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Hizuki Saso vs Masataka Taniguchi — record, stats and common opponents compared

Hizuki Saso

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Masataka Taniguchi

Hizuki Saso (1-2 across 3 tracked bouts) and Masataka Taniguchi (21-6) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met once. They share 1 common opponent.

Saso

Tracked record

1–2

counted from 3 bouts Kill The Body has ingested

Taniguchi

21

Wins15 KO · 71%

6

Losses

0

Draws27 tracked bouts

Heads up: at least one of these records is a tracked record — the wins and losses Kill The Body has ingested so far, not an independently verified career total. Treat the comparison as a read on the bouts we hold, not a settled ledger.

Head to Head

Taniguchi leads 1–0

Hizuki Saso and Masataka Taniguchi have met 1 time; Taniguchi leads 1–0.

Hizuki Saso and Masataka Taniguchi have met 1 time; Taniguchi leads 1–0.
Met2020Dec 3Series
Hizuki SasoFighter ALLost0–1W–L
Masataka TaniguchiFighter BWWon1–0W–L
ResultTKO1Meeting

The Numbers

Saso 0 · Taniguchi 6 of 6 measurable rows
SasoTaniguchi
Record†
1-221-6 (edge)
Win %0–100%
33.3%
77.8% (edge)
Wins by knockoutmax 15
0
15 (edge)
KO ratenot comparable
—71.43%
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)‡0–100%
0%
71% (edge)
Times stopped‡levelmax 1
1
1
Title reignsmax 1
0
1 (edge)
Bouts per year§max 2.7
0.6
2.7 (edge)
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 27
3
27

† One or both records are tracked, not career-verified. · ‡ 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
Hizuki Saso: No height on file
Masataka Taniguchi: 5′4″
Reachnot held
Hizuki Saso: No reach on file
Masataka Taniguchi: 65″
Agenot held
Hizuki Saso: No date of birth
Masataka Taniguchi: 32
Stance
Hizuki Saso: Not recorded
Masataka Taniguchi: Southpaw

Hizuki Saso left, Masataka Taniguchi right, as everywhere on this page. Age is stated, not scored — neither age nor stance carries an edge.

How They Win

Tracked bouts only
Hizuki Saso1 win · from 3 tracked bouts

Hizuki Saso: 1 tracked win — 1 on the cards (100%). Counted from 3 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

1 on the cards 100%

Masataka Taniguchi21 wins · from 27 tracked bouts

Masataka Taniguchi: 21 tracked wins — 15 by KO/TKO (71%), 5 on the cards (24%) and 1 by another method or unrecorded (5%). Counted from 27 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

15 by KO/TKO 71%5 on the cards 24%1 by another method or unrecorded 5%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Hizuki Saso 3, Masataka Taniguchi 27 — not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

1 shared

1 shared · even on 1

Saso

Opponent

Taniguchi

  • Hizuki Saso

    Loss, UD

    2015

    KouraEven

    Masataka Taniguchi

    Loss, MD

    2017

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

Hizuki Saso last boxed on Dec 3, 2020 — 2,151 days ago. Saso had won one in a row before losing by stoppage to Masataka Taniguchi.LWL

Koura Nov 2015Galero May 2018Taniguchi Dec 20200.6 tracked bouts per year

Masataka Taniguchi had won two in a row before losing a decision to René Santiago. Taniguchi last boxed on Apr 3, 2026 — 204 days ago.WLWWL

Kokietgym Oct 2024Simsri Dec 2024Inaba May 2025Inoue Aug 2025Santiago Apr 20262.7 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have Hizuki Saso and Masataka Taniguchi ever fought each other?
Yes. Hizuki Saso and Masataka Taniguchi met once on December 3, 2020, and Masataka Taniguchi won by TKO.
The meeting

LDec 3, 2020 · Taniguchi · TKO

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Saso or Taniguchi?
Hizuki Saso is 1-2 across the 3 bouts Kill The Body has tracked and Masataka Taniguchi is 21-6. Masataka Taniguchi has the higher win percentage. Records shown as tracked have not yet been independently verified as complete career totals.
Records · win %

Saso1–233.3%

Taniguchi21–677.8%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Saso or Taniguchi?
Hizuki Saso has 0 knockout wins and Masataka Taniguchi has 15. Masataka Taniguchi has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Saso0

Taniguchi1571.4%

The Numbers ↓
Do Saso and Taniguchi have any common opponents?
Hizuki Saso and Masataka Taniguchi share 1 common opponent: Tsubasa Koura. Neither fighter fared better across the shared opponents overall.
Shared opponent

Tsubasa KouraLL

Common Opponents ↓
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Saso and Taniguchi?
This comparison is drawn from 3 bouts tracked for Hizuki Saso and 27 bouts tracked for Masataka Taniguchi. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Saso3bouts

Taniguchi27bouts

How They Win ↓

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