Izuru Takeuchi (25-11-7, 6) was born in Okayama, Japan on August 5, 1974. At the age of 23 years on December 20, 1997, he made his professional MMA debut against Motohiko Sugiyama, winning the fight via 2-round unanimous decision.
Takeuchi's last fight was a middleweight (Pancrase Championship) title defense against Ichiro Kanai on December 6, 2009. He lost the fight via 3rd-round majority decision. He retired from the sport of MMA following this loss.
Some of Izuru Takeuchi's best fights have been against Hiromitsu Miura, Shiko Yamashita, Nate Marquardt, Hikaru Sato, Hiromitsu Kanehara, Chris Lytle and Kiuma Kunioku.
Takeuchi has 11 losses on his MMA record.
| # | Date | Opponent | Promotion | Weight | Round | Method | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
43 | Dec 6, 2009 35 years, 4 months 25-11-7 (6) | Ichiro Kanai | Pancrase | MD | 3 | MD | LOSS Lost Pancrase middleweight title |
42  | Aug 8, 2009 35 years 25-10-7 (6) | 24 years, 2 months 9-5-4 (5) | Pancrase | MD | 3 | UD | DRAW |
41  | Nov 1, 2008 34 years, 2 months 25-10-6 (6) | 31 years 40-12 (35) | MD | 3 | TKO | LOSS Punches | |
40 | Jun 1, 2008 33 years, 9 months 25-9-6 (6) | Junior Santos | Pancrase | MD | 1 | SUB | WIN Heel hook |
39  | Mar 26, 2008 33 years, 7 months 24-9-6 (5) | 37 years, 5 months 18-19-1 (11) | Pancrase | MD | 3 | UD | WIN |
38 | Nov 28, 2007 33 years, 3 months 23-9-6 (5) | Yuichi Nakanishi | Pancrase | MD | 3 | UD | WIN Won Pancrase middleweight title |
37 | Sep 5, 2007 33 years, 1 months 22-9-6 (5) | Bryan Rafiq | Pancrase | MD | 3 | UD | WIN |
36 | Apr 27, 2007 32 years, 8 months 21-9-6 (5) | Daisuke Watanabe | Pancrase | MD | 3 | UD | WIN |
35 | Feb 18, 2007 32 years, 6 months 20-9-6 (5) | Kyacey Uscola | MD | 3 | UD | LOSS | |
34 | Dec 2, 2006 32 years, 3 months 20-8-6 (5) | Yuichi Nakanishi | Pancrase | MD | 3 | SD | LOSS For Pancrase middleweight title |
33  | Aug 27, 2006 32 years 20-7-6 (5) | 26 years, 1 months 14-15-3 (8) | Pancrase | MD | 3 | UD | WIN |
32  | Jun 11, 2006 31 years, 10 months 19-7-6 (5) | 24 years, 10 months 16-3 (9) | MD | 1 | TKO | LOSS Punches | |
31 | May 2, 2006 31 years, 8 months 19-6-6 (5) | Azat Askerov | Pancrase | MD | 2 | UD | WIN |
30 | Feb 4, 2006 31 years, 5 months 18-6-6 (5) | Myung Ho Bae | MD | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches | |
29 | Nov 4, 2005 31 years, 2 months 17-6-6 (4) | Kozo Urita | Pancrase | MD | 2 | UD | WIN |
28  | Jul 6, 2005 30 years, 11 months 16-6-6 (4) | 23 years, 9 months 4-1 (2) | K-1 | LT | 2 | TKO | WIN Punches |
27  | May 1, 2005 30 years, 8 months 15-6-6 (3) | 26 years 20-6-2 (15) | Pancrase | MD | 3 | CKO | LOSS Rear-naked choke For Pancrase middleweight title |
26 | Feb 4, 2005 30 years, 5 months 15-5-6 (3) | Yuji Hisamatsu | Pancrase | MD | 3 | UD | WIN |
25 | Nov 26, 2004 30 years, 3 months 14-5-6 (3) | Seiki Ryo | Pancrase | MD | 1 | TKO | WIN Shoulder injury |
24 | Oct 1, 2004 30 years, 1 months 13-5-6 (2) | Mitsuhiro Ito | MD | 2 | SUB | WIN Armlock | |
23 | Jun 22, 2004 29 years, 10 months 12-5-6 (1) | Osami Shibuya | Pancrase | MD | 3 | UD | DRAW Unanimous |
22  | Apr 23, 2004 29 years, 8 months 12-5-5 (1) | 27 years, 5 months 30-17-7 (12) | Pancrase | MD | 3 | MD | WIN |
21 | Feb 27, 2004 29 years, 6 months 11-5-5 (1) | Marcel Ferreira | MD | 3 | UD | DRAW | |
20 | Oct 31, 2003 29 years, 2 months 11-5-4 (1) | Eiji Ishikawa | Pancrase | MD | 3 | UD | DRAW |
19 | Jun 7, 2003 28 years, 10 months 11-5-3 (1) | Kosei Kubota | Pancrase | MD | 3 | UD | WIN |
18 | Mar 8, 2003 28 years, 7 months 10-5-3 (1) | 23 years, 10 months 16-4-1 (13) | Pancrase | MD | 1 | KO | LOSS Punches For Pancrase middleweight title |
17  | Dec 21, 2002 28 years, 4 months 10-4-3 (1) | 28 years, 4 months 10-7-5 (9) | Pancrase | 3 | MD | WIN | |
16 | Oct 29, 2002 28 years, 2 months 9-4-3 (1) | 23 years, 6 months 15-3-1 (12) | Pancrase | 3 | UD | WIN | |
15 | Sep 7, 2002 28 years, 1 months 8-4-3 (1) | Dustin Denes | 3 | UD | LOSS | ||
14  | Jan 12, 2002 27 years, 5 months 8-3-3 (1) | 31 years, 3 months 14-6 (12) | 3 | MD | WIN | ||
13  | Nov 25, 2001 27 years, 3 months 7-3-3 (1) | 27 years, 4 months 7-6-1 (5) | 3 | UD | DRAW | ||
12 | Jul 6, 2001 26 years, 11 months 7-3-2 (1) | 26 years, 11 months 7-5 (5) | 3 | SD | WIN | ||
11 | Mar 18, 2000 25 years, 7 months 6-3-2 (1) | Patrick Fortrie | 2 | UD | LOSS | ||
10 | Mar 18, 2000 25 years, 7 months 6-2-2 (1) | Frederique Ferrera | 2 | SUB | WIN Armbar | ||
9 | Mar 18, 2000 25 years, 7 months 5-2-2 (0) | Florentim Amorim | 2 | UD | WIN | ||
8  | Jan 14, 2000 25 years, 5 months 4-2-2 (0) | 26 years 2-0 (2) | 2 | UD | WIN | ||
7  | Nov 4, 1999 25 years, 2 months 3-2-2 (0) | 28 years, 1 months 3-5-1 (2) | 2 | UD | DRAW | ||
6 | May 29, 1999 24 years, 9 months 3-2-1 (0) | Ahmed Lazizi | 2 | UD | WIN | ||
5 | Apr 9, 1999 24 years, 8 months 2-2-1 (0) | Nobuhiro Tsurumaki | 2 | UD | WIN | ||
4 | Nov 27, 1998 24 years, 3 months 1-2-1 (0) | 27 years, 2 months 2-2 (1) | 2 | UD | DRAW | ||
3  | Jul 18, 1998 23 years, 11 months 1-2 (0) | 21 years, 10 months 1-0 (1) | 2 | UD | LOSS | ||
2  | Dec 20, 1997 23 years, 4 months 1-1 (0) | 24 years, 4 months 9-4 (6) | 1 | SUB | LOSS Toe hold | ||
1 | Dec 20, 1997 23 years, 4 months 1-0 (0) | Motohiko Sugiyama | 2 | UD | WIN |
