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Joshua Franco vs Kazuto Ioka — record, stats and common opponents compared

Joshua Franco

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Kazuto Ioka

Joshua Franco (18-2-3) and Kazuto Ioka (32-5-1) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met 2 times. They share no common opponents in Kill The Body's bout data.

Franco

18

Wins8 KO · 44%

2

Losses

3

Draws24 tracked bouts

Ioka

32

Wins17 KO · 53%

5

Losses

1

Draw38 tracked bouts

Head to Head

Ioka leads 1–0 with 1 draw

Joshua Franco and Kazuto Ioka have met 2 times; Ioka leads 1–0 with 1 draw.

Joshua Franco and Kazuto Ioka have met 2 times; Ioka leads 1–0 with 1 draw.
Met2022Dec 312023Jun 24Series
Joshua FrancoFighter ADDrawLLost0–1–1W–L–D
Kazuto IokaFighter BDDrawWWon1–0–1W–L–D
ResultMDUD2Meetings

The Numbers

Franco 1 · Ioka 7 of 8 measurable rows
FrancoIoka
Record
18-2-332-5-1 (edge)
Win %0–100%
84.8%
85.5% (edge)
Wins by knockoutmax 17
8
17 (edge)
KO rate0–100%
44.44%
53.13% (edge)
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)†0–100%
44%
53% (edge)
Times stopped†max 1
1
0 (edge)
Title reignsmax 6
1
6 (edge)
Bouts per year‡max 3
3 (edge)
2.2
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 38
24
38

† 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

HeightLevel
Joshua Franco: 5′5″
Kazuto Ioka: 5′5″
Reach+2″
Joshua Franco: 67″ (edge)
Kazuto Ioka: 65″
Age6 yrs apart
Joshua Franco: 31
Kazuto Ioka: 37
Stance
Joshua Franco: Orthodox
Kazuto Ioka: Orthodox

Joshua Franco left, Kazuto Ioka right, as everywhere on this page. Age is stated, not scored — neither age nor stance carries an edge.

How They Win

Tracked bouts only
Joshua Franco18 wins · from 24 tracked bouts

Joshua Franco: 18 tracked wins — 8 by KO/TKO (44%) and 10 on the cards (56%). Counted from 24 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

8 by KO/TKO 44%10 on the cards 56%

Kazuto Ioka32 wins · from 38 tracked bouts

Kazuto Ioka: 32 tracked wins — 17 by KO/TKO (53%) and 15 on the cards (47%). Counted from 38 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

17 by KO/TKO 53%15 on the cards 47%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Joshua Franco 24, Kazuto Ioka 38 — 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

Joshua Franco last boxed on Jun 24, 2023 — 1,222 days ago. Franco had lost the most recent, to Kazuto Ioka.WNCWDL

Moloney Jun 2020Moloney Nov 2020Moloney Aug 2021Ioka Dec 2022Ioka Jun 20233 tracked bouts per year

Kazuto Ioka had won one in a row before losing a decision to Takuma Inoue. Ioka last boxed on May 2, 2026 — 179 days ago.WLLWL

Perez Dec 2023Martínez Jul 2024Martínez May 2025Ordosgoitti Dec 2025Inoue May 20262.2 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have Joshua Franco and Kazuto Ioka ever fought each other?
Yes. Joshua Franco and Kazuto Ioka have met 2 times and Kazuto Ioka leads the series 1-0 with 1 draw.
The 2 meetings

LJun 24, 2023 · Ioka · UD

DDec 31, 2022 · Draw · MD

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Franco or Ioka?
Joshua Franco is 18-2-3 and Kazuto Ioka is 32-5-1. Kazuto Ioka has the higher win percentage.
Records · win %

Franco18–2–384.8%

Ioka32–5–185.5%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Franco or Ioka?
Joshua Franco has 8 knockout wins and Kazuto Ioka has 17. Kazuto Ioka has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Franco844.4%

Ioka1753.1%

The Numbers ↓
Do Franco and Ioka have any common opponents?
Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both Joshua Franco and Kazuto Ioka have faced.
Who is bigger, Franco or Ioka?
Joshua Franco is the taller fighter at 165 cm, 1 cm above the other. Joshua Franco also has the longer reach, by 6 cm.
Height · reach

Franco165 cm170 cm reach

Ioka164 cm164 cm reach

Tale of the Tape ↓
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Franco and Ioka?
This comparison is drawn from 24 bouts tracked for Joshua Franco and 38 bouts tracked for Kazuto Ioka. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Franco24bouts

Ioka38bouts

How They Win ↓

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