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Masanori Rikiishi vs Shogo Yamaguchi — record, stats and common opponents compared

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Masanori Rikiishi

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Shogo Yamaguchi

Masanori Rikiishi (16-2) and Shogo Yamaguchi (0-2 across 2 tracked bouts) 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

Yamaguchi

Tracked record

0–2

counted from 2 bouts 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 Shogo Yamaguchi have met 1 time; Rikiishi leads 1–0.

Masanori Rikiishi and Shogo Yamaguchi have met 1 time; Rikiishi leads 1–0.
Met2019Jul 23Series
Masanori RikiishiFighter AWWon1–0W–L
Shogo YamaguchiFighter BLLost0–1W–L
How it endedRTDR51Meeting

The Numbers

Rikiishi 5 · Yamaguchi 0 of 5 measurable rows
RikiishiYamaguchi
Record†
16-2 (edge)0-2
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‡max 2
1 (edge)
2
Title reignslevelmax 0
0
0
Bouts per year§max 2.3
2.3 (edge)
0.9
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 18
18
2

† 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″
Shogo Yamaguchi: No height on file
Reachnot held
Masanori Rikiishi: 72″
Shogo Yamaguchi: No reach on file
Stance
Masanori Rikiishi: Southpaw
Shogo Yamaguchi: Not recorded

Masanori Rikiishi left, Shogo Yamaguchi 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%

Shogo Yamaguchi0 wins · from 2 tracked bouts

Shogo Yamaguchi: no tracked wins in the 2 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

No tracked wins for Yamaguchi yet.

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Masanori Rikiishi 18, Shogo Yamaguchi 2 — 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 — 480 days ago.WWWWL

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

Shogo Yamaguchi last boxed on Jul 23, 2019 — 2,616 days ago. Yamaguchi had lost two straight.LL

Hiraoka May 2017Rikiishi Jul 20190.9 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have Masanori Rikiishi and Shogo Yamaguchi ever fought each other?
Yes. Masanori Rikiishi and Shogo Yamaguchi met once on July 23, 2019, and Masanori Rikiishi won by RTD in round 5.
The meeting

WJul 23, 2019 · Rikiishi · RTD R5

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Rikiishi or Yamaguchi?
Masanori Rikiishi is 16-2 and Shogo Yamaguchi is 0-2 across the 2 bouts 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%

Yamaguchi0–20%

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

Rikiishi1168.8%

Yamaguchi0

The Numbers ↓
Do Rikiishi and Yamaguchi have any common opponents?
Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both Masanori Rikiishi and Shogo Yamaguchi have faced.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Rikiishi and Yamaguchi?
This comparison is drawn from 18 bouts tracked for Masanori Rikiishi and 2 bouts tracked for Shogo Yamaguchi. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Rikiishi18bouts

Yamaguchi2bouts

How They Win ↓

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