• Source: Makoto Takahashi (fighter)

      • Makoto Takahashi (髙橋 誠, Takahashi Makoto, born July 5, 2000) is a Japanese professional mixed martial artist also known as Makoto Shinryu (神龍 誠, Shinryū Makoto), who competes in the flyweight division of Deep and Rizin. He is the current Deep Flyweight Champion. A professional MMA fighter since 2016, he has also competed in Bellator MMA and previously, Pancrase and the Cage Fury Fighting Championships (CFFC), the latter in where he is a former Cage Fury Flyweight Champion.


      Mixed martial arts career




      = Deep

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      After graduating, Takahashi turned professional and made his mixed martial arts debut at Pancrase on April 24, 2016, winning by unanimous decision. He then rose to prominence with a seven-bout undefeated streak.
      On April 28, 2018, Takahashi faced defending champion Ryuko Wada in a DEEP flyweight title match at DEEP 83 IMPACT. He lost his first bout by unanimous decision.
      On June 29, 2019, Takahashi faced Yuya Shibata for the DEEP interim flyweight championship match. He won the bout by unanimous decision to win the interim title and become the youngest champion in DEEP history at the age of 18.


      = Bellator, Deep, and Rizin

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      Making his Bellator and Rizin debut, Takahashi faced Yusaku Nakamura December 29, 2019, at Bellator 237. He won the bout by unanimous decision.
      Takahashi fought Seiichiro Ito on August 10, 2020, at Rizin 23, which was his first appearance in the RIZIN main tournament. After a fierce match, he won the bout by guillotine choke in the 2nd round.
      Takahashi faced interim champion Yamato Fujita on May 8, 2022, at DEEP 107 IMPACT's DEEP flyweight championship unification match. He won the bout with a ninja choke in the third round, successfully defending the title for the first time and unifying the title.
      Takahashi faced Hideo Tokoro at Rizin 37 - Saitama on July 31, 2022. He won the fight by unanimous decision.
      Takahashi faced Diego Paiva for the Cage Fury Flyweight Championship on November 10, 2022, at CFFC 114. He won the bout with a ninja choke in the 4th round, and succeeded in winning the CFFC championship. The finish of this fight was named Submission of the Year among all fights broadcast on UFC Fight Pass at the 2022 UFC Fight Pass Awards.
      Takahashi faced Daichi Kitakata on April 1, 2023, at Rizin 41 – Osaka. He won the bout in the second round by arm-triangle choke.
      Takahashi competed for the inaugural Bellator Flyweight World Championship at Bellator MMA x Rizin 2 on July 30, 2023, in Saitama, Japan where he faced Kyoji Horiguchi. The bout was declared a no contest after Horiguchi accidentally poked Takahashi in the eye which prevented him from continuing.
      Takahashi rematched against Horiguchi, at Rizin 45, on December 31, 2023, this time for the inaugural Rizin Flyweight World Championship. He lost the bout via submission in the second round.
      Takahashi faced Lee Jung-hyun at Rizin 46 on April 29, 2024, submitting him via arm-triangle choke at the end of the first round.
      Takahashi faced Hiromasa Ougikubo on July 28, 2024 at Super Rizin 3, and lost the bout via unanimous decision.


      Championships and accomplishments


      Cage Fury Fighting Championships
      Cage Fury Flyweight Championship (One time)
      DEEP
      DEEP Flyweight Championship (One time)


      Mixed martial arts record




      See also


      List of male mixed martial artists


      Footnotes




      References




      External links


      Professional MMA record for Makoto Takahashi from Sherdog

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