Belfort vs Takahashi Result: Belfort wins by TKO R1 · PRIDE, Sat, Jul 1, 2006

PRIDE FCPRIDE: Critical Countdown Absolute

Vitor BelfortWIN

“The Phenom” · 26-14-0 (1 NC)

RESULT

TKO

ROUND 1 · 0:36

Middleweight3 rounds scheduled

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Yoshiki Takahashi

“Kazuo”

Saturday, July 1, 2006Saitama Super Arena, Saitama, Japan

Vitor Belfort defeated Yoshiki Takahashi by TKO in round 1 (0:36) in the Middleweight bout of PRIDE: Critical Countdown Absolute, held Saturday, July 1, 2006 at Saitama Super Arena, Saitama.

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Insights

Yoshiki Takahashi's last two losses were both stopped early.

Style & credentials

Vitor Belfort

BoxingBJJ

—Black belt · BJJCarlson Gracie
2007Cage Rage Light Heavyweight ChampionshipCage Rage
1997UFC 12 Heavyweight TournamentUltimate Fighting Championship
—Champion · Brazilian National Championshipjunior · Heavyweight

Yoshiki Takahashi

No background on record

Where the strikes land

Range × target

Vitor Belfort26 UFC fights · 287 landed

Head

Body

Leg

Distance

32%91/308

6%17/29

7%19/22

Clinch

17%49/96

6%16/18

1%3/3

Ground

32%91/130

0%1/1

0%0/0

Share of significant strikes landed by range and target · landed / attempted in each cell.

When it ends

Every early finish of their careers, placed at the minute it ended

Vitor Belfort13 of 20 ended early · 65%7 went the distance

R1R2R3R4R5

Yoshiki Takahashi2 of 2 ended early · 100%0 went the distance

R1R2R3R4R5

finished the opponent got finished· placed at the minute the fight ended

Recent form · last 5

Vitor Belfort1-4

L
Alistair Overeem
Strikeforce: Revenge· Jun 8, 2006
Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Catchweight
W
Antony Rea
Cage Rage· Dec 3, 2005
TKO · R2 · 1:30 · Light Heavyweight
L
Alistair Overeem
PRIDE: Total Elimination 2005· Apr 23, 2005
Submission · R1 · 9:36 · Middleweight
L
Tito Ortiz
UFC 51: Super Saturday· Feb 5, 2005
Split Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Light Heavyweight
L
Randy Couture
UFC 49: Unfinished Business· Aug 20, 2004
TKO · R3 · 5:00 · Light Heavyweight

Full record · 20 fights

W
Randy Couture
UFC 46: Super Natural· Jan 31, 2004
TKO · R1 · 0:49 · Light Heavyweight
W
Marvin Eastman
UFC 43: Meltdown· Jun 6, 2003
TKO · R1 · 1:07 · Light Heavyweight
L
Chuck Liddell
UFC 37.5: As Real As It Gets®· Jun 22, 2002
Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Light Heavyweight
W
Heath Herring
PRIDE 14: Clash of the Titans· May 27, 2001
Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Openweight
W
Bobby Southworth
PRIDE 13: Collision Course· Mar 25, 2001
Submission · R1 · 4:09 · Openweight
W
Daijiro Matsui
PRIDE 10: Return of the Warriors· Aug 27, 2000
DEC · R2 · 10:00 · Openweight
W
Gilbert Yvel
PRIDE 9: New Blood· Jun 4, 2000
Unanimous Decision · R2 · 10:00 · Openweight
L
Kazushi Sakuraba
PRIDE 5· Apr 29, 1999
Unanimous Decision · R2 · 10:00 · Openweight
W
Wanderlei Silva
UFC - Ultimate Brazil· Oct 16, 1998
TKO · R1 · 0:44 · Middleweight
W
Joe Charles
UFC - Ultimate Japan· Dec 22, 1997
Submission · R1 · 4:03 · Heavyweight
L
Randy Couture
UFC 15: Collision Course· Oct 17, 1997
TKO · R1 · 8:16 · Heavyweight
W
David Abbott
UFC 13: The Ultimate Force· May 30, 1997
TKO · R1 · 0:52 · Heavyweight
W
Scott Ferrozzo
UFC 12: Judgement Day· Feb 7, 1997
TKO · R1 · 0:43 · Heavyweight
W
Tra Telligman
UFC 12: Judgement Day· Feb 7, 1997
TKO · R1 · 1:17 · Heavyweight
W
Jon Hess
Superbrawl 2· Oct 11, 1996
TKO · R1 · 0:12 · Heavyweight

Yoshiki Takahashi0-2

L
Igor Vovchanchyn
PRIDE 29: Fists of Fire· Feb 20, 2005
TKO · R1 · 1:10 · Middleweight
L
Heath Herring
PRIDE: Total Elimination 2004· Apr 25, 2004
TKO · R1 · 4:53 · Heavyweight

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Who won Vitor Belfort vs Yoshiki Takahashi?

Vitor Belfort defeated Yoshiki Takahashi by TKO in round 1 (0:36) in the Middleweight bout of PRIDE: Critical Countdown Absolute, held Saturday, July 1, 2006 at Saitama Super Arena, Saitama.

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