Marlon Tapales (41-5) 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 3 common opponents.
Marlon Tapales vs Naoya Inoue — record, stats and common opponents compared
Head to Head
Naoya Inoue leads 1–0- Naoya Inoue wonTapales vs InoueDec 26, 2023 · KO · R10
The Numbers
- 41-5
- Record
- 33-0 (edge)
- 89.1%
- Win %
- 100% (edge)
- 22
- Wins by knockout
- 27 (edge)
- 53.66%
- KO rate
- 81.82% (edge)
- 51%
- Stoppage rate (tracked wins)
- 82% (edge)
- 3
- Times stopped
- 0 (edge)
- 3
- Title reigns
- 8 (edge)
- 2.6 (edge)
- Bouts per year
- 2.4
- 46
- Bouts tracked
- 33
Counted from bouts Kill The Body has ingested, not a career total.
Counted from bouts Kill The Body has ingested, not a career total.
Across each fighter's tracked career span.
Tale of the Tape
- 5′4″ (163 cm)
- Height
- 5′5″ (165 cm) (edge)
- 65″ (165 cm)
- Reach
- 67″ (171 cm) (edge)
- 34
- Age
- 33
- Southpaw
- Stance
- Orthodox
- —
- Division
- Super Bantamweight
- Philippines
- Nationality
- Japan
How They Win
Tracked bouts onlyMarlon Tapales · 41 wins
KO/TKO
21
Decision
19
Other
1
Naoya Inoue · 33 wins
KO/TKO
27
Decision
6
Other
0
Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter (46 and 33 respectively), not from a career-complete method table.
Common Opponents
3 sharedShared opponents are matched on fighter identity, not on name — two different fighters with the same name never merge into one row.
Current Form
Marlon Tapales
LWWWW
L1 streak · last fought Apr 3, 2026
Naoya Inoue
WWWWW
W33 streak · last fought May 2, 2026
Common Questions
- Have Marlon Tapales and Naoya Inoue ever fought each other?
- Yes. Marlon Tapales and Naoya Inoue met once on December 26, 2023, and Naoya Inoue won by KO in round 10.
- Who has the better record, Marlon Tapales or Naoya Inoue?
- Marlon Tapales is 41-5 and Naoya Inoue is 33-0. Naoya Inoue has the higher win percentage.
- Who has more knockouts, Marlon Tapales or Naoya Inoue?
- Marlon Tapales has 22 knockout wins and Naoya Inoue has 27. Naoya Inoue has more.
- Do Marlon Tapales and Naoya Inoue have any common opponents?
- Marlon Tapales and Naoya Inoue share 3 common opponents: Murodjon Akhmadaliev, Warlito Parrenas and Jerson Mancio. Neither fighter fared better across the shared opponents overall.
- Who is bigger, Marlon Tapales or Naoya Inoue?
- Naoya Inoue is the taller fighter at 165 cm, 2 cm above the other. Naoya Inoue also has the longer reach, by 6 cm.
- How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Marlon Tapales and Naoya Inoue?
- This comparison is drawn from 46 bouts tracked for Marlon Tapales and 33 bouts tracked for Naoya Inoue. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.