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Gennady Golovkin vs Ryōta Murata — record, stats and common opponents compared

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Gennady Golovkin

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Ryōta Murata

Gennady Golovkin (42-2-1) and Ryōta Murata (16-3) 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.

Golovkin

42

Wins37 KO · 88%

2

Losses

1

Draw45 tracked bouts

Murata

16

Wins13 KO · 81%

3

Losses

0

Draws19 tracked bouts

Head to Head

Golovkin leads 1–0

Gennady Golovkin and Ryōta Murata have met 1 time; Golovkin leads 1–0.

Gennady Golovkin and Ryōta Murata have met 1 time; Golovkin leads 1–0.
Met2022Apr 9Series
Gennady GolovkinFighter AWWon1–0W–L
Ryōta MurataFighter BLLost0–1W–L
ResultTKOR91Meeting

The Numbers

Golovkin 8 · Murata 0 of 8 measurable rows
GolovkinMurata
Record
42-2-1 (edge)16-3
Win %0–100%
94.4% (edge)
84.2%
Wins by knockoutmax 37
37 (edge)
13
KO rate0–100%
88.1% (edge)
81.25%
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)†0–100%
88% (edge)
81%
Times stopped†max 1
0 (edge)
1
Title reignsmax 15
15 (edge)
2
Bouts per year‡max 2.7
2.7 (edge)
2.2
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 45
45
19

† 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

Heightnot held
Gennady Golovkin: 5′10″
Ryōta Murata: No height on file
Reach+5″
Gennady Golovkin: 70″
Ryōta Murata: 75″ (edge)
Age4 yrs apart
Gennady Golovkin: 44
Ryōta Murata: 40
Stance
Gennady Golovkin: Orthodox
Ryōta Murata: Orthodox

Gennady Golovkin left, Ryōta Murata right, as everywhere on this page. Age is stated, not scored — neither age nor stance carries an edge.

How They Win

Tracked bouts only
Gennady Golovkin42 wins · from 45 tracked bouts

Gennady Golovkin: 42 tracked wins — 37 by KO/TKO (88%) and 5 on the cards (12%). Counted from 45 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

37 by KO/TKO 88%5 on the cards 12%

Ryōta Murata16 wins · from 19 tracked bouts

Ryōta Murata: 16 tracked wins — 13 by KO/TKO (81%) and 3 on the cards (19%). Counted from 19 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

13 by KO/TKO 81%3 on the cards 19%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Gennady Golovkin 45, Ryōta Murata 19 — 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

Gennady Golovkin last boxed on Sep 17, 2022 — 1,498 days ago. Golovkin had won four in a row before losing a decision to Canelo Álvarez.WWWWL

Rolls Jun 2019Derevyanchenko Oct 2019Szeremeta Dec 2020Murata Apr 2022Álvarez Sep 20222.7 tracked bouts per year

Ryōta Murata last boxed on Apr 9, 2022 — 1,659 days ago. Murata had won two in a row before losing by stoppage to Gennady Golovkin.WLWWL

Blandamura Apr 2018Brant Oct 2018Brant Jul 2019Butler Dec 2019Golovkin Apr 20222.2 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have Gennady Golovkin and Ryōta Murata ever fought each other?
Yes. Gennady Golovkin and Ryōta Murata met once on April 9, 2022, and Gennady Golovkin won by TKO in round 9.
The meeting

WApr 9, 2022 · Golovkin · TKO R9

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Golovkin or Murata?
Gennady Golovkin is 42-2-1 and Ryōta Murata is 16-3. Gennady Golovkin has the higher win percentage.
Records · win %

Golovkin42–2–194.4%

Murata16–384.2%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Golovkin or Murata?
Gennady Golovkin has 37 knockout wins and Ryōta Murata has 13. Gennady Golovkin has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Golovkin3788.1%

Murata1381.3%

The Numbers ↓
Do Golovkin and Murata have any common opponents?
Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both Gennady Golovkin and Ryōta Murata have faced.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Golovkin and Murata?
This comparison is drawn from 45 bouts tracked for Gennady Golovkin and 19 bouts tracked for Ryōta Murata. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Golovkin45bouts

Murata19bouts

How They Win ↓

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