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Kenichi Horikawa vs Masataka Taniguchi — record, stats and common opponents compared

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Kenichi Horikawa

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Masataka Taniguchi

Kenichi Horikawa (41-20-1) and Masataka Taniguchi (21-6) 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.

Horikawa

41

Wins14 KO · 34%

20

Losses

1

Draw62 tracked bouts

Taniguchi

21

Wins15 KO · 71%

6

Losses

0

Draws27 tracked bouts

Head to Head

Taniguchi leads 1–0

Kenichi Horikawa and Masataka Taniguchi have met 1 time; Taniguchi leads 1–0.

Kenichi Horikawa and Masataka Taniguchi have met 1 time; Taniguchi leads 1–0.
Met2023Aug 5Series
Kenichi HorikawaFighter ALLost0–1W–L
Masataka TaniguchiFighter BWWon1–0W–L
ResultMD1Meeting

The Numbers

Horikawa 0 · Taniguchi 8 of 8 measurable rows
HorikawaTaniguchi
Record
41-20-121-6 (edge)
Win %0–100%
66.9%
77.8% (edge)
Wins by knockoutmax 15
14
15 (edge)
KO rate0–100%
34.15%
71.43% (edge)
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)†0–100%
34%
71% (edge)
Times stopped†max 5
5
1 (edge)
Title reignsmax 1
0
1 (edge)
Bouts per year‡max 2.7
2.6
2.7 (edge)
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 62
62
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

HeightLevel
Kenichi Horikawa: 5′4″
Masataka Taniguchi: 5′4″
Reachnot held
Kenichi Horikawa: No reach on file
Masataka Taniguchi: 65″
Age14 yrs apart
Kenichi Horikawa: 46
Masataka Taniguchi: 32
Stance
Kenichi Horikawa: Orthodox
Masataka Taniguchi: Southpaw

Kenichi Horikawa 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
Kenichi Horikawa41 wins · from 62 tracked bouts

Kenichi Horikawa: 41 tracked wins — 14 by KO/TKO (34%), 26 on the cards (63%) and 1 by another method or unrecorded (2%). Counted from 62 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

14 by KO/TKO 34%26 on the cards 63%1 by another method or unrecorded 2%

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 — Kenichi Horikawa 62, Masataka Taniguchi 27 — 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

Kenichi Horikawa last boxed on Mar 2, 2024 — 965 days ago. Horikawa had lost four straight, after one straight win.WLLLL

Tomita Jul 2020Iwata Jul 2022Canoy Dec 2022Taniguchi Aug 2023Takami Mar 20242.6 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 — 203 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 Kenichi Horikawa and Masataka Taniguchi ever fought each other?
Yes. Kenichi Horikawa and Masataka Taniguchi met once on August 5, 2023, and Masataka Taniguchi won by MD.
The meeting

LAug 5, 2023 · Taniguchi · MD

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Horikawa or Taniguchi?
Kenichi Horikawa is 41-20-1 and Masataka Taniguchi is 21-6. Masataka Taniguchi has the higher win percentage.
Records · win %

Horikawa41–20–166.9%

Taniguchi21–677.8%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Horikawa or Taniguchi?
Kenichi Horikawa has 14 knockout wins and Masataka Taniguchi has 15. Masataka Taniguchi has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Horikawa1434.2%

Taniguchi1571.4%

The Numbers ↓
Do Horikawa and Taniguchi have any common opponents?
Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both Kenichi Horikawa and Masataka Taniguchi have faced.
Who is bigger, Horikawa or Taniguchi?
Masataka Taniguchi is the taller fighter at 163 cm, 1 cm above the other.
Height · reach

Horikawa162 cm

Taniguchi163 cm164 cm reach

Tale of the Tape ↓
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Horikawa and Taniguchi?
This comparison is drawn from 62 bouts tracked for Kenichi Horikawa and 27 bouts tracked for Masataka Taniguchi. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Horikawa62bouts

Taniguchi27bouts

How They Win ↓

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