Makoto Takimoto
| Makoto Takimoto | |
|---|---|
| Born |
December 8, 1974 Iwai, Japan |
| Nationality | Japanese |
| Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) |
| Weight | 81 kg (179 lb; 12.8 st) |
| Division |
Middleweight (formerly) 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 | ||
|---|---|---|
Representing  Japan
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| Men's Judo | ||
| Olympic Games | ||
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2000 Sydney | -81 kg |
| Asian Championships | ||
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1995 New Delhi | -78 kg |
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2000 Osaka | -81 kg |
| East Asian Games | ||
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1997 Busan | -78 kg |
Makoto Takimoto (瀧本 誠 Takimoto Makoto?, born December 8, 1974) is a retired Japanese judoka and mixed martial artist from Nihon University. He won a gold medal at the Half Middleweight category of the 2000 Summer Olympics.
Takimoto was relatively unknown entering the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia with his biggest victory before 2000 coming in the 1995 Asian Games. He recorded a Sode tsurikomi goshi and two Yukos in the gold medal match vs. In-Chul Cho. Throughout his career, Takimoto defeated many notable judoka, including Olympic medalists Djamel Bouras, Bertrand Damaisin and Flávio Canto.
Takimoto began to consider a career in MMA after attending Pride 28 on Oct. 31, 2004 and seeing his friends and fellow judoka have success in the sport. He announced on Dec. 7, 2004 that he would make his debut at Pride Shockwave 2004 against any fighter at any weight, as long as it was a "non-judo fighter." He got his wish and made his debut vs. former Sumo Maegashira Henry Miller, winning via unanimous decision. He outlanded Miller almost 2-to-1 in significant strikes and took him down twice despite being significantly outweighed. He fought for Pride six times in his career, posting a 3-3 record with the organization. His victories came against the aforementioned Miller, fellow judoka Dong-Sik Yoon and Taekwondo expert Zelg Galešić.
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