- Is a Pro-wrestling legend in Japan. Takada won numerous titles in UWF, UWFI and NJPW.
- Was the founder of Kingdom Fighting Championship. A short-lived shoot boxing competition in which several MMA fighters fought : Kazushi Sakuraba, Orlando Wiet, Naoya Ogawa, Yoji Anjo...
- Is the mentor of legendary MMA fighter Kazushi Sakuraba.
- Was trained in Muay Thai by legendary Vale Tudo fighter Marco Ruas.
- Fought Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu legend Rickson Gracie twice and Takada got submitted each time with an arm bar.
- Founder of the Takada Dojo, which managed the careers of fighters such as Yoji Anjo, Kazushi Sakuraba, Daijiro Matsui, Yoshihisa Yamamoto, Hiromitsu Kanehara and Olympic Gold Medalist Pawel Nastula.
- Lost by decision to Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu master, and UFC veteran, Royce Gracie at PRIDE Grand Prix 2000.
- Submitted Wrestling legend Mark Coleman by a heel hook at PRIDE 5.
- Submitted kick boxer Kyle Sturgeon by a heel hook at PRIDE 3.
- Lost by submission to Vale Tudo champion Mark Kerr at PRIDE 6.
- Lost by TKO to Ukrainian striker Igor Vovchanchyn at PRIDE 11.
- Fought to a draw K-1 veteran Mike Bernardo in fight festival "Inoki Bom-Ba-Ye 2001".
- Fought to a draw Croatian striker Mirko "Crocop" Filipovic in PRIDE 17.
- Got knocked-out by former student Kiyoshi Tamura at PRIDE 23. It was Takada's retirement fight.
- Defeated WWE Wrestler Big Dan Vader in a grudge match in Real Pro-Wrestling Championship in 1995.
- Retired from MMA competition to create the Wrestling Federation HUSTLE for Dream Stage Entertainment, in which he serves a president and manager of wrestler's stable "Takada Monster Army".
- Is a very close friend of Wrestling legends Antonio Inoki and Bill Goldberg.
- Defeated boxing legend Trevor Berbick, under MMA rules, in a UWFI super fight.
- Caused a severe controversy by declaring that his two wins in PRIDE Fighting Championship, against Kyle Sturgeon and Mark Coleman, were rigged.
- Is still serving as a PRIDE FC president after the PRIDE purchase by the Fertittas brothers and Dana White.
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