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Masataka Taniguchi vs Takeru Inoue — record, stats and common opponents compared

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Masataka Taniguchi

Takeru Inoue

Masataka Taniguchi (21-6) and Takeru Inoue (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.

Taniguchi

21

Wins15 KO · 71%

6

Losses

0

Draws27 tracked bouts

Inoue

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

Taniguchi leads 1–0

Masataka Taniguchi and Takeru Inoue have met 1 time; Taniguchi leads 1–0.

Masataka Taniguchi and Takeru Inoue have met 1 time; Taniguchi leads 1–0.
Met2025Aug 3Series
Masataka TaniguchiFighter AWWon1–0W–L
Takeru InoueFighter BLLost0–1W–L
ResultTKOR51Meeting

The Numbers

Taniguchi 4 · Inoue 0 of 4 measurable rows
TaniguchiInoue
Record†
21-6 (edge)0-2
Win %0–100%
77.8% (edge)
0%
Wins by knockoutmax 15
15 (edge)
0
KO ratenot comparable
71.43%—
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)‡not comparable
71%—
Times stopped‡levelmax 1
1
1
Title reignslevelmax 0
0
0
Bouts per year§max 2.7
2.7 (edge)
1.6
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 27
27
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
Masataka Taniguchi: 5′4″
Takeru Inoue: No height on file
Reachnot held
Masataka Taniguchi: 65″
Takeru Inoue: No reach on file
Agenot held
Masataka Taniguchi: 32
Takeru Inoue: No date of birth
Stance
Masataka Taniguchi: Southpaw
Takeru Inoue: Not recorded

Masataka Taniguchi left, Takeru Inoue right, as everywhere on this page. Age is stated, not scored — neither age nor stance carries an edge.

How They Win

Tracked bouts only
Masataka Taniguchi21 wins · from 27 tracked bouts

Masataka Taniguchi: 21 tracked wins — 15 by KO/TKO (71%), 5 on the cards (24%) and 1 by another method or unrecorded (5%). Counted from 27 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

15 by KO/TKO 71%5 on the cards 24%1 by another method or unrecorded 5%

Takeru Inoue0 wins · from 2 tracked bouts

Takeru Inoue: no tracked wins in the 2 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

No tracked wins for Inoue yet.

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Masataka Taniguchi 27, Takeru Inoue 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

Masataka Taniguchi had won two in a row before losing a decision to René Santiago. Taniguchi last boxed on Apr 3, 2026 — 201 days ago.WLWWL

Kokietgym Oct 2024Simsri Dec 2024Inaba May 2025Inoue Aug 2025Santiago Apr 20262.7 tracked bouts per year

Takeru Inoue has lost two straight. Inoue last boxed on Aug 3, 2025 — 444 days ago.LL

Vayson Apr 2024Taniguchi Aug 20251.6 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have Masataka Taniguchi and Takeru Inoue ever fought each other?
Yes. Masataka Taniguchi and Takeru Inoue met once on August 3, 2025, and Masataka Taniguchi won by TKO in round 5.
The meeting

WAug 3, 2025 · Taniguchi · TKO R5

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Taniguchi or Inoue?
Masataka Taniguchi is 21-6 and Takeru Inoue is 0-2 across the 2 bouts Kill The Body has tracked. Masataka Taniguchi has the higher win percentage. Records shown as tracked have not yet been independently verified as complete career totals.
Records · win %

Taniguchi21–677.8%

Inoue0–20%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Taniguchi or Inoue?
Masataka Taniguchi has 15 knockout wins and Takeru Inoue has 0. Masataka Taniguchi has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Taniguchi1571.4%

Inoue0

The Numbers ↓
Do Taniguchi and Inoue have any common opponents?
Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both Masataka Taniguchi and Takeru Inoue have faced.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Taniguchi and Inoue?
This comparison is drawn from 27 bouts tracked for Masataka Taniguchi and 2 bouts tracked for Takeru Inoue. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Taniguchi27bouts

Inoue2bouts

How They Win ↓

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