out ▁his ▁career , ▁Tak im oto ▁defeated ▁many ▁notable ▁jud oka , ▁including ▁Olympic ▁medal ists ▁Dj am el ▁Bour as , ▁Ber tr and ▁Dam ais in ▁and ▁Fl áv io ▁C anto . ▁ ▁M ixed ▁mart ial ▁arts ▁career ▁Tak im oto ▁began ▁to ▁consider ▁a ▁career ▁in ▁M MA ▁after ▁att ending ▁P ride ▁ 2 8 ▁on ▁Oct . ▁ 3 1 , ▁ 2 0 0 4 ▁and ▁seeing ▁his ▁friends ▁and ▁fellow ▁jud oka ▁have ▁success ▁in ▁the ▁sport . ▁He ▁announced ▁on ▁Dec . ▁ 7 , ▁ 2 0 0 4 ▁that ▁he ▁would ▁make ▁his ▁debut ▁at ▁P ride ▁Sho ck wave ▁ 2 0 0 4 ▁against ▁any ▁f ighter ▁at ▁any ▁weight , ▁as ▁long ▁as ▁it ▁was ▁a ▁" non - j udo ▁f ighter ." ▁He ▁got ▁his ▁wish ▁and ▁made ▁his ▁debut ▁vs . ▁former ▁Sum o ▁Ma eg ash ira ▁Henry ▁Miller , ▁winning ▁via ▁un anim ous ▁decision . ▁He ▁out land ed ▁Miller ▁almost ▁ 2 - to - 1 ▁in ▁significant ▁strik es ▁and ▁took ▁him ▁down ▁twice ▁despite ▁being ▁significantly ▁out we ighed . ▁He ▁fought ▁for ▁P ride ▁six ▁times ▁in ▁his ▁career , ▁posting ▁a ▁ 3 - 3 ▁record ▁with ▁the ▁organization . ▁His ▁vict ories ▁came ▁against ▁the ▁a for ement ioned ▁Miller , ▁fellow ▁jud oka ▁D ong - S ik ▁Y oon ▁and ▁Ta ek w ondo ▁expert ▁Zel g ▁G ale š ić . ▁