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Masanori Rikiishi vs Yoshimitsu Kimura — record, stats and common opponents compared

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Masanori Rikiishi

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Yoshimitsu Kimura

Masanori Rikiishi (16-2) and Yoshimitsu Kimura (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

Kimura

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 Yoshimitsu Kimura have met 1 time; Rikiishi leads 1–0.

Masanori Rikiishi and Yoshimitsu Kimura have met 1 time; Rikiishi leads 1–0.
Met2023Jan 6Series
Masanori RikiishiFighter AWWon1–0W–L
Yoshimitsu KimuraFighter BLLost0–1W–L
ResultKOR51Meeting

The Numbers

Rikiishi 3 · Kimura 0 of 3 measurable rows
RikiishiKimura
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″
Yoshimitsu Kimura: No height on file
Reachnot held
Masanori Rikiishi: 72″
Yoshimitsu Kimura: No reach on file
Agenot held
Masanori Rikiishi: No date of birth
Yoshimitsu Kimura: 30
Stance
Masanori Rikiishi: Southpaw
Yoshimitsu Kimura: Not recorded

Masanori Rikiishi left, Yoshimitsu Kimura 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%

Yoshimitsu Kimura0 wins · from 1 tracked bout

Yoshimitsu Kimura: no tracked wins in the 1 bout Kill The Body has ingested.

No tracked wins for Kimura yet.

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

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

Yoshimitsu Kimura last boxed on Jan 6, 2023 — 1,392 days ago. Kimura had lost the most recent, to Masanori Rikiishi.L

Rikiishi Jan 2023

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have Masanori Rikiishi and Yoshimitsu Kimura ever fought each other?
Yes. Masanori Rikiishi and Yoshimitsu Kimura met once on January 6, 2023, and Masanori Rikiishi won by KO in round 5.
The meeting

WJan 6, 2023 · Rikiishi · KO R5

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Rikiishi or Kimura?
Masanori Rikiishi is 16-2 and Yoshimitsu Kimura 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%

Kimura0–10%

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

Rikiishi1168.8%

Kimura0

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

Rikiishi18bouts

Kimura1bout

How They Win ↓

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