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Joel Bermudez vs Shokichi Iwata — record, stats and common opponents compared

Joel Bermudez

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Shokichi Iwata

Joel Bermudez (0-1 across 1 tracked bout) and Shokichi Iwata (17-2) 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.

Bermudez

Tracked record

0–1

counted from 1 bout Kill The Body has ingested

Iwata

17

Wins14 KO · 82%

2

Losses

0

Draws19 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

Iwata leads 1–0

Joel Bermudez and Shokichi Iwata have met 1 time; Iwata leads 1–0.

Joel Bermudez and Shokichi Iwata have met 1 time; Iwata leads 1–0.
Met2018Dec 8Series
Joel BermudezFighter ALLost0–1W–L
Shokichi IwataFighter BWWon1–0W–L
ResultKO1Meeting

The Numbers

Bermudez 0 · Iwata 5 of 5 measurable rows
BermudezIwata
Record†
0-117-2 (edge)
Win %0–100%
0%
89.5% (edge)
Wins by knockoutmax 14
0
14 (edge)
KO ratenot comparable
—82.35%
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)‡not comparable
—82%
Times stopped‡max 1
1
0 (edge)
Title reignsmax 2
0
2 (edge)
Bouts per year§not comparable
—2.5
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 19
1
19

† 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
Joel Bermudez: No height on file
Shokichi Iwata: 5′5″
Reachnot held
Joel Bermudez: No reach on file
Shokichi Iwata: 66″
Agenot held
Joel Bermudez: No date of birth
Shokichi Iwata: 30
Stance
Joel Bermudez: Not recorded
Shokichi Iwata: Orthodox

Joel Bermudez left, Shokichi Iwata right, as everywhere on this page. Age is stated, not scored — neither age nor stance carries an edge.

How They Win

Tracked bouts only
Joel Bermudez0 wins · from 1 tracked bout

Joel Bermudez: no tracked wins in the 1 bout Kill The Body has ingested.

No tracked wins for Bermudez yet.

Shokichi Iwata17 wins · from 19 tracked bouts

Shokichi Iwata: 17 tracked wins — 14 by KO/TKO (82%) and 3 on the cards (18%). Counted from 19 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

14 by KO/TKO 82%3 on the cards 18%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Joel Bermudez 1, Shokichi Iwata 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

Joel Bermudez last boxed on Dec 8, 2018 — 2,887 days ago. Bermudez had lost the most recent, to Shokichi Iwata.L

Iwata Dec 2018

Shokichi Iwata has won three straight since losing a decision to René Santiago. Iwata last boxed on Jul 20, 2026 — 106 days ago.WLWWW

Noriega Oct 2024Santiago Mar 2025Cano Oct 2025Freshmart Mar 2026Badillo Jul 20262.5 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have Joel Bermudez and Shokichi Iwata ever fought each other?
Yes. Joel Bermudez and Shokichi Iwata met once on December 8, 2018, and Shokichi Iwata won by KO.
The meeting

LDec 8, 2018 · Iwata · KO

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Bermudez or Iwata?
Joel Bermudez is 0-1 across the 1 bout Kill The Body has tracked and Shokichi Iwata is 17-2. Shokichi Iwata has the higher win percentage. Records shown as tracked have not yet been independently verified as complete career totals.
Records · win %

Bermudez0–10%

Iwata17–289.5%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Bermudez or Iwata?
Joel Bermudez has 0 knockout wins and Shokichi Iwata has 14. Shokichi Iwata has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Bermudez0

Iwata1482.4%

The Numbers ↓
Do Bermudez and Iwata have any common opponents?
Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both Joel Bermudez and Shokichi Iwata have faced.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Bermudez and Iwata?
This comparison is drawn from 1 bout tracked for Joel Bermudez and 19 bouts tracked for Shokichi Iwata. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Bermudez1bout

Iwata19bouts

How They Win ↓

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