Matsumoto vs Takada

Who won Matsumoto vs Takada?

Ryusei Matsumoto beat Yuni Takada by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest on Sunday, March 15th, 2026, at Yokohama Buntai, Yokohama.

The scorecards were announced as 120-108, 120-108, 120-108 in favor of winner Ryusei Matsumoto.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds in the Minimumweight division, which meant the weight limit was 105 pounds (7.5 stone or 47.6 kg).

This contest was for the WBA minimumweight championship of the world.

Matsumoto was making his 2nd defense of the WBA World Minimumweight Championship. He won this belt against Yuni Takada in September 2025. He had held this belt for 6 months and 5 days.

This final_eliminator appeared on the undercard of Nonito Donaire losing to Riku Masuda for the WBA World Bantamweight championship. Also on the undercard Anthony Olascuaga beat Jukiya Iimura for the WBO World Flyweight belt, and Thammanoon Niyomtrong was overcome by Shokichi Iwata for the WBC World Light Flyweight title.

Matsumoto vs Takada stats

Ryusei Matsumoto stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 7 wins, zero losses, and 0 draws.

Yuni Takada made his way to the ring with a record of 16 wins, 9 losses and 3 draws.

Ryusei Matsumoto was the same age as Yuni Takada, at 27 years old.

Matsumoto had a height advantage of 1 inch over Takada. Despite this, Takada had a 2-inch reach advantage.

Ryusei Matsumoto fought out of the southpaw stance, while Yuni Takada was an orthodox fighter.

Matsumoto was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 21 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2023, 7 years and 5 months later than Takada, whose first professional fight was in 2015. He had fought 135 fewer professional rounds, totaling 49 compared to Takada's 184.

Ryusei Matsumoto went into the fight ranked number 10 by the WBO at minimumweight.

Yuni Takada was ranked number 4 by the WBA in the 105lb division.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Yuni Takada had been fighting more than Ryusei Matsumoto.

Going into this contest, Ryusei Matsumoto had last fought 6 months and 1 day ago, while Yuni Takada's last outing had been 6 months and 1 day ago.

What time did Matsumoto vs Takada start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 8:00 AM UTC at Yokohama Buntai, Yokohama, Japan, which was 4:00 AM EST or 1:00 AM PST on the West Coast of America, or 8:00 AM GMT in the UK.

What were the odds on Matsumoto vs Takada?

Ryusei Matsumoto was a 9/100 (-1100) favorite going into the contest, while Yuni Takada made his way into the ring at 13/2 (+650) with oddsmakers.