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Kenji Iwata (1-2 across 3 tracked bouts) and Yoshiaki Numata (44-8-3) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met once. They share 1 common opponent.

Kenji Iwata vs Yoshiaki Numata — record, stats and common opponents compared

Kenji Iwata

Tracked record

1–2

3 tracked bouts

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Yoshiaki Numata

44–8–3

56 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

Kenji Iwata leads 1–0

The Numbers

1-2
Record
44-8-3 (edge)

One or both records are tracked, not career-verified.

33.3%
Win %
82.7% (edge)
1
Wins by knockout
12 (edge)
KO rate
27.27%
100% (edge)
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)
27%

Counted from bouts Kill The Body has ingested, not a career total.

2 (edge)
Times stopped
6

Counted from bouts Kill The Body has ingested, not a career total.

0
Title reigns
4 (edge)
1
Bouts per year
5.8 (edge)

Across each fighter's tracked career span.

3
Bouts tracked
56

Tale of the Tape

Height
5′7″ (171 cm)
Age
81
Stance
Orthodox
Nationality
Japanese

How They Win

Tracked bouts only

Kenji Iwata · 1 wins

KO/TKO
1
Decision
0
Other
0

Yoshiaki Numata · 45 wins

KO/TKO
12
Decision
33
Other
0

Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter (3 and 56 respectively), not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

1 shared
  • Kenji Iwata

    LTKO · Jun 1970

    Gabriel Elorde

    Yoshiaki Numata

    WUD · Jun 1969WMD · Jun 1967WUD · Jun 1966

Shared opponents are matched on fighter identity, not on name — two different fighters with the same name never merge into one row.

Current Form

Kenji Iwata

LWL

L1 streak · last fought Jul 18, 1973

Yoshiaki Numata

LLWWW

L2 streak · last fought Mar 2, 1972

Common Questions

Have Kenji Iwata and Yoshiaki Numata ever fought each other?
Yes. Kenji Iwata and Yoshiaki Numata met once on March 2, 1972, and Kenji Iwata won by KO in round 3.
Who has the better record, Kenji Iwata or Yoshiaki Numata?
Kenji Iwata is 1-2 across the 3 bouts Kill The Body has tracked and Yoshiaki Numata is 44-8-3. Yoshiaki Numata has the higher win percentage. Records shown as tracked have not yet been independently verified as complete career totals.
Who has more knockouts, Kenji Iwata or Yoshiaki Numata?
Kenji Iwata has 1 knockout win and Yoshiaki Numata has 12. Yoshiaki Numata has more.
Do Kenji Iwata and Yoshiaki Numata have any common opponents?
Kenji Iwata and Yoshiaki Numata share 1 common opponent: Gabriel Elorde. Yoshiaki Numata fared better against 1 of them.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Kenji Iwata and Yoshiaki Numata?
This comparison is drawn from 3 bouts tracked for Kenji Iwata and 56 bouts tracked for Yoshiaki Numata. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

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