Have Kosei Tanaka and Phumelele Cafu ever fought each other?

Yes. Kosei Tanaka and Phumelele Cafu met once on October 14, 2024, and Phumelele Cafu won by SD.

Who has the better record, Tanaka or Cafu?

Kosei Tanaka is 20-2 and Phumelele Cafu is 11-1-3. Kosei Tanaka has the higher win percentage.

Who has more knockouts, Tanaka or Cafu?

Kosei Tanaka has 11 knockout wins and Phumelele Cafu has 8. Kosei Tanaka has more.

Do Tanaka and Cafu have any common opponents?

Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both Kosei Tanaka and Phumelele Cafu have faced.

Who is bigger, Tanaka or Cafu?

Phumelele Cafu is the taller fighter at 168 cm, 4 cm above the other. Kosei Tanaka also has the longer reach, by 1 cm.

How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Tanaka and Cafu?

This comparison is drawn from 22 bouts tracked for Kosei Tanaka and 15 bouts tracked for Phumelele Cafu. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

Kosei Tanaka vs Phumelele Cafu — Records, Stats & Common Opponents

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Kosei Tanaka (20-2) and Phumelele Cafu (11-1-3) 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.

Tanaka

Wins11 KO · 55%

Losses

Draws22 tracked bouts

Cafu

Wins8 KO · 73%

Loss

Draws15 tracked bouts

Head to Head

Cafu leads 1–0

Kosei Tanaka and Phumelele Cafu have met 1 time; Cafu leads 1–0.
Met	2024Oct 14	Series
Kosei TanakaFighter A	LLost	0–1W–L
Phumelele CafuFighter B	WWon	1–0W–L
Result	SDCafu vs Tanaka	1Meeting

Cafu vs Tanaka · Oct 14, 2024

The Numbers

Tanaka 4 · Cafu 3 of 7 measurable rows

TanakaEdge = longer wingCafu

Record: 20-2 (edge)11-1-3
Win %0–100%: 90.9% (edge)
83.3%
Wins by knockoutmax 11: 11 (edge)
8
KO rate0–100%: 55%
72.73% (edge)
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)^†0–100%: 55%
73% (edge)
Times stopped^†levelmax 1: 1
1
Title reignsmax 4: 4 (edge)
1
Bouts per year^‡max 2.1: 2
2.1 (edge)
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 22: 22
15

† 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

Height+1″: Kosei Tanaka: 5′5″; Phumelele Cafu: 5′6″ (edge)
Reach+1″: Kosei Tanaka: 65″ (edge); Phumelele Cafu: 64″
Age1 yr apart: Kosei Tanaka: 31; Phumelele Cafu: 32
Stance: Kosei Tanaka: Orthodox; Phumelele Cafu: Orthodox

Kosei Tanaka left, Phumelele Cafu right, as everywhere on this page. Age is stated, not scored — neither age nor stance carries an edge.

How They Win

Tracked bouts only

Kosei Tanaka20 wins · from 22 tracked bouts

11 by KO/TKO 55%9 on the cards 45%

Phumelele Cafu11 wins · from 15 tracked bouts

8 by KO/TKO 73%3 on the cards 27%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Kosei Tanaka 22, Phumelele Cafu 15 — 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

Kosei Tanaka last boxed on Oct 14, 2024 — 739 days ago. Tanaka had won four in a row before losing a decision to Phumelele Cafu.WWWWL

Hashizume Jun 2022Sigqibo Dec 2022Carillo May 2023Bacasegua Feb 2024Cafu Oct 20242 tracked bouts per year

Phumelele Cafu had won four in a row before losing by stoppage to Jesse Rodriguez. Cafu last boxed on Jul 19, 2025 — 461 days ago.WWWWL

Chauke Dec 2022Libranza Aug 2023Stelle Dec 2023Tanaka Oct 2024Rodriguez Jul 20252.1 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

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Have Kosei Tanaka and Phumelele Cafu ever fought each other?: Yes. Kosei Tanaka and Phumelele Cafu met once on October 14, 2024, and Phumelele Cafu won by SD.
Who has the better record, Tanaka or Cafu?: Kosei Tanaka is 20-2 and Phumelele Cafu is 11-1-3. Kosei Tanaka has the higher win percentage.
Who has more knockouts, Tanaka or Cafu?: Kosei Tanaka has 11 knockout wins and Phumelele Cafu has 8. Kosei Tanaka has more.
Do Tanaka and Cafu have any common opponents?: Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both Kosei Tanaka and Phumelele Cafu have faced.
Who is bigger, Tanaka or Cafu?: Phumelele Cafu is the taller fighter at 168 cm, 4 cm above the other. Kosei Tanaka also has the longer reach, by 1 cm.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Tanaka and Cafu?: This comparison is drawn from 22 bouts tracked for Kosei Tanaka and 15 bouts tracked for Phumelele Cafu. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

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