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Guts Ishimatsu vs Ken Buchanan — record, stats and common opponents compared

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Guts Ishimatsu

🇬🇧LIGHTWEIGHT

Ken Buchanan

Guts Ishimatsu (31-14-6) and Ken Buchanan (61-8) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met once. They share 2 common opponents.

Ishimatsu

31

Wins17 KO · 55%

14

Losses

6

Draws9 tracked bouts

Buchanan

61

Wins27 KO · 44%

8

Losses

0

Draws69 tracked bouts

Head to Head

Ishimatsu leads 1–0

Guts Ishimatsu and Ken Buchanan have met 1 time; Ishimatsu leads 1–0.

Guts Ishimatsu and Ken Buchanan have met 1 time; Ishimatsu leads 1–0.
Met1975Feb 27Series
Guts IshimatsuFighter AWWon1–0W–L
Ken BuchananFighter BLLost0–1W–L
ResultUD1Meeting

The Numbers

Ishimatsu 2 · Buchanan 6 of 8 measurable rows
IshimatsuBuchanan
Record
31-14-661-8 (edge)
Win %0–100%
66.7%
88.4% (edge)
Wins by knockoutmax 27
17
27 (edge)
KO rate0–100%
54.84% (edge)
44.26%
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)†0–100%
67% (edge)
43%
Times stopped†max 3
3
1 (edge)
Title reignsmax 3
1
3 (edge)
Bouts per year‡max 4.2
1.3
4.2 (edge)
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 69
9
69

† 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
Guts Ishimatsu: 5′7″
Ken Buchanan: No height on file
Reachnot held
Guts Ishimatsu: 68″
Ken Buchanan: No reach on file
Agenot comparable
Guts Ishimatsu: Died aged 76
Ken Buchanan: Died aged 77
Stance
Guts Ishimatsu: Orthodox|ref| Name=boxrec|
Ken Buchanan: Orthodox

Guts Ishimatsu left, Ken Buchanan right, as everywhere on this page. Age is stated, not scored — neither age nor stance carries an edge.

How They Win

Tracked bouts only
Guts Ishimatsu3 wins · from 9 tracked bouts

Guts Ishimatsu: 3 tracked wins — 2 by KO/TKO (67%) and 1 on the cards (33%). Counted from 9 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

2 by KO/TKO 67%1 on the cards 33%

Ken Buchanan61 wins · from 69 tracked bouts

Ken Buchanan: 61 tracked wins — 26 by KO/TKO (43%) and 35 on the cards (57%). Counted from 69 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

26 by KO/TKO 43%35 on the cards 57%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Guts Ishimatsu 9, Ken Buchanan 69 — not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

2 shared

2 shared · Buchanan better on 1 · even on 1

Ishimatsu

Opponent

Buchanan

  • Guts Ishimatsu

    Loss, TKO 10

    1973

    DuránEven

    Ken Buchanan

    Loss, TKO 13

    1972

  • Guts Ishimatsu

    Loss, TKO 13

    1970

    LagunaBuchanan better

    Ken Buchanan

    2–0 against

    Win, UD

    1971

    Win, SD

    1970

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

Guts Ishimatsu has lost two straight, after three straight wins. Ishimatsu last boxed on Apr 2, 1977.WWWLL

González Apr 1974González Nov 1974Buchanan Feb 1975Jesús May 1976Muangsurin Apr 19771.3 tracked bouts per year

Ken Buchanan has lost four straight, after one straight win. Buchanan last boxed on Jan 25, 1982.WLLLL

Gwilliam Oct 1980Early Jan 1981Tinago Apr 1981Williams Nov 1981Feeney Jan 19824.2 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have Guts Ishimatsu and Ken Buchanan ever fought each other?
Yes. Guts Ishimatsu and Ken Buchanan met once on February 27, 1975, and Guts Ishimatsu won by UD.
The meeting

WFeb 27, 1975 · Ishimatsu · UD

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Ishimatsu or Buchanan?
Guts Ishimatsu is 31-14-6 and Ken Buchanan is 61-8. Ken Buchanan has the higher win percentage.
Records · win %

Ishimatsu31–14–666.7%

Buchanan61–888.4%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Ishimatsu or Buchanan?
Guts Ishimatsu has 17 knockout wins and Ken Buchanan has 27. Ken Buchanan has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Ishimatsu1754.8%

Buchanan2744.3%

The Numbers ↓
Do Ishimatsu and Buchanan have any common opponents?
Guts Ishimatsu and Ken Buchanan share 2 common opponents: Roberto Durán and Ismael Laguna. Ken Buchanan fared better against 1 of them.
2 shared opponents

Roberto DuránLL

Ismael LagunaLW

Common Opponents ↓
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Ishimatsu and Buchanan?
This comparison is drawn from 9 bouts tracked for Guts Ishimatsu and 69 bouts tracked for Ken Buchanan. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Ishimatsu9bouts

Buchanan69bouts

How They Win ↓

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