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Kai Ishizawa vs Masataka Taniguchi — record, stats and common opponents compared

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Kai Ishizawa

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Masataka Taniguchi

Kai Ishizawa (11-4) and Masataka Taniguchi (21-6) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met 2 times. They share 3 common opponents.

Ishizawa

11

Wins10 KO · 91%

4

Losses

0

Draws15 tracked bouts

Taniguchi

21

Wins15 KO · 71%

6

Losses

0

Draws27 tracked bouts

Head to Head

Taniguchi leads 2–0

Kai Ishizawa and Masataka Taniguchi have met 2 times; Taniguchi leads 2–0.

Kai Ishizawa and Masataka Taniguchi have met 2 times; Taniguchi leads 2–0.
Met2019Sep 212022Apr 22Series
Kai IshizawaFighter ALLostLLost0–2W–L
Masataka TaniguchiFighter BWWonWWon2–0W–L
ResultUDTKOR112Meetings

The Numbers

Ishizawa 2 · Taniguchi 6 of 8 measurable rows
IshizawaTaniguchi
Record
11-421-6 (edge)
Win %0–100%
73.3%
77.8% (edge)
Wins by knockoutmax 15
10
15 (edge)
KO rate0–100%
90.91% (edge)
71.43%
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)†0–100%
91% (edge)
71%
Times stopped†max 2
2
1 (edge)
Title reignsmax 1
0
1 (edge)
Bouts per year‡max 2.7
2.2
2.7 (edge)
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 27
15
27

† 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+3″
Kai Ishizawa: 5′1″
Masataka Taniguchi: 5′4″ (edge)
Reachnot held
Kai Ishizawa: No reach on file
Masataka Taniguchi: 65″
Age2 yrs apart
Kai Ishizawa: 30
Masataka Taniguchi: 32
Stance
Kai Ishizawa: Orthodox
Masataka Taniguchi: Southpaw

Kai Ishizawa 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
Kai Ishizawa11 wins · from 15 tracked bouts

Kai Ishizawa: 11 tracked wins — 10 by KO/TKO (91%) and 1 on the cards (9%). Counted from 15 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

10 by KO/TKO 91%1 on the cards 9%

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 — Kai Ishizawa 15, Masataka Taniguchi 27 — not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

3 shared

3 shared · even on 3

Ishizawa

Opponent

Taniguchi

  • Kai Ishizawa

    Win, KO 5

    2023

    AbcedeEven

    Masataka Taniguchi

    Win, TKO 5

    2024

  • Kai Ishizawa

    Win, TKO 5

    2018

    NakashimaEven

    Masataka Taniguchi

    Win, TKO 5

    2021

  • Kai Ishizawa

    Win, KO 1

    2018

    SungsutEven

    Masataka Taniguchi

    Win, TKO 1

    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

Kai Ishizawa last boxed on Apr 30, 2024 — 908 days ago. Ishizawa had lost two straight, after one straight win.WLWLL

Mori Jan 2022Taniguchi Apr 2022Abcede Jun 2023Paras Oct 2023Suganob Apr 20242.2 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 — 205 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 Kai Ishizawa and Masataka Taniguchi ever fought each other?
Yes. Kai Ishizawa and Masataka Taniguchi have met 2 times and Masataka Taniguchi leads the series 2-0.
The 2 meetings

LApr 22, 2022 · Taniguchi · TKO R11

LSep 21, 2019 · Taniguchi · UD

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Ishizawa or Taniguchi?
Kai Ishizawa is 11-4 and Masataka Taniguchi is 21-6. Masataka Taniguchi has the higher win percentage.
Records · win %

Ishizawa11–473.3%

Taniguchi21–677.8%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Ishizawa or Taniguchi?
Kai Ishizawa has 10 knockout wins and Masataka Taniguchi has 15. Masataka Taniguchi has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Ishizawa1090.9%

Taniguchi1571.4%

The Numbers ↓
Do Ishizawa and Taniguchi have any common opponents?
Kai Ishizawa and Masataka Taniguchi share 3 common opponents: Jeysever Abcede, Tatsuro Nakashima and Narathip Sungsut. Neither fighter fared better across the shared opponents overall.
3 shared opponents

Jeysever AbcedeWW

Tatsuro NakashimaWW

Narathip SungsutWW

Common Opponents ↓
Who is bigger, Ishizawa or Taniguchi?
Masataka Taniguchi is the taller fighter at 163 cm, 7 cm above the other.
Height · reach

Ishizawa156 cm

Taniguchi163 cm164 cm reach

Tale of the Tape ↓
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Ishizawa and Taniguchi?
This comparison is drawn from 15 bouts tracked for Kai Ishizawa and 27 bouts tracked for Masataka Taniguchi. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Ishizawa15bouts

Taniguchi27bouts

How They Win ↓

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