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Naoya Inoue vs Yuki Sano — record, stats and common opponents compared

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Naoya Inoue

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Yuki Sano

Naoya Inoue (33-0) and Yuki Sano (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.

Inoue

33

Wins27 KO · 82%

0

Losses

0

Draws33 tracked bouts

Sano

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

Inoue leads 1–0

Naoya Inoue and Yuki Sano have met 1 time; Inoue leads 1–0.

Naoya Inoue and Yuki Sano have met 1 time; Inoue leads 1–0.
Met2013Apr 16Series
Naoya InoueFighter AWWon1–0W–L
Yuki SanoFighter BLLost0–1W–L
ResultTKO1Meeting

The Numbers

Inoue 5 · Sano 0 of 5 measurable rows
InoueSano
Record†
33-0 (edge)0-1
Win %0–100%
100% (edge)
0%
Wins by knockoutmax 27
27 (edge)
0
KO ratenot comparable
81.82%—
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)‡not comparable
82%—
Times stopped‡max 1
0 (edge)
1
Title reignsmax 15
15 (edge)
0
Bouts per year§not comparable
2.4—
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 33
33
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
Naoya Inoue: 5′5″
Yuki Sano: No height on file
Reachnot held
Naoya Inoue: 67″
Yuki Sano: No reach on file
Age11 yrs apart
Naoya Inoue: 33
Yuki Sano: 44
Stance
Naoya Inoue: Orthodox
Yuki Sano: Not recorded

Naoya Inoue left, Yuki Sano 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%

Yuki Sano0 wins · from 1 tracked bout

Yuki Sano: no tracked wins in the 1 bout Kill The Body has ingested.

No tracked wins for Sano yet.

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

Naoya Inoue has won 33 straight, the most recent against Junto Nakatani. Inoue last boxed on May 2, 2026 — 179 days ago.WWWWW

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

Yuki Sano last boxed on Apr 16, 2013 — 4,943 days ago. Sano had lost the most recent, to Naoya Inoue.L

Inoue Apr 2013

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have Naoya Inoue and Yuki Sano ever fought each other?
Yes. Naoya Inoue and Yuki Sano met once on April 16, 2013, and Naoya Inoue won by TKO.
The meeting

WApr 16, 2013 · Inoue · TKO

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Inoue or Sano?
Naoya Inoue is 33-0 and Yuki Sano is 0-1 across the 1 bout Kill The Body has tracked. Naoya Inoue has the higher win percentage. Records shown as tracked have not yet been independently verified as complete career totals.
Records · win %

Inoue33–0100%

Sano0–10%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Inoue or Sano?
Naoya Inoue has 27 knockout wins and Yuki Sano has 0. Naoya Inoue has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Inoue2781.8%

Sano0

The Numbers ↓
Do Inoue and Sano have any common opponents?
Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both Naoya Inoue and Yuki Sano have faced.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Inoue and Sano?
This comparison is drawn from 33 bouts tracked for Naoya Inoue and 1 bout tracked for Yuki Sano. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Inoue33bouts

Sano1bout

How They Win ↓

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