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Ken Shiro vs Ricardo Rafael Sandoval — record, stats and common opponents compared

🇯🇵SUPER FLYWEIGHT

Ken Shiro

Cross-division

🇺🇸FLYWEIGHT

Ricardo Rafael Sandoval

Ken Shiro (26-2) and Ricardo Rafael Sandoval (27-3) 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.

Shiro

26

Wins16 KO · 62%

2

Losses

0

Draws28 tracked bouts

Sandoval

27

Wins18 KO · 67%

3

Losses

0

Draws30 tracked bouts

Head to Head

Sandoval leads 1–0

Ken Shiro and Ricardo Rafael Sandoval have met 1 time; Sandoval leads 1–0.

Ken Shiro and Ricardo Rafael Sandoval have met 1 time; Sandoval leads 1–0.
Met2025Jul 30Series
Ken ShiroFighter ALLost0–1W–L
Ricardo Rafael SandovalFighter BWWon1–0W–L
ResultSD1Meeting

The Numbers

Shiro 3 · Sandoval 4 of 7 measurable rows
ShiroSandoval
Record
26-2 (edge)27-3
Win %0–100%
92.9% (edge)
90%
Wins by knockoutmax 18
16
18 (edge)
KO rate0–100%
61.54%
66.67% (edge)
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)†0–100%
62%
67% (edge)
Times stopped†levelmax 1
1
1
Title reignsmax 6
6 (edge)
2
Bouts per year‡max 2.9
2.3
2.9 (edge)
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 30
28
30

† 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+1″
Ken Shiro: 5′5″
Ricardo Rafael Sandoval: 5′6″ (edge)
Reach+2″
Ken Shiro: 65″
Ricardo Rafael Sandoval: 67″ (edge)
Age7 yrs apart
Ken Shiro: 34
Ricardo Rafael Sandoval: 27
Stance
Ken Shiro: Orthodox
Ricardo Rafael Sandoval: Orthodox

Ken Shiro left, Ricardo Rafael Sandoval right, as everywhere on this page. Age is stated, not scored — neither age nor stance carries an edge.

Super Flyweight against Flyweight. The two are listed in different weight classes, so the tape measures them as they stand rather than as a matchup.

How They Win

Tracked bouts only
Ken Shiro26 wins · from 28 tracked bouts

Ken Shiro: 26 tracked wins — 16 by KO/TKO (62%) and 10 on the cards (38%). Counted from 28 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

16 by KO/TKO 62%10 on the cards 38%

Ricardo Rafael Sandoval27 wins · from 30 tracked bouts

Ricardo Rafael Sandoval: 27 tracked wins — 18 by KO/TKO (67%) and 9 on the cards (33%). Counted from 30 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

18 by KO/TKO 67%9 on the cards 33%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Ken Shiro 28, Ricardo Rafael Sandoval 30 — 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

Ken Shiro has won once since losing a decision to Ricardo Rafael Sandoval. Shiro last boxed on Jul 20, 2026 — 96 days ago.WWWLW

Cañizales Jan 2024Rosales Oct 2024Akui Mar 2025Sandoval Jul 2025Gonzalez Jul 20262.3 tracked bouts per year

Ricardo Rafael Sandoval had won four in a row before losing by stoppage to Sergio "Yoreme" Mendoza. Sandoval last boxed on Oct 10, 2026 — 14 days ago.WWWWL

Buitrago Mar 2024Acosta Jul 2024Henderson Feb 2025Shiro Jul 2025Mendoza Oct 20262.9 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have Ken Shiro and Ricardo Rafael Sandoval ever fought each other?
Yes. Ken Shiro and Ricardo Rafael Sandoval met once on July 30, 2025, and Ricardo Rafael Sandoval won by SD.
The meeting

LJul 30, 2025 · Sandoval · SD

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Shiro or Sandoval?
Ken Shiro is 26-2 and Ricardo Rafael Sandoval is 27-3. Ken Shiro has the higher win percentage.
Records · win %

Shiro26–292.9%

Sandoval27–390%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Shiro or Sandoval?
Ken Shiro has 16 knockout wins and Ricardo Rafael Sandoval has 18. Ricardo Rafael Sandoval has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Shiro1661.5%

Sandoval1866.7%

The Numbers ↓
Do Shiro and Sandoval have any common opponents?
Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both Ken Shiro and Ricardo Rafael Sandoval have faced.
Who is bigger, Shiro or Sandoval?
Ricardo Rafael Sandoval is the taller fighter at 168 cm, 3 cm above the other. Ricardo Rafael Sandoval also has the longer reach, by 6 cm.
Height · reach

Shiro165 cm164 cm reach

Sandoval168 cm170 cm reach

Tale of the Tape ↓
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Shiro and Sandoval?
This comparison is drawn from 28 bouts tracked for Ken Shiro and 30 bouts tracked for Ricardo Rafael Sandoval. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Shiro28bouts

Sandoval30bouts

How They Win ↓

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