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Lionel Rose vs Yoshiaki Numata — record, stats and common opponents compared

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Lionel Rose

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Yoshiaki Numata

Lionel Rose (42-11) and Yoshiaki Numata (44-8-3) 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.

Rose

42

Wins12 KO · 29%

11

Losses

0

Draws53 tracked bouts

Numata

44

Wins12 KO · 27%

8

Losses

3

Draws56 tracked bouts

Head to Head

Numata leads 1–0

Lionel Rose and Yoshiaki Numata have met 1 time; Numata leads 1–0.

Lionel Rose and Yoshiaki Numata have met 1 time; Numata leads 1–0.
Met1971May 30Series
Lionel RoseFighter ALLost0–1W–L
Yoshiaki NumataFighter BWWon1–0W–L
ResultUD1Meeting

The Numbers

Rose 3 · Numata 4 of 7 measurable rows
RoseNumata
Record
42-1144-8-3 (edge)
Win %0–100%
79.2%
82.7% (edge)
Wins by knockoutlevelmax 12
12
12
KO rate0–100%
28.57% (edge)
27.27%
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)†0–100%
29% (edge)
27%
Times stopped†max 6
4 (edge)
6
Title reignsmax 4
3
4 (edge)
Bouts per year‡max 5.8
4.3
5.8 (edge)
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 56
53
56

† 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+2″
Lionel Rose: 5′5″
Yoshiaki Numata: 5′7″ (edge)
Agenot comparable
Lionel Rose: Died aged 62
Yoshiaki Numata: 81
Stance
Lionel Rose: Orthodox
Yoshiaki Numata: Orthodox

Lionel Rose left, Yoshiaki Numata right, as everywhere on this page. Age is stated, not scored — neither age nor stance carries an edge.

How They Win

Tracked bouts only
Lionel Rose42 wins · from 53 tracked bouts

Lionel Rose: 42 tracked wins — 12 by KO/TKO (29%) and 30 on the cards (71%). Counted from 53 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

12 by KO/TKO 29%30 on the cards 71%

Yoshiaki Numata45 wins · from 56 tracked bouts

Yoshiaki Numata: 45 tracked wins — 12 by KO/TKO (27%) and 33 on the cards (73%). Counted from 56 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

12 by KO/TKO 27%33 on the cards 73%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Lionel Rose 53, Yoshiaki Numata 56 — 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

Lionel Rose has lost two straight, after one straight win. Rose last boxed on Dec 18, 1976.LLWLL

Matthews Aug 1975Moeller Oct 1975Agate Nov 1975Limón Aug 1976Apeang Dec 19764.3 tracked bouts per year

Yoshiaki Numata last boxed on Mar 2, 1972 — 19,957 days ago. Numata had lost two straight, after three straight wins.WWWLL

Rojas Sep 1970Barrientos Jan 1971Rose May 1971Arredondo Oct 1971Iwata Mar 19725.8 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have Lionel Rose and Yoshiaki Numata ever fought each other?
Yes. Lionel Rose and Yoshiaki Numata met once on May 30, 1971, and Yoshiaki Numata won by UD.
The meeting

LMay 30, 1971 · Numata · UD

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Rose or Numata?
Lionel Rose is 42-11 and Yoshiaki Numata is 44-8-3. Yoshiaki Numata has the higher win percentage.
Records · win %

Rose42–1179.2%

Numata44–8–382.7%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Rose or Numata?
Lionel Rose has 12 knockout wins and Yoshiaki Numata has 12. Both have 12.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Rose1228.6%

Numata1227.3%

The Numbers ↓
Do Rose and Numata have any common opponents?
Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both Lionel Rose and Yoshiaki Numata have faced.
Who is bigger, Rose or Numata?
Yoshiaki Numata is the taller fighter at 171 cm, 5 cm above the other.
Height · reach

Rose166 cm

Numata171 cm

Tale of the Tape ↓
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Rose and Numata?
This comparison is drawn from 53 bouts tracked for Lionel Rose and 56 bouts tracked for Yoshiaki Numata. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Rose53bouts

Numata56bouts

How They Win ↓

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