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.
Keita Kurihara (21-9-1) and Sonin Nihei (0-1 across 1 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.
Keita Kurihara vs Sonin Nihei — record, stats and common opponents compared
Head to Head
Keita Kurihara leads 1–0- Keita Kurihara wonKurihara vs NiheiDec 12, 2016 · TKO · R3
The Numbers
- 21-9-1 (edge)
- Record
- 0-1
- 69.4% (edge)
- Win %
- 0%
- 18 (edge)
- Wins by knockout
- 0
- 85.71%
- KO rate
- —
- 86%
- Stoppage rate (tracked wins)
- —
- 6
- Times stopped
- 1 (edge)
- 0
- Title reigns
- 0
- 2
- Bouts per year
- —
- 31
- Bouts tracked
- 1
One or both records are tracked, not career-verified.
Counted from bouts Kill The Body has ingested, not a career total.
Counted from bouts Kill The Body has ingested, not a career total.
Across each fighter's tracked career span.
Tale of the Tape
- 5′8″ (172 cm)
- Height
- —
- 33
- Age
- —
- Orthodox
- Stance
- —
- Japan
- Nationality
- —
How They Win
Tracked bouts onlyKeita Kurihara · 21 wins
KO/TKO
18
Decision
3
Other
0
Sonin Nihei · 0 wins
No tracked wins yet.
Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter (31 and 1 respectively), 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
Keita Kurihara
WWLWW
W2 streak · last fought Jun 6, 2026
Sonin Nihei
L
L1 streak · last fought Dec 12, 2016
Common Questions
- Have Keita Kurihara and Sonin Nihei ever fought each other?
- Yes. Keita Kurihara and Sonin Nihei met once on December 12, 2016, and Keita Kurihara won by TKO in round 3.
- Who has the better record, Keita Kurihara or Sonin Nihei?
- Keita Kurihara is 21-9-1 and Sonin Nihei is 0-1 across the 1 bouts Kill The Body has tracked. Keita Kurihara has the higher win percentage. Records shown as tracked have not yet been independently verified as complete career totals.
- Who has more knockouts, Keita Kurihara or Sonin Nihei?
- Keita Kurihara has 18 knockout wins and Sonin Nihei has 0. Keita Kurihara has more.
- Do Keita Kurihara and Sonin Nihei have any common opponents?
- Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both Keita Kurihara and Sonin Nihei have faced.
- How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Keita Kurihara and Sonin Nihei?
- This comparison is drawn from 31 bouts tracked for Keita Kurihara and 1 bout tracked for Sonin Nihei. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.