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Masashi Kudo vs Saburo Sakai — record, stats and common opponents compared

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Masashi Kudo

Saburo Sakai

Masashi Kudo (23-1) and Saburo Sakai (0-6 across 6 tracked bouts) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met 3 times. They share no common opponents in Kill The Body's bout data.

Kudo

23

Wins12 KO · 52%

1

Loss

0

Draws24 tracked bouts

Sakai

Tracked record

0–6

counted from 6 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

Kudo leads 3–0

Masashi Kudo and Saburo Sakai have met 3 times; Kudo leads 3–0.

Masashi Kudo and Saburo Sakai have met 3 times; Kudo leads 3–0.
Met1976Mar 281977Jan 301977Jul 2Series
Masashi KudoFighter AWWonWWonWWon3–0W–L
Saburo SakaiFighter BLLostLLostLLost0–3W–L
ResultKOR1KOR9KOR73Meetings

The Numbers

Kudo 6 · Sakai 0 of 6 measurable rows
KudoSakai
Record†
23-1 (edge)0-6
Win %0–100%
95.8% (edge)
0%
Wins by knockoutmax 12
12 (edge)
0
KO ratenot comparable
52.17%—
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)‡not comparable
52%—
Times stopped‡max 6
0 (edge)
6
Title reignsmax 2
2 (edge)
0
Bouts per year§max 3.7
3.7 (edge)
1.1
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 24
24
6

† 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
Masashi Kudo: 5′8″
Saburo Sakai: No height on file
Agenot held
Masashi Kudo: 75
Saburo Sakai: No date of birth
Stance
Masashi Kudo: Orthodox
Saburo Sakai: Not recorded

Masashi Kudo left, Saburo Sakai right, as everywhere on this page. Age is stated, not scored — neither age nor stance carries an edge.

How They Win

Tracked bouts only
Masashi Kudo23 wins · from 24 tracked bouts

Masashi Kudo: 23 tracked wins — 12 by KO/TKO (52%) and 11 on the cards (48%). Counted from 24 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

12 by KO/TKO 52%11 on the cards 48%

Saburo Sakai0 wins · from 6 tracked bouts

Saburo Sakai: no tracked wins in the 6 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

No tracked wins for Sakai yet.

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Masashi Kudo 24, Saburo Sakai 6 — 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

Masashi Kudo last boxed on Oct 24, 1979 — 17,170 days ago. Kudo had won four in a row before losing a decision to Ayub Kalule.WWWWL

Gazo Aug 1978Joo Dec 1978Gonzalez May 1979Gonzalez Jun 1979Kalule Oct 19793.7 tracked bouts per year

Saburo Sakai last boxed on Jul 2, 1977 — 18,014 days ago. Sakai had lost six straight.LLLLL

Jae-doo Jan 1976Kudo Mar 1976Kudo Jan 1977Jae-doo Apr 1977Kudo Jul 19771.1 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have Masashi Kudo and Saburo Sakai ever fought each other?
Yes. Masashi Kudo and Saburo Sakai have met 3 times and Masashi Kudo leads the series 3-0.
The 3 meetings

WJul 2, 1977 · Kudo · KO R7

WJan 30, 1977 · Kudo · KO R9

WMar 28, 1976 · Kudo · KO R1

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Kudo or Sakai?
Masashi Kudo is 23-1 and Saburo Sakai is 0-6 across the 6 bouts Kill The Body has tracked. Masashi Kudo has the higher win percentage. Records shown as tracked have not yet been independently verified as complete career totals.
Records · win %

Kudo23–195.8%

Sakai0–60%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Kudo or Sakai?
Masashi Kudo has 12 knockout wins and Saburo Sakai has 0. Masashi Kudo has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Kudo1252.2%

Sakai0

The Numbers ↓
Do Kudo and Sakai have any common opponents?
Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both Masashi Kudo and Saburo Sakai have faced.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Kudo and Sakai?
This comparison is drawn from 24 bouts tracked for Masashi Kudo and 6 bouts tracked for Saburo Sakai. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Kudo24bouts

Sakai6bouts

How They Win ↓

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