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Khalid Yafai vs Suguru Muranaka — record, stats and common opponents compared

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Khalid Yafai

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Suguru Muranaka

Khalid Yafai (27-2) and Suguru Muranaka (26-3-1) 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.

Yafai

27

Wins15 KO · 56%

2

Losses

0

Draws29 tracked bouts

Muranaka

26

Wins8 KO · 31%

3

Losses

1

Draw30 tracked bouts

Head to Head

Yafai leads 1–0

Khalid Yafai and Suguru Muranaka have met 1 time; Yafai leads 1–0.

Khalid Yafai and Suguru Muranaka have met 1 time; Yafai leads 1–0.
Met2017May 13Series
Khalid YafaiFighter AWWon1–0W–L
Suguru MuranakaFighter BLLost0–1W–L
ResultUD1Meeting

The Numbers

Yafai 7 · Muranaka 1 of 8 measurable rows
YafaiMuranaka
Record
27-2 (edge)26-3-1
Win %0–100%
93.1% (edge)
88.3%
Wins by knockoutmax 15
15 (edge)
8
KO rate0–100%
55.56% (edge)
30.77%
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)†0–100%
56% (edge)
31%
Times stopped†max 2
2
0 (edge)
Title reignsmax 3
3 (edge)
0
Bouts per year‡max 2.6
2.6 (edge)
2.3
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 30
29
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

HeightLevel
Khalid Yafai: 5′4″
Suguru Muranaka: 5′4″
Age4 yrs apart
Khalid Yafai: 37
Suguru Muranaka: 41
Stance
Khalid Yafai: Orthodox
Suguru Muranaka: Orthodox

Khalid Yafai left, Suguru Muranaka right, as everywhere on this page. Age is stated, not scored — neither age nor stance carries an edge.

How They Win

Tracked bouts only
Khalid Yafai27 wins · from 29 tracked bouts

Khalid Yafai: 27 tracked wins — 15 by KO/TKO (56%) and 12 on the cards (44%). Counted from 29 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

15 by KO/TKO 56%12 on the cards 44%

Suguru Muranaka26 wins · from 30 tracked bouts

Suguru Muranaka: 26 tracked wins — 8 by KO/TKO (31%) and 18 on the cards (69%). Counted from 30 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

8 by KO/TKO 31%18 on the cards 69%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Khalid Yafai 29, Suguru Muranaka 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

Khalid Yafai last boxed on Nov 18, 2023 — 1,068 days ago. Yafai had won one in a row before losing by stoppage to Jonathan Rodriguez.WWLWL

Gonzalez Nov 2018Jimenez Jun 2019González Feb 2020Paclar Nov 2022Rodriguez Nov 20232.6 tracked bouts per year

Suguru Muranaka last boxed on Dec 6, 2017 — 3,241 days ago. Muranaka had won once since losing a decision to Khalid Yafai.WWWLW

Ishibashi Apr 2016Pael Jul 2016Hisataka Dec 2016Yafai May 2017Achiwa Dec 20172.3 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have Khalid Yafai and Suguru Muranaka ever fought each other?
Yes. Khalid Yafai and Suguru Muranaka met once on May 13, 2017, and Khalid Yafai won by UD.
The meeting

WMay 13, 2017 · Yafai · UD

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Yafai or Muranaka?
Khalid Yafai is 27-2 and Suguru Muranaka is 26-3-1. Khalid Yafai has the higher win percentage.
Records · win %

Yafai27–293.1%

Muranaka26–3–188.3%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Yafai or Muranaka?
Khalid Yafai has 15 knockout wins and Suguru Muranaka has 8. Khalid Yafai has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Yafai1555.6%

Muranaka830.8%

The Numbers ↓
Do Yafai and Muranaka have any common opponents?
Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both Khalid Yafai and Suguru Muranaka have faced.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Yafai and Muranaka?
This comparison is drawn from 29 bouts tracked for Khalid Yafai and 30 bouts tracked for Suguru Muranaka. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Yafai29bouts

Muranaka30bouts

How They Win ↓

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