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Kohei Kono vs Naoya Inoue — record, stats and common opponents compared

🇯🇵SUPER FLYWEIGHT

Kohei Kono

Cross-division

🇯🇵SUPER BANTAMWEIGHT

Naoya Inoue

Kohei Kono (33-12-1) and Naoya Inoue (33-0) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met once. They share 2 common opponents.

Kono

33

Wins14 KO · 42%

12

Losses

1

Draw46 tracked bouts

Inoue

33

Wins27 KO · 82%

0

Losses

0

Draws33 tracked bouts

Head to Head

Inoue leads 1–0

Kohei Kono and Naoya Inoue have met 1 time; Inoue leads 1–0.

Kohei Kono and Naoya Inoue have met 1 time; Inoue leads 1–0.
Met2016Dec 30Series
Kohei KonoFighter ALLost0–1W–L
Naoya InoueFighter BWWon1–0W–L
How it endedKOR61Meeting

The Numbers

Kono 1 · Inoue 7 of 8 measurable rows
KonoInoue
Record
33-12-133-0 (edge)
Win %0–100%
72.8%
100% (edge)
Wins by knockoutmax 27
14
27 (edge)
KO rate0–100%
42.42%
81.82% (edge)
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)†0–100%
42%
82% (edge)
Times stopped†max 2
2
0 (edge)
Title reignsmax 8
2
8 (edge)
Bouts per year‡max 2.6
2.6 (edge)
2.4
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 46
46
33

† 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
Kohei Kono: 5′5″
Naoya Inoue: 5′5″
ReachLevel
Kohei Kono: 67″
Naoya Inoue: 67″
Age12 yrs apart
Kohei Kono: 45
Naoya Inoue: 33
Stance
Kohei Kono: Orthodox
Naoya Inoue: Orthodox

Kohei Kono left, Naoya Inoue right, as everywhere on this page. Age is stated, not scored — neither age nor stance carries an edge.

Super Flyweight against Super Bantamweight. 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
Kohei Kono33 wins · from 46 tracked bouts

Kohei Kono: 33 tracked wins — 14 by KO/TKO (42%), 18 on the cards (55%) and 1 by another method or unrecorded (3%). Counted from 46 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

14 by KO/TKO 42%18 on the cards 55%1 by another method or unrecorded 3%

Naoya Inoue33 wins · from 33 tracked bouts

Naoya Inoue: 33 tracked wins — 27 by KO/TKO (82%) and 6 on the cards (18%). Counted from 33 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

27 by KO/TKO 82%6 on the cards 18%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Kohei Kono 46, Naoya Inoue 33 — not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

2 shared

2 shared · Inoue better on 1 · even on 1

Kono

Opponent

Inoue

  • Kohei Kono

    Loss, RTD 6

    2018

    MoloneyInoue better

    Naoya Inoue

    Win, KO 7

    2020

  • Kohei Kono

    Win, UD

    2012

    KokietgymEven

    Naoya Inoue

    Win, KO 10

    2016

Both sides are set at the same size on purpose. Kill The Body does not score a second-round knockout above a split decision — the edge counts losses first and wins as the tiebreak, and the rest is yours to argue. Shared opponents are matched on fighter identity, not on name, so two different fighters with the same name never merge into one row.

Current Form

Oldest left · newest right

Kohei Kono last boxed on May 19, 2018 — 3,046 days ago. Kono had lost two straight, after one straight win.LLWLL

Concepción Aug 2016Inoue Dec 2016Sithsaithong Jul 2017Tso Oct 2017Moloney May 20182.6 tracked bouts per year

Naoya Inoue has won 33 straight, the most recent against Junto Nakatani. Inoue last boxed on May 2, 2026 — 141 days ago.WWWWW

Ye-joon Jan 2025Cardenas May 2025Akhmadaliev Sep 2025Picasso Dec 2025Nakatani May 20262.4 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have Kohei Kono and Naoya Inoue ever fought each other?
Yes. Kohei Kono and Naoya Inoue met once on December 30, 2016, and Naoya Inoue won by KO in round 6.
The meeting

LDec 30, 2016 · Inoue · KO R6

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Kono or Inoue?
Kohei Kono is 33-12-1 and Naoya Inoue is 33-0. Naoya Inoue has the higher win percentage.
Records · win %

Kono33–12–172.8%

Inoue33–0100%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Kono or Inoue?
Kohei Kono has 14 knockout wins and Naoya Inoue has 27. Naoya Inoue has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Kono1442.4%

Inoue2781.8%

The Numbers ↓
Do Kono and Inoue have any common opponents?
Kohei Kono and Naoya Inoue share 2 common opponents: Jason Moloney and Petchbarngborn Kokietgym. Naoya Inoue fared better against 1 of them.
2 shared opponents

Jason MoloneyLW

Petchbarngborn KokietgymWW

Common Opponents ↓
Who is bigger, Kono or Inoue?
Kohei Kono is the taller fighter at 166 cm, 1 cm above the other.
Height · reach

Kono166 cm171 cm reach

Inoue165 cm171 cm reach

Tale of the Tape ↓
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Kono and Inoue?
This comparison is drawn from 46 bouts tracked for Kohei Kono and 33 bouts tracked for Naoya Inoue. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Kono46bouts

Inoue33bouts

How They Win ↓

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