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Cris Cyborg vs Yoko Takahashi

A fight that actually happened — and everything both records say about it.

Meetings on record

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Cris Cyborg and Yoko Takahashi met once (2008). Cris Cyborg won in 2008 by decision.

SOURCE·Cris Cyborg and Yoko Takahashi (fighter) — English Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)·both records name the other·REVIEWED AUG 2026

How this head-to-head is established

  1. This pairing exists only because at least one of the two articles' own results tables names the other fighter. No matchup on this site is speculative and none is a hypothetical.
  2. Every figure in the comparison below comes from that fighter's own page and carries the same source line. A dash means the source states nothing, not that the value is zero.
  3. Common opponents are found by matching linked bout lists, which is only possible because every fight list here is linked to every other. A shared opponent is not a transitive result and this page does not treat it as one.
  4. Nothing on this page predicts an outcome. It is a comparison of what is on record.

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Side by side

What both records stateAUG 2026
Cris CyborgYoko Takahashi
68.1″ (173 cm)Reach—
68″ (172.7 cm)Height67.7″ (172 cm)
+0.17%Reach advantage—
29–2Record15–11
79%Finish rate100%
18Longest unbeaten run4
59Recorded bouts30
OrthodoxStance—

A comparison of what is on record. Nothing here predicts a result.

Common opponents

Both fought these 4. This is the comparison the siloed databases cannot make, because it needs every fight list linked to every other.

OpponentCris CyborgYoko Takahashi
Hiroko Yamanaka N L
Marloes Coenen W L
Marloes Coenen W L
Marloes Coenen W L

Both records, drawn

The same ledger line on each: wins stamped above the rule, losses below, the mark's shape carrying how it ended.

Cris Cyborg

200020102020UNFILEDwin v Vanessa Porto, 2005, decisionloss v Erica Paes, 2005, submissionwin v Marise Vitoria, 2006, kowin v Elaine Santiago de Lima, 2006, kowin v Chris Schroeder, 2006, kowin v Edna Gloria, 2006, kowin v Yoko Takahashi, 2008, decisionwin v Shayna Baszler, 2008, kowin v Gina Carano, 2009, kowin v Hitomi Akano, 2009, kowin v Rosângela Conceição, 2009win v Jan Finney, 2010, kowin v Marloes Coenen, 2010, konc v Hiroko Yamanaka, 2011win v Amanda Lucas, 2011win v Venla Luukkonen, 2012win v Marloes Coenen, 2013, kowin v Fiona Muxlow, 2013, kowin v Jennifer Colomb, 2013, koloss v Jorina Baars, 2014, decisionwin v Faith van Duin, 2015, kowin v Charmaine Tweet, 2015, kowin v Lina Länsberg, 2016, kowin v Leslie Smith, 2016, kowin v Daria Ibragimova, 2016, kowin v Holly Holm, 2017, decisionwin v Tonya Evinger, 2017, koloss v Amanda Nunes, 2018, kowin v Yana Kunitskaya, 2018, kowin v Felicia Spencer, 2019, decisionwin v Arlene Blencowe, 2020, submissionwin v Julia Budd, 2020, kowin v Sinead Kavanagh, 2021, kowin v Leslie Smith, 2021, kowin v Arlene Blencowe, 2022, decisionwin v Gabrielle Holloway, 2022, decisionwin v Simone da Silva, 2022, decisionwin v Cat Zingano, 2023, kowin v Larissa Pacheco, 2024, decisionwin v Kelsey Wickstrum, 2024, kowin v Aria Wild, 2024, kowin v Sara Collins, 2025, submissionwin v Precious Harris-McCray, 2025, kowin v Valentina Angarita, 2025, kowin v Karen Fernandez, 2025, kowin v Paulina Cardona, 2026, kowin v Hillary van Ornum, no date on recordwin v Maia Matalon, no date on recordwin v Sarah Draht, no date on recordloss v Penny Thomas, no date on recordwin v Ida Hansson, no date on recordresult not stated v Fight, no date on recordresult not stated v Cyborg vs. Holm, no date on recordresult not stated v Cyborg vs. Kunitskaya, no date on recordresult not stated v Budd vs. Cyborg, no date on recordresult not stated v Cyborg vs. Blencowe, no date on recordresult not stated v Cyborg vs. Smith 2, no date on recordresult not stated v Cyborg vs. Kavanagh, no date on recordresult not stated v Cyborg vs. Blencowe 2, no date on record
WON ABOVE·LOST BELOW BAR = STOPPAGE·BROKEN BAR = SUBMISSION·TICK = DECISION 2005–2026 · 13 UNDATED
2010 2020 win vs Vanessa Porto (2005)loss vs Erica Paes (2005)win vs Marise Vitoria (2006)win vs Elaine Santiago de Lima (2006)win vs Chris Schroeder (2006)win vs Edna Gloria (2006)win vs Yoko Takahashi (2008)win vs Shayna Baszler (2008)win vs Gina Carano (2009)win vs Hitomi Akano (2009)win vs Rosângela Conceição (2009)win vs Jan Finney (2010)win vs Marloes Coenen (2010)nc vs Hiroko Yamanaka (2011)win vs Amanda Lucas (2011)win vs Venla Luukkonen (2012)win vs Marloes Coenen (2013)win vs Fiona Muxlow (2013)win vs Jennifer Colomb (2013)loss vs Jorina Baars (2014)win vs Faith van Duin (2015)win vs Charmaine Tweet (2015)win vs Lina Länsberg (2016)win vs Leslie Smith (2016)win vs Daria Ibragimova (2016)win vs Holly Holm (2017)win vs Tonya Evinger (2017)loss vs Amanda Nunes (2018)win vs Yana Kunitskaya (2018)win vs Felicia Spencer (2019)win vs Arlene Blencowe (2020)win vs Julia Budd (2020)win vs Sinead Kavanagh (2021)win vs Leslie Smith (2021)win vs Arlene Blencowe (2022)win vs Gabrielle Holloway (2022)win vs Simone da Silva (2022)win vs Cat Zingano (2023)win vs Larissa Pacheco (2024)win vs Kelsey Wickstrum (2024)win vs Aria Wild (2024)win vs Sara Collins (2025)win vs Precious Harris-McCray (2025)win vs Valentina Angarita (2025)win vs Karen Fernandez (2025)win vs Paulina Cardona (2026)
winlossdraw / NC2005–2026

Yoko Takahashi

199020002010loss v Becky Levi, 1996, submissionloss v Irina Rodina, 1996, submissionwin v Kirstie Bragard, 1996, submissionloss v Rieko Amano, 1997, dqwin v Aya Mitsui, 1998, kowin v Sandra de Langeais, 2000, kowin v Silviana Furunefield, 2000, submissionwin v Mari Kaneko, 2000, submissiondraw v Miwako Ishihara, 2001, drawloss v Marloes Coenen, 2001, submissionwin v Aya Koyama, 2002, submissionloss v Irma Verhoeff, 2002, kodraw v Yuuki Kondo, 2002, drawwin v Mika Harigai, 2002, submissionloss v Marloes Coenen, 2004, kowin v Kaoru Ito, 2004, submissionwin v Yukiko Kawakami, 2004, koloss v Irma Verhoeff, 2004, decisionwin v Emma Bush, 2005, submissionwin v Michiko Takeda, 2006, submissionwin v Yong Joo Lee, 2006, submissionloss v Marloes Coenen, 2006, submissionwin v Mika Hayashi, 2006, koloss v Emiko Raika, 2006, koloss v Hiroko Yamanaka, 2007, decisionwin v Keiko Tamai, 2007, submissionwin v Alicia Mena, 2007, submissionloss v Jen Case, 2007, submissionloss v Cris Cyborg, 2008, decisionloss v Shana Olsen, 2010, decision
WON ABOVE·LOST BELOW BAR = STOPPAGE·BROKEN BAR = SUBMISSION·TICK = DECISION 1996–2010
2000 2010 loss vs Becky Levi (1996)loss vs Irina Rodina (1996)win vs Kirstie Bragard (1996)loss vs Rieko Amano (1997)win vs Aya Mitsui (1998)win vs Sandra de Langeais (2000)win vs Silviana Furunefield (2000)win vs Mari Kaneko (2000)draw vs Miwako Ishihara (2001)loss vs Marloes Coenen (2001)win vs Aya Koyama (2002)loss vs Irma Verhoeff (2002)draw vs Yuuki Kondo (2002)win vs Mika Harigai (2002)loss vs Marloes Coenen (2004)win vs Kaoru Ito (2004)win vs Yukiko Kawakami (2004)loss vs Irma Verhoeff (2004)win vs Emma Bush (2005)win vs Michiko Takeda (2006)win vs Yong Joo Lee (2006)loss vs Marloes Coenen (2006)win vs Mika Hayashi (2006)loss vs Emiko Raika (2006)loss vs Hiroko Yamanaka (2007)win vs Keiko Tamai (2007)win vs Alicia Mena (2007)loss vs Jen Case (2007)loss vs Cris Cyborg (2008)loss vs Shana Olsen (2010)
winlossdraw / NC1996–2010

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