How much power does Goku lose when hungry?

Warmmedown

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Fights I can remember where Goku was hungry:

Goku vs Yamcha (stopped when Yamcha got scared by Bulma)
Goku vs Tambourine in the sky
Goku vs Unarmed Yajirobe

How much does his power drop by?

Or you could think of it as, which of wins would become losses while hungry:

21st Budokai Goku vs 21st Budokai Nam
Goku vs Taipaio (2nd fight)
21st Budokai Goku vs 21st Budokai Krillin
Goku (max KKx2) vs Nappa
Goku vs Recoome
Goku vs Pamput
 

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I'd say it really depends how hungry, considering energy loss from using up what calories you have in stock is very much a real thing and not just a set amount. In the case of fighting Tambourine, there's also the physical damage from having just fought Tenshinhan to take into account too.

I'd probably say its factor as a game changer in battle would've decreased the more skilled he got at honing his Ki, considering Ki tends to matter far more than honing one's natural physical condition (eg. how minuscule the supposed several times increases were in Part 1 when measured as Ki) and how many spiritual practises in real life from which Ki is inspired consider honed Ki to mitigate physical ailments. That's not to say hunger and fatigue didn't play as much of a factor in depleting his stamina in later fights, but it would require a lot more energy to be expended than before, something made very apparent after he fired the Super Kamehameha against Piccolo and lost little to no Ki.
 
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