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Kōsuke Saka vs Masanori Rikiishi — record, stats and common opponents compared

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Kōsuke Saka

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Masanori Rikiishi

Kōsuke Saka (1-2 across 3 tracked bouts) and Masanori Rikiishi (16-2) 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.

Saka

Tracked record

1–2

counted from 3 bouts Kill The Body has ingested

Rikiishi

16

Wins11 KO · 69%

2

Losses

0

Draws18 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

Saka leads 1–0

Kōsuke Saka and Masanori Rikiishi have met 1 time; Saka leads 1–0.

Kōsuke Saka and Masanori Rikiishi have met 1 time; Saka leads 1–0.
Met2018Apr 30Series
Kōsuke SakaFighter AWWon1–0W–L
Masanori RikiishiFighter BLLost0–1W–L
ResultTKOR21Meeting

The Numbers

Saka 1 · Rikiishi 4 of 5 measurable rows
SakaRikiishi
Record†
1-216-2 (edge)
Win %0–100%
33.3%
88.9% (edge)
Wins by knockoutmax 11
1
11 (edge)
KO ratenot comparable
—68.75%
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)‡0–100%
100% (edge)
69%
Times stopped‡levelmax 1
1
1
Title reignslevelmax 0
0
0
Bouts per year§max 2.3
0.5
2.3 (edge)
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 18
3
18

† 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
Kōsuke Saka: No height on file
Masanori Rikiishi: 5′10″
Reachnot held
Kōsuke Saka: No reach on file
Masanori Rikiishi: 72″
Stance
Kōsuke Saka: Not recorded
Masanori Rikiishi: Southpaw

Kōsuke Saka left, Masanori Rikiishi right, as everywhere on this page. Stance is stated, not scored.

How They Win

Tracked bouts only
Kōsuke Saka1 win · from 3 tracked bouts

Kōsuke Saka: 1 tracked win — 1 by KO/TKO (100%). Counted from 3 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

1 by KO/TKO 100%

Masanori Rikiishi16 wins · from 18 tracked bouts

Masanori Rikiishi: 16 tracked wins — 11 by KO/TKO (69%) and 5 on the cards (31%). Counted from 18 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

11 by KO/TKO 69%5 on the cards 31%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Kōsuke Saka 3, Masanori Rikiishi 18 — 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

Kōsuke Saka last boxed on Apr 20, 2019 — 2,748 days ago. Saka had won one in a row before losing by stoppage to Joe Noynay.LWL

Itō Dec 2012Rikiishi Apr 2018Noynay Apr 20190.5 tracked bouts per year

Masanori Rikiishi had won four in a row before losing a decision to Eduardo Núñez. Rikiishi last boxed on May 28, 2025 — 518 days ago.WWWWL

Kimura Jan 2023Núñez Jun 2023Magnesi Mar 2024Baconaje Oct 2024Núñez May 20252.3 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have Kōsuke Saka and Masanori Rikiishi ever fought each other?
Yes. Kōsuke Saka and Masanori Rikiishi met once on April 30, 2018, and Kōsuke Saka won by TKO in round 2.
The meeting

WApr 30, 2018 · Saka · TKO R2

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Saka or Rikiishi?
Kōsuke Saka is 1-2 across the 3 bouts Kill The Body has tracked and Masanori Rikiishi is 16-2. Masanori Rikiishi has the higher win percentage. Records shown as tracked have not yet been independently verified as complete career totals.
Records · win %

Saka1–233.3%

Rikiishi16–288.9%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Saka or Rikiishi?
Kōsuke Saka has 1 knockout win and Masanori Rikiishi has 11. Masanori Rikiishi has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Saka1

Rikiishi1168.8%

The Numbers ↓
Do Saka and Rikiishi have any common opponents?
Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both Kōsuke Saka and Masanori Rikiishi have faced.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Saka and Rikiishi?
This comparison is drawn from 3 bouts tracked for Kōsuke Saka and 18 bouts tracked for Masanori Rikiishi. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Saka3bouts

Rikiishi18bouts

How They Win ↓

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