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Elwin Soto vs Katsunari Takayama — record, stats and common opponents compared

🇲🇽MEXICO

Elwin Soto

🇯🇵JAPAN

Katsunari Takayama

Elwin Soto (21-4-1) and Katsunari Takayama (35-9) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met once. They share 1 common opponent.

Soto

21

Wins13 KO · 62%

4

Losses

1

Draw26 tracked bouts

Takayama

35

Wins12 KO · 34%

9

Losses

0

Draws46 tracked bouts

Head to Head

Soto leads 1–0

Elwin Soto and Katsunari Takayama have met 1 time; Soto leads 1–0.

Elwin Soto and Katsunari Takayama have met 1 time; Soto leads 1–0.
Met2021May 8Series
Elwin SotoFighter AWWon1–0W–L
Katsunari TakayamaFighter BLLost0–1W–L
ResultTKOR91Meeting

The Numbers

Soto 7 · Takayama 1 of 8 measurable rows
SotoTakayama
Record
21-4-1 (edge)35-9
Win %0–100%
82.7% (edge)
79.5%
Wins by knockoutmax 13
13 (edge)
12
KO rate0–100%
61.9% (edge)
34.29%
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)†0–100%
62% (edge)
33%
Times stopped†max 2
0 (edge)
2
Title reignsmax 7
1
7 (edge)
Bouts per year‡max 2.9
2.9 (edge)
1.9
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 46
26
46

† 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+1″
Elwin Soto: 5′3″ (edge)
Katsunari Takayama: 5′2″
Reachnot held
Elwin Soto: No reach on file
Katsunari Takayama: 63″
Age14 yrs apart
Elwin Soto: 29
Katsunari Takayama: 43
Stance
Elwin Soto: Orthodox
Katsunari Takayama: Orthodox

Elwin Soto left, Katsunari Takayama right, as everywhere on this page. Age is stated, not scored — neither age nor stance carries an edge.

How They Win

Tracked bouts only
Elwin Soto21 wins · from 26 tracked bouts

Elwin Soto: 21 tracked wins — 13 by KO/TKO (62%) and 8 on the cards (38%). Counted from 26 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

13 by KO/TKO 62%8 on the cards 38%

Katsunari Takayama36 wins · from 46 tracked bouts

Katsunari Takayama: 36 tracked wins — 12 by KO/TKO (33%), 18 on the cards (50%) and 6 by another method or unrecorded (17%). Counted from 46 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

12 by KO/TKO 33%18 on the cards 50%6 by another method or unrecorded 17%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Elwin Soto 26, Katsunari Takayama 46 — not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

1 shared

1 shared · even on 1

Soto

Opponent

Takayama

  • Elwin Soto

    Win, UD

    2018

    RodríguezEven

    Katsunari Takayama

    Win, UD

    2013

Both sides are set at the same size on purpose. Kill The Body does not score a second-round knockout above a split decision — the edge counts losses first and wins as the tiebreak, and the rest is yours to argue. Shared opponents are matched on fighter identity, not on name, so two different fighters with the same name never merge into one row.

Current Form

Oldest left · newest right

Elwin Soto has lost the most recent, to Erik Badillo. Soto last boxed on Nov 29, 2025 — 330 days ago.LWWDL

Budler Jun 2022Mosinos May 2023Armenta Nov 2023Caro Nov 2024Badillo Nov 20252.9 tracked bouts per year

Katsunari Takayama has won three straight since losing by stoppage to Elwin Soto. Takayama last boxed on Dec 18, 2024 — 676 days ago.WLWWW

Konishi Dec 2020Soto May 2021Lino Jun 2023Baloro Sep 2023Lu Dec 20241.9 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have Elwin Soto and Katsunari Takayama ever fought each other?
Yes. Elwin Soto and Katsunari Takayama met once on May 8, 2021, and Elwin Soto won by TKO in round 9.
The meeting

WMay 8, 2021 · Soto · TKO R9

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Soto or Takayama?
Elwin Soto is 21-4-1 and Katsunari Takayama is 35-9. Elwin Soto has the higher win percentage.
Records · win %

Soto21–4–182.7%

Takayama35–979.5%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Soto or Takayama?
Elwin Soto has 13 knockout wins and Katsunari Takayama has 12. Elwin Soto has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Soto1361.9%

Takayama1234.3%

The Numbers ↓
Do Soto and Takayama have any common opponents?
Elwin Soto and Katsunari Takayama share 1 common opponent: Mario Rodríguez. Neither fighter fared better across the shared opponents overall.
Shared opponent

Mario RodríguezWW

Common Opponents ↓
Who is bigger, Soto or Takayama?
Elwin Soto is the taller fighter at 160 cm, 3 cm above the other.
Height · reach

Soto160 cm

Takayama157 cm159 cm reach

Tale of the Tape ↓
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Soto and Takayama?
This comparison is drawn from 26 bouts tracked for Elwin Soto and 46 bouts tracked for Katsunari Takayama. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Soto26bouts

Takayama46bouts

How They Win ↓

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