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Koichi Matsushima vs Royal Kobayashi — record, stats and common opponents compared

Koichi Matsushima

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Royal Kobayashi

Koichi Matsushima (0-2 across 2 tracked bouts) and Royal Kobayashi (35-8) 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.

Matsushima

Tracked record

0–2

counted from 2 bouts Kill The Body has ingested

Kobayashi

35

Wins27 KO · 77%

8

Losses

0

Draws43 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

Kobayashi leads 1–0

Koichi Matsushima and Royal Kobayashi have met 1 time; Kobayashi leads 1–0.

Koichi Matsushima and Royal Kobayashi have met 1 time; Kobayashi leads 1–0.
Met1981Jan 25Series
Koichi MatsushimaFighter ALLost0–1W–L
Royal KobayashiFighter BWWon1–0W–L
ResultKOR81Meeting

The Numbers

Matsushima 1 · Kobayashi 4 of 5 measurable rows
MatsushimaKobayashi
Record†
0-235-8 (edge)
Win %0–100%
0%
81.4% (edge)
Wins by knockoutmax 27
0
27 (edge)
KO ratenot comparable
—77.14%
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)‡not comparable
—77%
Times stopped‡max 4
2 (edge)
4
Title reignsmax 1
0
1 (edge)
Bouts per year§not comparable
—5
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 43
2
43

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

Heightnot held
Koichi Matsushima: No height on file
Royal Kobayashi: 5′5″
Agenot held
Koichi Matsushima: No date of birth
Royal Kobayashi: Died aged 71
Stance
Koichi Matsushima: Not recorded
Royal Kobayashi: Orthodox

Koichi Matsushima left, Royal Kobayashi right, as everywhere on this page. Age is stated, not scored — neither age nor stance carries an edge.

How They Win

Tracked bouts only
Koichi Matsushima0 wins · from 2 tracked bouts

Koichi Matsushima: no tracked wins in the 2 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

No tracked wins for Matsushima yet.

Royal Kobayashi35 wins · from 43 tracked bouts

Royal Kobayashi: 35 tracked wins — 27 by KO/TKO (77%) and 8 on the cards (23%). Counted from 43 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

27 by KO/TKO 77%8 on the cards 23%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Koichi Matsushima 2, Royal Kobayashi 43 — 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

Koichi Matsushima last boxed on Jun 7, 1981 — 16,575 days ago. Matsushima had lost two straight.LL

Kobayashi Jan 1981Hwan-kil Jun 1981

Royal Kobayashi has lost two straight, after three straight wins. Kobayashi last boxed on Oct 18, 1981.WWWLL

Lee Aug 1980Matsushima Jan 1981Lee May 1981Oh Sep 1981Jung-Han Oct 19815 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have Koichi Matsushima and Royal Kobayashi ever fought each other?
Yes. Koichi Matsushima and Royal Kobayashi met once on January 25, 1981, and Royal Kobayashi won by KO in round 8.
The meeting

LJan 25, 1981 · Kobayashi · KO R8

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Matsushima or Kobayashi?
Koichi Matsushima is 0-2 across the 2 bouts Kill The Body has tracked and Royal Kobayashi is 35-8. Royal Kobayashi has the higher win percentage. Records shown as tracked have not yet been independently verified as complete career totals.
Records · win %

Matsushima0–20%

Kobayashi35–881.4%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Matsushima or Kobayashi?
Koichi Matsushima has 0 knockout wins and Royal Kobayashi has 27. Royal Kobayashi has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Matsushima0

Kobayashi2777.1%

The Numbers ↓
Do Matsushima and Kobayashi have any common opponents?
Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both Koichi Matsushima and Royal Kobayashi have faced.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Matsushima and Kobayashi?
This comparison is drawn from 2 bouts tracked for Koichi Matsushima and 43 bouts tracked for Royal Kobayashi. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Matsushima2bouts

Kobayashi43bouts

How They Win ↓

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