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Freddie Norwood vs Kōji Matsumoto — record, stats and common opponents compared

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Freddie Norwood

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Kōji Matsumoto

Freddie Norwood (43-4-1) and Kōji Matsumoto (1-2 across 3 tracked bouts) 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.

Norwood

43

Wins23 KO · 53%

4

Losses

1

Draw49 tracked bouts

Matsumoto

Tracked record

1–2

counted from 3 bouts Kill The Body has ingested

Heads up: at least one of these records is a tracked record — the wins and losses Kill The Body has ingested so far, not an independently verified career total. Treat the comparison as a read on the bouts we hold, not a settled ledger.

Head to Head

Norwood leads 1–0

Freddie Norwood and Kōji Matsumoto have met 1 time; Norwood leads 1–0.

Freddie Norwood and Kōji Matsumoto have met 1 time; Norwood leads 1–0.
Met1998Sep 22Series
Freddie NorwoodFighter AWWon1–0W–L
Kōji MatsumotoFighter BLLost0–1W–L
ResultTKOR101Meeting

The Numbers

Norwood 5 · Matsumoto 1 of 6 measurable rows
NorwoodMatsumoto
Record†
43-4-1 (edge)1-2
Win %0–100%
90.6% (edge)
33.3%
Wins by knockoutmax 23
23 (edge)
1
KO ratenot comparable
53.49%—
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)‡0–100%
53%
100% (edge)
Times stopped‡levelmax 2
2
2
Title reignsmax 2
2 (edge)
0
Bouts per year§max 2.3
2.3 (edge)
0.5
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 49
49
3

† One or both records are tracked, not career-verified. · ‡ 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

Reachnot held
Freddie Norwood: 68″
Kōji Matsumoto: No reach on file
Age1 yr apart
Freddie Norwood: 56
Kōji Matsumoto: 57
Stance
Freddie Norwood: Southpaw
Kōji Matsumoto: Not recorded

Freddie Norwood left, Kōji Matsumoto right, as everywhere on this page. Age is stated, not scored — neither age nor stance carries an edge.

How They Win

Tracked bouts only
Freddie Norwood43 wins · from 49 tracked bouts

Freddie Norwood: 43 tracked wins — 23 by KO/TKO (53%), 19 on the cards (44%) and 1 by another method or unrecorded (2%). Counted from 49 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

23 by KO/TKO 53%19 on the cards 44%1 by another method or unrecorded 2%

Kōji Matsumoto1 win · from 3 tracked bouts

Kōji Matsumoto: 1 tracked win — 1 by KO/TKO (100%). Counted from 3 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

1 by KO/TKO 100%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Freddie Norwood 49, Kōji Matsumoto 3 — 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

Freddie Norwood last boxed on Mar 4, 2011 — 5,706 days ago. Norwood had lost two straight, after one straight win.LLWLL

Edwards Sep 2007Edwards May 2008Celaya Jul 2009Narh Mar 2011Narh Mar 20112.3 tracked bouts per year

Kōji Matsumoto last boxed on Sep 22, 1998 — 10,252 days ago. Matsumoto had won one in a row before losing by stoppage to Freddie Norwood.LWL

Yong-kyun Apr 1992Duran Nov 1996Norwood Sep 19980.5 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have Freddie Norwood and Kōji Matsumoto ever fought each other?
Yes. Freddie Norwood and Kōji Matsumoto met once on September 22, 1998, and Freddie Norwood won by TKO in round 10.
The meeting

WSep 22, 1998 · Norwood · TKO R10

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Norwood or Matsumoto?
Freddie Norwood is 43-4-1 and Kōji Matsumoto is 1-2 across the 3 bouts Kill The Body has tracked. Freddie Norwood has the higher win percentage. Records shown as tracked have not yet been independently verified as complete career totals.
Records · win %

Norwood43–4–190.6%

Matsumoto1–233.3%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Norwood or Matsumoto?
Freddie Norwood has 23 knockout wins and Kōji Matsumoto has 1. Freddie Norwood has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Norwood2353.5%

Matsumoto1

The Numbers ↓
Do Norwood and Matsumoto have any common opponents?
Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both Freddie Norwood and Kōji Matsumoto have faced.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Norwood and Matsumoto?
This comparison is drawn from 49 bouts tracked for Freddie Norwood and 3 bouts tracked for Kōji Matsumoto. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Norwood49bouts

Matsumoto3bouts

How They Win ↓

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