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David Picasso vs Naoya Inoue — record, stats and common opponents compared

🇲🇽FEATHERWEIGHT

David Picasso

Cross-division

🇯🇵SUPER BANTAMWEIGHT

Naoya Inoue

David Picasso (33-1-1) and Naoya Inoue (33-0) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met once. They share no common opponents in Kill The Body's bout data.

Picasso

33

Wins18 KO · 55%

1

Loss

1

Draw35 tracked bouts

Inoue

33

Wins27 KO · 82%

0

Losses

0

Draws33 tracked bouts

Head to Head

Inoue leads 1–0

David Picasso and Naoya Inoue have met 1 time; Inoue leads 1–0.

David Picasso and Naoya Inoue have met 1 time; Inoue leads 1–0.
Met2025Dec 27Series
David PicassoFighter ALLost0–1W–L
Naoya InoueFighter BWWon1–0W–L
ResultUD1Meeting

The Numbers

Picasso 1 · Inoue 6 of 7 measurable rows
PicassoInoue
Record
33-1-133-0 (edge)
Win %0–100%
95.7%
100% (edge)
Wins by knockoutmax 27
18
27 (edge)
KO rate0–100%
54.55%
81.82% (edge)
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)†0–100%
55%
82% (edge)
Times stopped†levelmax 0
0
0
Title reignsmax 15
0
15 (edge)
Bouts per year‡max 3.7
3.7 (edge)
2.4
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 35
35
33

† Counted from bouts Kill The Body has ingested, not a career total. · ‡ Across each fighter's tracked career span. · Bars are scaled per row — percentages on 0–100, counts against the larger of the two. Every figure is also printed as text.

Tale of the Tape

Height+3″
David Picasso: 5′8″ (edge)
Naoya Inoue: 5′5″
Reach+3″
David Picasso: 70″ (edge)
Naoya Inoue: 67″
Age7 yrs apart
David Picasso: 26
Naoya Inoue: 33
Stance
David Picasso: Orthodox
Naoya Inoue: Orthodox

David Picasso left, Naoya Inoue right, as everywhere on this page. Age is stated, not scored — neither age nor stance carries an edge.

Featherweight against Super Bantamweight. The two are listed in different weight classes, so the tape measures them as they stand rather than as a matchup.

How They Win

Tracked bouts only
David Picasso33 wins · from 35 tracked bouts

David Picasso: 33 tracked wins — 18 by KO/TKO (55%) and 15 on the cards (45%). Counted from 35 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

18 by KO/TKO 55%15 on the cards 45%

Naoya Inoue33 wins · from 33 tracked bouts

Naoya Inoue: 33 tracked wins — 27 by KO/TKO (82%) and 6 on the cards (18%). Counted from 33 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

27 by KO/TKO 82%6 on the cards 18%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — David Picasso 35, Naoya Inoue 33 — not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

No opponents in common across the bouts Kill The Body has tracked for these two.

Current Form

Oldest left · newest right

David Picasso has won once since losing a decision to Naoya Inoue. Picasso last boxed on Aug 29, 2026 — 55 days ago.WWWLW

Ruiz Oct 2024Cuello Dec 2024Kameda Jul 2025Inoue Dec 2025Rincon Aug 20263.7 tracked bouts per year

Naoya Inoue has won 33 straight, the most recent against Junto Nakatani. Inoue last boxed on May 2, 2026 — 174 days ago.WWWWW

Ye-joon Jan 2025Cardenas May 2025Akhmadaliev Sep 2025Picasso Dec 2025Nakatani May 20262.4 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have David Picasso and Naoya Inoue ever fought each other?
Yes. David Picasso and Naoya Inoue met once on December 27, 2025, and Naoya Inoue won by UD.
The meeting

LDec 27, 2025 · Inoue · UD

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Picasso or Inoue?
David Picasso is 33-1-1 and Naoya Inoue is 33-0. Naoya Inoue has the higher win percentage.
Records · win %

Picasso33–1–195.7%

Inoue33–0100%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Picasso or Inoue?
David Picasso has 18 knockout wins and Naoya Inoue has 27. Naoya Inoue has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Picasso1854.6%

Inoue2781.8%

The Numbers ↓
Do Picasso and Inoue have any common opponents?
Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both David Picasso and Naoya Inoue have faced.
Who is bigger, Picasso or Inoue?
David Picasso is the taller fighter at 173 cm, 8 cm above the other. David Picasso also has the longer reach, by 7 cm.
Height · reach

Picasso173 cm178 cm reach

Inoue165 cm171 cm reach

Tale of the Tape ↓
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Picasso and Inoue?
This comparison is drawn from 35 bouts tracked for David Picasso and 33 bouts tracked for Naoya Inoue. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Picasso35bouts

Inoue33bouts

How They Win ↓

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