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Hekkie Budler vs Ken Shiro — record, stats and common opponents compared

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Hekkie Budler

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Ken Shiro

Hekkie Budler (35-5) and Ken Shiro (26-2) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met once. They share 2 common opponents.

Budler

35

Wins11 KO · 31%

5

Losses

0

Draws40 tracked bouts

Shiro

26

Wins16 KO · 62%

2

Losses

0

Draws28 tracked bouts

Head to Head

Shiro leads 1–0

Hekkie Budler and Ken Shiro have met 1 time; Shiro leads 1–0.

Hekkie Budler and Ken Shiro have met 1 time; Shiro leads 1–0.
Met2023Sep 18Series
Hekkie BudlerFighter ALLost0–1W–L
Ken ShiroFighter BWWon1–0W–L
ResultTKOR91Meeting

The Numbers

Budler 2 · Shiro 6 of 8 measurable rows
BudlerShiro
Record
35-526-2 (edge)
Win %0–100%
87.5%
92.9% (edge)
Wins by knockoutmax 16
11
16 (edge)
KO rate0–100%
31.43%
61.54% (edge)
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)†0–100%
31%
62% (edge)
Times stopped†max 2
2
1 (edge)
Title reignsmax 8
8 (edge)
6
Bouts per year‡max 2.5
2.5 (edge)
2.3
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 40
40
28

† 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+2″
Hekkie Budler: 5′3″
Ken Shiro: 5′5″ (edge)
ReachLevel
Hekkie Budler: 65″
Ken Shiro: 65″
Age4 yrs apart
Hekkie Budler: 38
Ken Shiro: 34
Stance
Hekkie Budler: Orthodox
Ken Shiro: Orthodox

Hekkie Budler left, Ken Shiro right, as everywhere on this page. Age is stated, not scored — neither age nor stance carries an edge.

How They Win

Tracked bouts only
Hekkie Budler35 wins · from 40 tracked bouts

Hekkie Budler: 35 tracked wins — 11 by KO/TKO (31%) and 24 on the cards (69%). Counted from 40 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

11 by KO/TKO 31%24 on the cards 69%

Ken Shiro26 wins · from 28 tracked bouts

Ken Shiro: 26 tracked wins — 16 by KO/TKO (62%) and 10 on the cards (38%). Counted from 28 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

16 by KO/TKO 62%10 on the cards 38%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Hekkie Budler 40, Ken Shiro 28 — not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

2 shared

2 shared · Shiro better on 2

Budler

Opponent

Shiro

  • Hekkie Budler

    Loss, TKO 10

    2018

    KyoguchiShiro better

    Ken Shiro

    Win, TKO 7

    2022

  • Hekkie Budler

    Loss, SD

    2017

    MelindoShiro better

    Ken Shiro

    Win, TKO 7

    2018

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

Hekkie Budler last boxed on Sep 18, 2023 — 1,130 days ago. Budler had won three in a row before losing by stoppage to Ken Shiro.LWWWL

Kyoguchi Dec 2018Almacen May 2021Soto Jun 2022Sengprakhon May 2023Shiro Sep 20232.5 tracked bouts per year

Ken Shiro has won once since losing a decision to Ricardo Rafael Sandoval. Shiro last boxed on Jul 20, 2026 — 94 days ago.WWWLW

Cañizales Jan 2024Rosales Oct 2024Akui Mar 2025Sandoval Jul 2025Gonzalez Jul 20262.3 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have Hekkie Budler and Ken Shiro ever fought each other?
Yes. Hekkie Budler and Ken Shiro met once on September 18, 2023, and Ken Shiro won by TKO in round 9.
The meeting

LSep 18, 2023 · Shiro · TKO R9

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Budler or Shiro?
Hekkie Budler is 35-5 and Ken Shiro is 26-2. Ken Shiro has the higher win percentage.
Records · win %

Budler35–587.5%

Shiro26–292.9%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Budler or Shiro?
Hekkie Budler has 11 knockout wins and Ken Shiro has 16. Ken Shiro has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Budler1131.4%

Shiro1661.5%

The Numbers ↓
Do Budler and Shiro have any common opponents?
Hekkie Budler and Ken Shiro share 2 common opponents: Hiroto Kyoguchi and Milan Melindo. Ken Shiro fared better against 2 of them.
2 shared opponents

Hiroto KyoguchiLW

Milan MelindoLW

Common Opponents ↓
Who is bigger, Budler or Shiro?
Ken Shiro is the taller fighter at 165 cm, 5 cm above the other. Hekkie Budler also has the longer reach, by 2 cm.
Height · reach

Budler160 cm166 cm reach

Shiro165 cm164 cm reach

Tale of the Tape ↓
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Budler and Shiro?
This comparison is drawn from 40 bouts tracked for Hekkie Budler and 28 bouts tracked for Ken Shiro. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Budler40bouts

Shiro28bouts

How They Win ↓

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