Nakatani vs Cardenas

When is Nakatani vs Cardenas?

Junto Nakatani could take on Ramon Cardenas in Summer 2026 Saudi Arabia.

The fight would be contested over 12 rounds in the Bantamweight division, which means the weight limit would be 118 pounds (8.4 stone or 53.5 kg).

Nakatani vs Cardenas stats

Junto Nakatani would step into the ring with a record of 32 wins, 1 loss, and 0 draws, 24 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Ramon Cardenas would make his way to the ring with a record of 27 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws, with 15 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggest Nakatani would have an advantage in power over Cardenas, with a 75% knockout percentage compared to Cardenas' 56%.

Junto Nakatani is the younger man by 2 years, at 28 years old.

Nakatani has a height advantage of 2 inches over Cardenas. Despite this, both fighters have equal reach.

Junto Nakatani fights out of the southpaw stance, while Ramon Cardenas is an orthodox fighter.

Nakatani is currently the more experienced professional fighter, having had 4 more fights, and made his debut in 2015, 2 months earlier than Cardenas, whose first professional fight was in 2015. He has fought 28 more professional rounds, totaling 176 compared to Cardenas' 148.

Nakatani vs Cardenas form

Nakatani has beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 3 of them, going the distance once.

In his last fight, he lost to Naoya Inoue on May 2, 2026, by unanimous decision in their The Ring Junior Featherweight, WBC World Super Bantamweight, IBF World Junior Featherweight and WBO World Junior Featherweight championship fight at Tokyo Dome, Tokyo, Japan.

Prior to that, he had beaten Sebastian Hernandez on December 27, 2025, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at Mohammed Abdo Arena, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

Going into that contest, he had won against Ryosuke Nishida on June 8, 2025, by technical knockout in the 6th round in their IBF World Bantamweight, WBC World Bantamweight and The Ring Bantamweight championship fight at Ariake Arena, Tokyo, Japan.

Before that, he had beaten David Cuellar Contreras on February 24, 2025, by knockout in the 3rd round in their WBC World Bantamweight championship fight at Ariake Arena, Koto-Ku.

He had defeated Tasana Salapat on October 14, 2024, by technical knockout in the 6th round in their WBC World Bantamweight championship fight at Ariake Arena, Tokyo.

Cardenas has beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 3 of them, going the distance once.

In his last fight, he won against Erik Robles on December 18, 2025, by technical knockout in the 5th round at War Memorial Auditorium, Fort Lauderdale, United States.

Prior to that, he had been beaten by Naoya Inoue on May 4, 2025, by technical knockout in the 8th round in their WBO World Junior Featherweight, IBF World Junior Featherweight, WBC World Super Bantamweight and WBA Super World Super Bantamweight championship fight at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas.

Going into that contest, he had won against Bryan Acosta on February 8, 2025, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Boeing Center at Tech Port, San Antonio.

Before that, he had defeated Jesus Ramirez Rubio on April 24, 2024, by technical knockout in the 9th round at ProBox TV Events Center, Plant City.

He had beaten Israel Rodriguez Picazo on February 16, 2024, by technical knockout in the 6th round at Whitesands Events Center, Plant City.

Activity check

In terms of recent activity, Junto Nakatani has been fighting more than Ramon Cardenas.

Junto Nakatani last fought 1 month and 23 days ago, while Ramon Cardenas' last outing was 6 months and 7 days ago.

Nakatani's last 5 fights have come over a period of 1 year, 8 months and 11 days, which means he has been fighting approximately every 4 months and 3 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 39 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 7.8 rounds on average.

Cardenas' last 5 fights have come over a period of 2 years, 4 months and 9 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 5 months and 21 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 38 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 7.6 rounds on average.

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