Makoto Takimoto

Makoto Takimoto
Born	December 8, 1974 (1974-12-08) (age 36) Iwai, Japan
Nationality	Japanese
Height	1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight	79 kg (170 lb; 12.4 st)
Division	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

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 8 December 1974) is a Japanese judoka. He won a gold medal at the -81 kg category of the 2000 Summer Olympics.

He is from Iwai, Ibaraki. He began judo at the age of 6.^[1] After graduation from Nihon University, he belonged to the Japan Racing Association. Takimoto made his MMA debut on 31 December 2004 against Sentoryu Miller at PRIDE Shockwave 2004. He scored a major upset on December 31, 2007 at Yarennoka, where he beat Murilo Bustamante by split decision. On May, 2nd 2009 Takimoto made his welterweight debut at Sengoku 8.

Takimoto is expected to participate in ASTRA, the farewell event for Hidehiko Yoshida on April 25, 2010.^[2]

Mixed martial arts record

Professional record breakdown
11 matches	6 wins	5 losses
By knockout	0	1
By submission	2	1
By decision	4	3
By disqualification	0	0
Draws	0
No contests	0

Result	Record	Opponent	Method	Event	Date	Round	Time	Location	Notes
Win	6-5	Jae Sun Lee	Decision (unanimous)	World Victory Road Presents: Sengoku 10	02009-09-23 September 23, 2009	3	5:00	Saitama, Japan
Win	5-5	Michael Costa	Submission (heel hook)	Sengoku 8	02009-05-02 May 2, 2009	1	3:31	Tokyo, Japan	Debut at 170 lbs
Loss	4-5	Frank Trigg	Decision (unanimous)	Sengoku 4	02008-08-24 August 24, 2008	3	5:00	Saitama, Japan
Loss	4-4	Evangelista Cyborg	Submission (achilles lock)	Sengoku 1	02008-03-05 March 5, 2008	1	4:51	Tokyo, Japan
Win	4-3	Murilo Bustamante	Decision (split)	Yarennoka!	02007-12-31 December 31, 2007	2	5:00	Saitama, Japan
Win	3-3	Zelg Galesic	Submission (kimura)	PRIDE 34	02007-04-08 April 8, 2007	1	5:40	Saitama, Japan
Loss	2-3	Gegard Mousasi	TKO (broken eye socket)	PRIDE Bushido 11	02006-06-04 June 4, 2006	1	5:34	Saitama, Japan
Loss	2-2	Sanae Kikuta	Decision (unanimous)	PRIDE Shockwave 2005	02005-12-31 December 31, 2005	3	5:00	Saitama, Japan
Win	2-1	Dong Sik Yoon	Decision (unanimous)	PRIDE 30	02005-10-23 October 23, 2005	3	5:00	Saitama, Japan
Loss	1-1	Kiyoshi Tamura	Decision (unanimous)	PRIDE Critical Countdown 2005	02005-06-26 June 26, 2005	3	5:00	Saitama, Japan
Win	1-0	Henry Armstrong Miller	Decision (unanimous)	PRIDE Shockwave 2004	02004-12-31 December 31, 2004	3	5:00	Saitama, Japan

References

1. ^ "Pride official website". http://www.prideofficial.com/free/fighters/details/1102397425.html. 
2. ^ http://www.sherdog.com/news/news/Yoshidas-Retirement-Bout-to-Headline-Astra-Event-22537

External links

• Official site

Persondata
Name	Takimoto, Makoto
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Date of birth	1974-12-08
Place of birth	Iwai, Japan
Date of death
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