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Masanori Rikiishi vs Pegasus Tanimoto — record, stats and common opponents compared

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Masanori Rikiishi

Pegasus Tanimoto

Masanori Rikiishi (16-2) and Pegasus Tanimoto (0-1 across 1 tracked bout) 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.

Rikiishi

16

Wins11 KO · 69%

2

Losses

0

Draws18 tracked bouts

Tanimoto

Tracked record

0–1

counted from 1 bout Kill The Body has ingested

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

Rikiishi leads 1–0

Masanori Rikiishi and Pegasus Tanimoto have met 1 time; Rikiishi leads 1–0.

Masanori Rikiishi and Pegasus Tanimoto have met 1 time; Rikiishi leads 1–0.
Met2017Nov 26Series
Masanori RikiishiFighter AWWon1–0W–L
Pegasus TanimotoFighter BLLost0–1W–L
ResultTKOR31Meeting

The Numbers

Rikiishi 3 · Tanimoto 0 of 3 measurable rows
RikiishiTanimoto
Record†
16-2 (edge)0-1
Win %0–100%
88.9% (edge)
0%
Wins by knockoutmax 11
11 (edge)
0
KO ratenot comparable
68.75%—
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)‡not comparable
69%—
Times stopped‡levelmax 1
1
1
Title reignslevelmax 0
0
0
Bouts per year§not comparable
2.3—
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 18
18
1

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

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

How They Win

Tracked bouts only
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%

Pegasus Tanimoto0 wins · from 1 tracked bout

Pegasus Tanimoto: no tracked wins in the 1 bout Kill The Body has ingested.

No tracked wins for Tanimoto yet.

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Masanori Rikiishi 18, Pegasus Tanimoto 1 — 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

Masanori Rikiishi had won four in a row before losing a decision to Eduardo Núñez. Rikiishi last boxed on May 28, 2025 — 520 days ago.WWWWL

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

Pegasus Tanimoto last boxed on Nov 26, 2017 — 3,260 days ago. Tanimoto had lost the most recent, to Masanori Rikiishi.L

Rikiishi Nov 2017

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have Masanori Rikiishi and Pegasus Tanimoto ever fought each other?
Yes. Masanori Rikiishi and Pegasus Tanimoto met once on November 26, 2017, and Masanori Rikiishi won by TKO in round 3.
The meeting

WNov 26, 2017 · Rikiishi · TKO R3

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Rikiishi or Tanimoto?
Masanori Rikiishi is 16-2 and Pegasus Tanimoto is 0-1 across the 1 bout Kill The Body has tracked. Masanori Rikiishi has the higher win percentage. Records shown as tracked have not yet been independently verified as complete career totals.
Records · win %

Rikiishi16–288.9%

Tanimoto0–10%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Rikiishi or Tanimoto?
Masanori Rikiishi has 11 knockout wins and Pegasus Tanimoto has 0. Masanori Rikiishi has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Rikiishi1168.8%

Tanimoto0

The Numbers ↓
Do Rikiishi and Tanimoto have any common opponents?
Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both Masanori Rikiishi and Pegasus Tanimoto have faced.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Rikiishi and Tanimoto?
This comparison is drawn from 18 bouts tracked for Masanori Rikiishi and 1 bout tracked for Pegasus Tanimoto. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Rikiishi18bouts

Tanimoto1bout

How They Win ↓

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