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.
Guts Ishimatsu vs Ken Buchanan — record, stats and common opponents compared
Head to Head
Guts Ishimatsu leads 1–0- Guts Ishimatsu wonBuchanan vs IshimatsuFeb 27, 1975 · UD
The Numbers
- 31-14-6
- Record
- 61-8 (edge)
- 66.7%
- Win %
- 88.4% (edge)
- 17
- Wins by knockout
- 27 (edge)
- 54.84% (edge)
- KO rate
- 44.26%
- 67% (edge)
- Stoppage rate (tracked wins)
- 43%
- 3
- Times stopped
- 1 (edge)
- 1
- Title reigns
- 3 (edge)
- 1.3
- Bouts per year
- 4.2 (edge)
- 9
- Bouts tracked
- 69
Counted from bouts Kill The Body has ingested, not a career total.
Counted from bouts Kill The Body has ingested, not a career total.
Across each fighter's tracked career span.
Tale of the Tape
- 5′7″ (171 cm)
- Height
- —
- 68″ (172 cm)
- Reach
- —
- 77
- Age
- 81
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- Stance
- Orthodox
- —
- Division
- Lightweight
- Japan
- Nationality
- United Kingdom
How They Win
Tracked bouts onlyGuts Ishimatsu · 3 wins
KO/TKO
2
Decision
1
Other
0
Ken Buchanan · 61 wins
KO/TKO
26
Decision
35
Other
0
Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter (9 and 69 respectively), not from a career-complete method table.
Common Opponents
2 sharedShared opponents are matched on fighter identity, not on name — two different fighters with the same name never merge into one row.
Current Form
Guts Ishimatsu
LLWWW
L2 streak · last fought Apr 2, 1977
Ken Buchanan
LLLLW
L4 streak · last fought Jan 25, 1982
Common Questions
- 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.
- Who has the better record, Guts Ishimatsu or Ken Buchanan?
- Guts Ishimatsu is 31-14-6 and Ken Buchanan is 61-8. Ken Buchanan has the higher win percentage.
- Who has more knockouts, Guts Ishimatsu or Ken Buchanan?
- Guts Ishimatsu has 17 knockout wins and Ken Buchanan has 27. Ken Buchanan has more.
- Do Guts Ishimatsu and Ken 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.
- How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Guts Ishimatsu and Ken 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.