Have Galal Yafai and Kiyoshi Tanabe ever fought each other?

Galal Yafai and Kiyoshi Tanabe haven't fought, in the fights Kill The Body tracks.

Who has the better record, Yafai or Tanabe?

Galal Yafai is 9-0 and Kiyoshi Tanabe is 21-0-1. Galal Yafai has the higher win percentage.

Who has more knockouts, Yafai or Tanabe?

Galal Yafai has 7 knockout wins and Kiyoshi Tanabe has 5. Galal Yafai has more.

Do Yafai and Tanabe have any common opponents?

Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both Galal Yafai and Kiyoshi Tanabe have faced.

Who is bigger, Yafai or Tanabe?

Galal Yafai is the taller fighter at 163 cm, 4 cm above the other.

How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Yafai and Tanabe?

This comparison is drawn from 10 bouts tracked for Galal Yafai and 1 bout tracked for Kiyoshi Tanabe. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

Galal Yafai vs Kiyoshi Tanabe — Records, Stats & Common Opponents

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Galal Yafai (9-0) and Kiyoshi Tanabe (21-0-1) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. They haven't fought, in the fights Kill The Body tracks. They share no common opponents in Kill The Body's bout data.

Yafai

Wins7 KO · 78%

Losses

Draws10 tracked bouts

Tanabe

Wins5 KO · 24%

Losses

Draw1 tracked bout

The Numbers

Yafai 5 · Tanabe 1 of 6 measurable rows

YafaiEdge = longer wingTanabe

Record: 9-0 (edge)21-0-1
Win %0–100%: 100% (edge)
97.7%
Wins by knockoutmax 7: 7 (edge)
5
KO rate0–100%: 77.78% (edge)
23.81%
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)^†0–100%: 78%
100% (edge)
Times stopped^†levelmax 0: 0
0
Title reignsmax 1: 1 (edge)
0
Bouts per year^‡not comparable: 3—
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 10: 10
1

† 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″: Galal Yafai: 5′4″ (edge); Kiyoshi Tanabe: 5′3″
Reachnot held: Galal Yafai: 68″; Kiyoshi Tanabe: No reach on file
Age53 yrs apart: Galal Yafai: 33; Kiyoshi Tanabe: 86
Stance: Galal Yafai: Southpaw; Kiyoshi Tanabe: Orthodox

Galal Yafai left, Kiyoshi Tanabe right, as everywhere on this page. Age is stated, not scored — neither age nor stance carries an edge.

How They Win

Tracked bouts only

Galal Yafai9 wins · from 10 tracked bouts

7 by KO/TKO 78%2 on the cards 22%

Kiyoshi Tanabe1 win · from 1 tracked bout

1 by KO/TKO 100%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Galal Yafai 10, Kiyoshi Tanabe 1 — 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

Galal Yafai has a no contest in the most recent tracked bout with Francisco Rodriguez, Jr.. Yafai last boxed on Jun 21, 2025 — 490 days ago.WWWWNC

Santomauro Dec 2023Gauto Apr 2024Oliva Sep 2024Edwards Nov 2024Jr. Jun 20253 tracked bouts per year

Kiyoshi Tanabe last boxed on Feb 20, 1967 — 21,796 days ago. Tanabe had won once, the most recent against Horacio Accavallo.W

Accavallo Feb 1967

Common Questions

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Have Galal Yafai and Kiyoshi Tanabe ever fought each other?: Galal Yafai and Kiyoshi Tanabe haven't fought, in the fights Kill The Body tracks.
Who has the better record, Yafai or Tanabe?: Galal Yafai is 9-0 and Kiyoshi Tanabe is 21-0-1. Galal Yafai has the higher win percentage.
Who has more knockouts, Yafai or Tanabe?: Galal Yafai has 7 knockout wins and Kiyoshi Tanabe has 5. Galal Yafai has more.
Do Yafai and Tanabe have any common opponents?: Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both Galal Yafai and Kiyoshi Tanabe have faced.
Who is bigger, Yafai or Tanabe?: Galal Yafai is the taller fighter at 163 cm, 4 cm above the other.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Yafai and Tanabe?: This comparison is drawn from 10 bouts tracked for Galal Yafai and 1 bout tracked for Kiyoshi Tanabe. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

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