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Katsunari Takayama vs Tshepo Lefele — record, stats and common opponents compared

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Katsunari Takayama

Tshepo Lefele

Katsunari Takayama (35-9) and Tshepo Lefele (1-1 across 2 tracked bouts) 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.

Takayama

35

Wins12 KO · 34%

9

Losses

0

Draws46 tracked bouts

Lefele

Tracked record

1–1

counted from 2 bouts Kill The Body has ingested

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

Takayama leads 1–0

Katsunari Takayama and Tshepo Lefele have met 1 time; Takayama leads 1–0.

Katsunari Takayama and Tshepo Lefele have met 1 time; Takayama leads 1–0.
Met2010Sep 1Series
Katsunari TakayamaFighter AWWon1–0W–L
Tshepo LefeleFighter BLLost0–1W–L
ResultTKOR61Meeting

The Numbers

Takayama 5 · Lefele 2 of 7 measurable rows
TakayamaLefele
Record†
35-9 (edge)1-1
Win %0–100%
79.5% (edge)
50%
Wins by knockoutmax 12
12 (edge)
1
KO ratenot comparable
34.29%—
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)‡0–100%
33%
100% (edge)
Times stopped‡max 2
2
1 (edge)
Title reignsmax 5
5 (edge)
0
Bouts per year§max 1.9
1.9 (edge)
1
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 46
46
2

† 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
Katsunari Takayama: 5′2″
Tshepo Lefele: No height on file
Reachnot held
Katsunari Takayama: 63″
Tshepo Lefele: No reach on file
Agenot held
Katsunari Takayama: 43
Tshepo Lefele: No date of birth
Stance
Katsunari Takayama: Orthodox
Tshepo Lefele: Not recorded

Katsunari Takayama left, Tshepo Lefele right, as everywhere on this page. Age is stated, not scored — neither age nor stance carries an edge.

How They Win

Tracked bouts only
Katsunari Takayama36 wins · from 46 tracked bouts

Katsunari Takayama: 36 tracked wins — 12 by KO/TKO (33%), 18 on the cards (50%) and 6 by another method or unrecorded (17%). Counted from 46 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

12 by KO/TKO 33%18 on the cards 50%6 by another method or unrecorded 17%

Tshepo Lefele1 win · from 2 tracked bouts

Tshepo Lefele: 1 tracked win — 1 by KO/TKO (100%). Counted from 2 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

1 by KO/TKO 100%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Katsunari Takayama 46, Tshepo Lefele 2 — 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

Katsunari Takayama has won three straight since losing by stoppage to Elwin Soto. Takayama last boxed on Dec 18, 2024 — 668 days ago.WLWWW

Konishi Dec 2020Soto May 2021Lino Jun 2023Baloro Sep 2023Lu Dec 20241.9 tracked bouts per year

Tshepo Lefele last boxed on Sep 1, 2010 — 5,890 days ago. Lefele had won one in a row before losing by stoppage to Katsunari Takayama.WL

Buthelezi Sep 2008Takayama Sep 20101 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have Katsunari Takayama and Tshepo Lefele ever fought each other?
Yes. Katsunari Takayama and Tshepo Lefele met once on September 1, 2010, and Katsunari Takayama won by TKO in round 6.
The meeting

WSep 1, 2010 · Takayama · TKO R6

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Takayama or Lefele?
Katsunari Takayama is 35-9 and Tshepo Lefele is 1-1 across the 2 bouts Kill The Body has tracked. Katsunari Takayama has the higher win percentage. Records shown as tracked have not yet been independently verified as complete career totals.
Records · win %

Takayama35–979.5%

Lefele1–150%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Takayama or Lefele?
Katsunari Takayama has 12 knockout wins and Tshepo Lefele has 1. Katsunari Takayama has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Takayama1234.3%

Lefele1

The Numbers ↓
Do Takayama and Lefele have any common opponents?
Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both Katsunari Takayama and Tshepo Lefele have faced.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Takayama and Lefele?
This comparison is drawn from 46 bouts tracked for Katsunari Takayama and 2 bouts tracked for Tshepo Lefele. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Takayama46bouts

Lefele2bouts

How They Win ↓

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