 2 4:57 Tokyo, Japan
Loss 7-12-1 United States Terry Martin DQ (low blows) Adrenaline MMA: Guida vs. Russow 02008-06-14 June 14, 2008 2 3:35 Chicago, Illinois, United States
Loss 7-11-1 Cuba Hector Lombard KO X - plosion 13 02006-03-18 March 18, 2006 1 4:40 Australia
Loss 7-10-1 Brazil Daniel Acacio TKO (soccer kicks) PRIDE Bushido 6 02005-04-03 April 3, 2005 2 3:34 Yokohama, Japan
Win 7-9-1 Canada Carlos Newton Decision (split) PRIDE Bushido 3 02004-05-23 May 23, 2004 2 5:00 Yokohama, Japan
Win 6-9-1 United States Chris Brennan Decision (unanimous) PRIDE Bushido 2 02004-02-15 February 15, 2004 2 5:00 Yokohama, Japan
Loss 5-9-1 Japan Hayato Sakurai Decision (unanimous) PRIDE Shockwave 2003 02003-12-31 December 31, 2003 3 5:00 Saitama, Japan
Loss 5-8-1 Brazil Rodrigo Gracie Decision (unanimous) PRIDE Bushido 1 02003-10-05 October 5, 2003 2 5:00 Saitama, Japan
Win 5-7-1 Brazil Anderson Silva Submission (triangle choke) PRIDE 26 02003-06-08 June 8, 2003 1 8:33 Yokohama, Japan
Loss 4-7-1 Brazil Antonio Schembri Decision (split) Pride The Best Vol.2 02002-07-20 July 20, 2002 2 5:00 Tokyo, Japan
Win 4-6-1 Brazil Johil de Oliveira Decision (unanimous) Pride The Best Vol.1 02002-02-22 February 22, 2002 2 5:00 Tokyo, Japan
Win 3-6-1 United States LaVerne Clark Submission (triangle choke) Pancrase - 2001 Neo-Blood Tournament Opening Round 02001-07-29 July 29, 2001 2 0:16 Tokyo, Japan
Loss 2-6-1 Japan Kiuma Kunioku Decision (majority) Pancrase - Proof 2 02001-03-31 March 31, 2001 3 5:00 Osaka, Japan
Loss 2-5-1 Brazil Fabiano Iha TKO (strikes) UFC 29 02000-12-16 December 16, 2000 1 2:24 Tokyo, Japan
Loss 2-4-1 United States Nate Marquardt KO (knee) Pancrase - Trans 4 02000-06-26 June 26, 2000 2 1:30 Tokyo, Japan
Win 2-3-1 Japan Daisuke Watanabe Decision (unanimous) Pancrase - Trans 1 02000-01-23 January 23, 2000 1 10:00 Tokyo, Japan
Loss 1-3-1 Japan Kenichi Yamamoto Decision (unanimous) UFC 23 01999-11-19 November 19, 1999 3 5:00 Tokyo, Japan
Loss 1-2-1 Japan Ikuhisa Minowa Submission (triangle choke) Pancrase - 1999 Neo-Blood Tournament Opening Round 01999-08-01 August 1, 1999 1 7:59 Tokyo, Japan
Loss 1-1-1 United States Jeremy Horn TKO (strikes) UFC 21 01999-07-16 July 16, 1999 1 4:41 Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States
vDraw 1-0-1 Japan Daisuke Ishii Draw Pancrase - Breakthrough 4 01999-04-18 April 18, 1999 1 15:00 Yokohama, Japan
Win 1-0 United States Emmanuel Yarborough Submission (strikes) PRIDE 3 01998-06-24 June 24, 1998 2 3:22 Tokyo, Japan

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