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Naoya Inoue vs Stephen Fulton — record, stats and common opponents compared

🇯🇵SUPER BANTAMWEIGHT

Naoya Inoue

Cross-division

🇺🇸FEATHERWEIGHT

Stephen Fulton

Naoya Inoue (33-0) and Stephen Fulton (23-2) 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.

Inoue

33

Wins27 KO · 82%

0

Losses

0

Draws33 tracked bouts

Fulton

23

Wins8 KO · 35%

2

Losses

0

Draws25 tracked bouts

Head to Head

Inoue leads 1–0

Naoya Inoue and Stephen Fulton have met 1 time; Inoue leads 1–0.

Naoya Inoue and Stephen Fulton have met 1 time; Inoue leads 1–0.
Met2023Jul 25Series
Naoya InoueFighter AWWon1–0W–L
Stephen FultonFighter BLLost0–1W–L
ResultTKOR81Meeting

The Numbers

Inoue 8 · Fulton 0 of 8 measurable rows
InoueFulton
Record
33-0 (edge)23-2
Win %0–100%
100% (edge)
92%
Wins by knockoutmax 27
27 (edge)
8
KO rate0–100%
81.82% (edge)
34.78%
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)†0–100%
82% (edge)
35%
Times stopped†max 1
0 (edge)
1
Title reignsmax 15
15 (edge)
4
Bouts per year‡max 2.4
2.4 (edge)
2.2
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 33
33
25

† 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+2″
Naoya Inoue: 5′5″
Stephen Fulton: 5′7″ (edge)
Reach+3″
Naoya Inoue: 67″
Stephen Fulton: 70″ (edge)
Age1 yr apart
Naoya Inoue: 33
Stephen Fulton: 32
Stance
Naoya Inoue: Orthodox
Stephen Fulton: Orthodox

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

Super Bantamweight against Featherweight. The two are listed in different weight classes, so the tape measures them as they stand rather than as a matchup.

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%

Stephen Fulton23 wins · from 25 tracked bouts

Stephen Fulton: 23 tracked wins — 8 by KO/TKO (35%) and 15 on the cards (65%). Counted from 25 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

8 by KO/TKO 35%15 on the cards 65%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Naoya Inoue 33, Stephen Fulton 25 — 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

Naoya Inoue has won 33 straight, the most recent against Junto Nakatani. Inoue last boxed on May 2, 2026 — 175 days ago.WWWWW

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

Stephen Fulton had won two in a row before losing a decision to O'Shaquie Foster. Fulton last boxed on Dec 6, 2025 — 322 days ago.WLWWL

Roman Jun 2022Inoue Jul 2023Castro Sep 2024Figueroa Feb 2025Foster Dec 20252.2 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have Naoya Inoue and Stephen Fulton ever fought each other?
Yes. Naoya Inoue and Stephen Fulton met once on July 25, 2023, and Naoya Inoue won by TKO in round 8.
The meeting

WJul 25, 2023 · Inoue · TKO R8

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Inoue or Fulton?
Naoya Inoue is 33-0 and Stephen Fulton is 23-2. Naoya Inoue has the higher win percentage.
Records · win %

Inoue33–0100%

Fulton23–292%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Inoue or Fulton?
Naoya Inoue has 27 knockout wins and Stephen Fulton has 8. Naoya Inoue has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Inoue2781.8%

Fulton834.8%

The Numbers ↓
Do Inoue and Fulton have any common opponents?
Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both Naoya Inoue and Stephen Fulton have faced.
Who is bigger, Inoue or Fulton?
Stephen Fulton is the taller fighter at 169 cm, 4 cm above the other. Stephen Fulton also has the longer reach, by 8 cm.
Height · reach

Inoue165 cm171 cm reach

Fulton169 cm179 cm reach

Tale of the Tape ↓
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Inoue and Fulton?
This comparison is drawn from 33 bouts tracked for Naoya Inoue and 25 bouts tracked for Stephen Fulton. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Inoue33bouts

Fulton25bouts

How They Win ↓

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