Yabuki vs Fajardo

When is Yabuki vs Fajardo?

Masamichi Yabuki will take on Miel Fajardo on Thursday, November 26th, 2026, at Ebara Wave Arena Ota, Ota-Ku.

The fight will be contested over 12 rounds in the Flyweight division, which means the weight limit will be 112 pounds (8 stone or 50.8 kg).

This contest is for the IBF flyweight championship of the world.

Yabuki will be making his 3rd defense of the IBF World Flyweight Championship. He won this belt against Angel Ayala Lardizabal in March 2025. He had held this belt for 1 year and 6 months.

Yabuki vs Fajardo stats

Masamichi Yabuki steps into the ring with a record of 20 wins, 4 losses, and 0 draws, 18 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Miel Fajardo will make his way to the ring with a record of 14 wins, 3 losses and 2 draws, with 12 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggest Yabuki has a slight advantage in power over Fajardo, with a 90% knockout percentage compared to Fajardo's 86%.

Masamichi Yabuki is the older man by 8 years, at 34 years old.

Yabuki has a height advantage of 1 inch over Fajardo. Despite this, both fighters have equal reach.

Both Masamichi Yabuki and Miel Fajardo fight out of an orthodox stance.

Yabuki is the more experienced professional fighter, having had 5 more fights, and made his debut in 2016, 7 months earlier than Fajardo, whose first professional fight was in 2016. He has fought 42 more professional rounds, totaling 128 compared to Fajardo's 86.

Masamichi Yabuki goes into the fight ranked number 2 by The Ring at flyweight.

Miel Fajardo is currently ranked number 7 by the WBC, 1 by the IBF, and 4 by The Ring in the 112lb division.

Yabuki vs Fajardo form

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

In his last fight, he beat Rene Calixto on June 6, 2026, by unanimous decision in their IBF World Flyweight championship fight at Aichi Sky Expo, Tokoname, Japan.

Prior to that, he had beaten Felix Alvarado on December 27, 2025, by knockout in the 12th round in their IBF World Flyweight championship fight at Aichi Sky Expo, Tokoname.

Going into that contest, he had won against Angel Ayala Lardizabal on March 29, 2025, by technical knockout in the 12th round in their IBF World Flyweight championship fight at Aichi Sky Expo, Nagoya.

Before that, he had beaten Sivenathi Nontshinga on October 12, 2024, by technical knockout in the 9th round in their IBF World Junior Flyweight championship fight at Aichi Sky Expo, Tokoname.

He had been beaten by Kenshiro Teraji on March 19, 2022, by technical knockout in the 3rd round in their WBC World Light Flyweight championship fight at City Gym, Kyoto.

Activity check

Yabuki's last 5 fights have come over a period of 4 years, 8 months and 7 days, which means he has been fighting approximately every 11 months and 8 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 48 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 9.6 rounds on average.

What time does Yabuki vs Fajardo start?

The fighters are expected to ringwalk at around 11:00 AM UTC at Ebara Wave Arena Ota, Ota-Ku, Japan, which is 6:00 AM EST or 3:00 AM PST on the West Coast of America, or 11:00 AM GMT in the UK.

What are the odds on Yabuki vs Fajardo?

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