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Masanori Rikiishi vs Takuya Watanabe — record, stats and common opponents compared

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Masanori Rikiishi

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Takuya Watanabe

Masanori Rikiishi (16-2) and Takuya Watanabe (1-3 across 4 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

Watanabe

Tracked record

1–3

counted from 4 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 Takuya Watanabe have met 1 time; Rikiishi leads 1–0.

Masanori Rikiishi and Takuya Watanabe have met 1 time; Rikiishi leads 1–0.
Met2022May 15Series
Masanori RikiishiFighter AWWon1–0W–L
Takuya WatanabeFighter BLLost0–1W–L
ResultUD1Meeting

The Numbers

Rikiishi 5 · Watanabe 1 of 6 measurable rows
RikiishiWatanabe
Record†
16-2 (edge)1-3
Win %0–100%
88.9% (edge)
25%
Wins by knockoutmax 11
11 (edge)
0
KO ratenot comparable
68.75%—
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)‡0–100%
69% (edge)
0%
Times stopped‡max 1
1
0 (edge)
Title reignslevelmax 0
0
0
Bouts per year§max 2.3
2.3 (edge)
0.6
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 18
18
4

† 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″
Takuya Watanabe: No height on file
Reachnot held
Masanori Rikiishi: 72″
Takuya Watanabe: No reach on file
Agenot held
Masanori Rikiishi: No date of birth
Takuya Watanabe: 37
Stance
Masanori Rikiishi: Southpaw
Takuya Watanabe: Not recorded

Masanori Rikiishi left, Takuya Watanabe right, as everywhere on this page. Age is stated, not scored — neither age nor stance carries an edge.

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%

Takuya Watanabe1 win · from 4 tracked bouts

Takuya Watanabe: 1 tracked win — 1 on the cards (100%). Counted from 4 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

1 on the cards 100%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Masanori Rikiishi 18, Takuya Watanabe 4 — 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 — 519 days ago.WWWWL

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

Takuya Watanabe last boxed on Mar 8, 2024 — 965 days ago. Watanabe had won one in a row before losing a decision to Miguel Roman.LLWL

Itō Dec 2016Rikiishi May 2022González Dec 2022Roman Mar 20240.6 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have Masanori Rikiishi and Takuya Watanabe ever fought each other?
Yes. Masanori Rikiishi and Takuya Watanabe met once on May 15, 2022, and Masanori Rikiishi won by UD.
The meeting

WMay 15, 2022 · Rikiishi · UD

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Rikiishi or Watanabe?
Masanori Rikiishi is 16-2 and Takuya Watanabe is 1-3 across the 4 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%

Watanabe1–325%

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

Rikiishi1168.8%

Watanabe0

The Numbers ↓
Do Rikiishi and Watanabe have any common opponents?
Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both Masanori Rikiishi and Takuya Watanabe have faced.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Rikiishi and Watanabe?
This comparison is drawn from 18 bouts tracked for Masanori Rikiishi and 4 bouts tracked for Takuya Watanabe. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Rikiishi18bouts

Watanabe4bouts

How They Win ↓

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