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Katsuo Esashi vs Masashi Kudo — record, stats and common opponents compared

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Katsuo Esashi

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Masashi Kudo

Katsuo Esashi (0-3 across 3 tracked bouts) and Masashi Kudo (23-1) 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.

Esashi

Tracked record

0–3

counted from 3 bouts Kill The Body has ingested

Kudo

23

Wins12 KO · 52%

1

Loss

0

Draws24 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

Kudo leads 2–0

Katsuo Esashi and Masashi Kudo have met 2 times; Kudo leads 2–0.

Katsuo Esashi and Masashi Kudo have met 2 times; Kudo leads 2–0.
Met1977Oct 311978May 2Series
Katsuo EsashiFighter ALLostLLost0–2W–L
Masashi KudoFighter BWWonWWon2–0W–L
ResultRTDR3PTS2Meetings

The Numbers

Esashi 0 · Kudo 6 of 6 measurable rows
EsashiKudo
Record†
0-323-1 (edge)
Win %0–100%
0%
95.8% (edge)
Wins by knockoutmax 12
0
12 (edge)
KO ratenot comparable
—52.17%
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)‡not comparable
—52%
Times stopped‡max 2
2
0 (edge)
Title reignsmax 2
0
2 (edge)
Bouts per year§max 3.7
1.3
3.7 (edge)
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 24
3
24

† 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
Katsuo Esashi: No height on file
Masashi Kudo: 5′8″
Age1 yr apart
Katsuo Esashi: 74
Masashi Kudo: 75
Stance
Katsuo Esashi: Not recorded
Masashi Kudo: Orthodox

Katsuo Esashi left, Masashi Kudo right, as everywhere on this page. Age is stated, not scored — neither age nor stance carries an edge.

How They Win

Tracked bouts only
Katsuo Esashi0 wins · from 3 tracked bouts

Katsuo Esashi: no tracked wins in the 3 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

No tracked wins for Esashi yet.

Masashi Kudo23 wins · from 24 tracked bouts

Masashi Kudo: 23 tracked wins — 12 by KO/TKO (52%) and 11 on the cards (48%). Counted from 24 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

12 by KO/TKO 52%11 on the cards 48%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Katsuo Esashi 3, Masashi Kudo 24 — 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

Katsuo Esashi last boxed on Jan 27, 1980 — 17,072 days ago. Esashi had lost three straight.LLL

Kudo Oct 1977Kudo May 1978Chong-pal Jan 19801.3 tracked bouts per year

Masashi Kudo last boxed on Oct 24, 1979 — 17,167 days ago. Kudo had won four in a row before losing a decision to Ayub Kalule.WWWWL

Gazo Aug 1978Joo Dec 1978Gonzalez May 1979Gonzalez Jun 1979Kalule Oct 19793.7 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have Katsuo Esashi and Masashi Kudo ever fought each other?
Yes. Katsuo Esashi and Masashi Kudo have met 2 times and Masashi Kudo leads the series 2-0.
The 2 meetings

LMay 2, 1978 · Kudo · PTS

LOct 31, 1977 · Kudo · RTD R3

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Esashi or Kudo?
Katsuo Esashi is 0-3 across the 3 bouts Kill The Body has tracked and Masashi Kudo is 23-1. Masashi Kudo has the higher win percentage. Records shown as tracked have not yet been independently verified as complete career totals.
Records · win %

Esashi0–30%

Kudo23–195.8%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Esashi or Kudo?
Katsuo Esashi has 0 knockout wins and Masashi Kudo has 12. Masashi Kudo has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Esashi0

Kudo1252.2%

The Numbers ↓
Do Esashi and Kudo have any common opponents?
Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both Katsuo Esashi and Masashi Kudo have faced.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Esashi and Kudo?
This comparison is drawn from 3 bouts tracked for Katsuo Esashi and 24 bouts tracked for Masashi Kudo. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Esashi3bouts

Kudo24bouts

How They Win ↓

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