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Naoya Inoue vs Paul Butler — record, stats and common opponents compared

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Naoya Inoue

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Paul Butler

Naoya Inoue (33-0) and Paul Butler (36-3) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met once. They share 2 common opponents.

Inoue

33

Wins27 KO · 82%

0

Losses

0

Draws33 tracked bouts

Butler

36

Wins17 KO · 47%

3

Losses

0

Draws39 tracked bouts

Head to Head

Inoue leads 1–0

Naoya Inoue and Paul Butler have met 1 time; Inoue leads 1–0.

Naoya Inoue and Paul Butler have met 1 time; Inoue leads 1–0.
Met2022Dec 13Series
Naoya InoueFighter AWWon1–0W–L
Paul ButlerFighter BLLost0–1W–L
ResultKOR111Meeting

The Numbers

Inoue 7 · Butler 1 of 8 measurable rows
InoueButler
Record
33-0 (edge)36-3
Win %0–100%
100% (edge)
92.3%
Wins by knockoutmax 27
27 (edge)
17
KO rate0–100%
81.82% (edge)
47.22%
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)†0–100%
82% (edge)
47%
Times stopped†max 2
0 (edge)
2
Title reignsmax 15
15 (edge)
4
Bouts per year‡max 3
2.4
3 (edge)
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 39
33
39

† 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

Height+1″
Naoya Inoue: 5′5″
Paul Butler: 5′6″ (edge)
Reach+2″
Naoya Inoue: 67″ (edge)
Paul Butler: 65″
Age4 yrs apart
Naoya Inoue: 33
Paul Butler: 37
Stance
Naoya Inoue: Orthodox
Paul Butler: Orthodox

Naoya Inoue left, Paul Butler right, as everywhere on this page. Age is stated, not scored — neither age nor stance carries an edge.

How They Win

Tracked bouts only
Naoya Inoue33 wins · from 33 tracked bouts

Naoya Inoue: 33 tracked wins — 27 by KO/TKO (82%) and 6 on the cards (18%). Counted from 33 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

27 by KO/TKO 82%6 on the cards 18%

Paul Butler36 wins · from 39 tracked bouts

Paul Butler: 36 tracked wins — 17 by KO/TKO (47%) and 19 on the cards (53%). Counted from 39 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

17 by KO/TKO 47%19 on the cards 53%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Naoya Inoue 33, Paul Butler 39 — not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

2 shared

2 shared · Inoue better on 1 · even on 1

Inoue

Opponent

Butler

  • Naoya Inoue

    Win, KO 2

    2019

    RodríguezInoue better

    Paul Butler

    Loss, UD

    2018

  • Naoya Inoue

    Win, KO 3

    2017

    BoyeauxEven

    Paul Butler

    Win, PTS

    2018

Both sides are set at the same size on purpose. Kill The Body does not score a second-round knockout above a split decision — the edge counts losses first and wins as the tiebreak, and the rest is yours to argue. Shared opponents are matched on fighter identity, not on name, so two different fighters with the same name never merge into one row.

Current Form

Oldest left · newest right

Naoya Inoue has won 33 straight, the most recent against Junto Nakatani. Inoue last boxed on May 2, 2026 — 178 days ago.WWWWW

Ye-joon Jan 2025Cardenas May 2025Akhmadaliev Sep 2025Picasso Dec 2025Nakatani May 20262.4 tracked bouts per year

Paul Butler last boxed on Dec 8, 2023 — 1,054 days ago. Butler had won two straight since losing by stoppage to Naoya Inoue.WWLWW

Garcia Jun 2021Sultan Apr 2022Inoue Dec 2022Cervantes Jun 2023Ahmed Dec 20233 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have Naoya Inoue and Paul Butler ever fought each other?
Yes. Naoya Inoue and Paul Butler met once on December 13, 2022, and Naoya Inoue won by KO in round 11.
The meeting

WDec 13, 2022 · Inoue · KO R11

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Inoue or Butler?
Naoya Inoue is 33-0 and Paul Butler is 36-3. Naoya Inoue has the higher win percentage.
Records · win %

Inoue33–0100%

Butler36–392.3%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Inoue or Butler?
Naoya Inoue has 27 knockout wins and Paul Butler has 17. Naoya Inoue has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Inoue2781.8%

Butler1747.2%

The Numbers ↓
Do Inoue and Butler have any common opponents?
Naoya Inoue and Paul Butler share 2 common opponents: Emmanuel Rodríguez and Yoann Boyeaux. Naoya Inoue fared better against 1 of them.
2 shared opponents

Emmanuel RodríguezWL

Yoann BoyeauxWW

Common Opponents ↓
Who is bigger, Inoue or Butler?
Paul Butler is the taller fighter at 168 cm, 3 cm above the other. Naoya Inoue also has the longer reach, by 6 cm.
Height · reach

Inoue165 cm171 cm reach

Butler168 cm165 cm reach

Tale of the Tape ↓
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Inoue and Butler?
This comparison is drawn from 33 bouts tracked for Naoya Inoue and 39 bouts tracked for Paul Butler. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Inoue33bouts

Butler39bouts

How They Win ↓

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