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Akani Phuzi vs Chris Thompson — record, stats and common opponents compared

Akani Phuzi

🇿🇦SOUTH AFRICA

Chris Thompson

Akani Phuzi (4-1 across 5 tracked bouts) and Chris Thompson (16-7-1) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met 2 times. They share no common opponents in Kill The Body's bout data.

Phuzi

Tracked record

4–1

counted from 5 bouts Kill The Body has ingested

Thompson

16

Wins9 KO · 56%

7

Losses

1

Draw24 tracked bouts

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

Phuzi leads 2–0

Akani Phuzi and Chris Thompson have met 2 times; Phuzi leads 2–0.

Akani Phuzi and Chris Thompson have met 2 times; Phuzi leads 2–0.
Met2017Oct 222018Apr 22Series
Akani PhuziFighter AWWonWWon2–0W–L
Chris ThompsonFighter BLLostLLost0–2W–L
ResultPTSKOR22Meetings

The Numbers

Phuzi 3 · Thompson 3 of 6 measurable rows
PhuziThompson
Record†
4-1 (edge)16-7-1
Win %0–100%
80% (edge)
68.8%
Wins by knockoutmax 9
1
9 (edge)
KO ratenot comparable
—56.25%
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)‡0–100%
25%
56% (edge)
Times stopped‡max 4
0 (edge)
4
Title reignslevelmax 0
0
0
Bouts per year§max 2.7
0.8
2.7 (edge)
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 24
5
24

† 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
Akani Phuzi: No height on file
Chris Thompson: 6′3″
Reachnot held
Akani Phuzi: No reach on file
Chris Thompson: 79″
Agenot held
Akani Phuzi: No date of birth
Chris Thompson: 31
Stance
Akani Phuzi: Not recorded
Chris Thompson: Southpaw

Akani Phuzi left, Chris Thompson right, as everywhere on this page. Age is stated, not scored — neither age nor stance carries an edge.

How They Win

Tracked bouts only
Akani Phuzi4 wins · from 5 tracked bouts

Akani Phuzi: 4 tracked wins — 1 by KO/TKO (25%) and 3 on the cards (75%). Counted from 5 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

1 by KO/TKO 25%3 on the cards 75%

Chris Thompson16 wins · from 24 tracked bouts

Chris Thompson: 16 tracked wins — 9 by KO/TKO (56%) and 7 on the cards (44%). Counted from 24 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

9 by KO/TKO 56%7 on the cards 44%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Akani Phuzi 5, Chris Thompson 24 — 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

Akani Phuzi last boxed on Oct 27, 2023 — 1,091 days ago. Phuzi had won four in a row before losing a decision to Muslim Gadzhimagomedov.WWWWL

Thompson Oct 2017Thompson Apr 2018Shihepo Jul 2019Meroro Oct 2019Gadzhimagomedov Oct 20230.8 tracked bouts per year

Chris Thompson had won four in a row before losing by stoppage to Shaun Potgieter. Thompson last boxed on Apr 18, 2026 — 187 days ago.WWWWL

Roux Jun 2024Jur Aug 2024Ajibu May 2025Potgieter Aug 2025Potgieter Apr 20262.7 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have Akani Phuzi and Chris Thompson ever fought each other?
Yes. Akani Phuzi and Chris Thompson have met 2 times and Akani Phuzi leads the series 2-0.
The 2 meetings

WApr 22, 2018 · Phuzi · KO R2

WOct 22, 2017 · Phuzi · PTS

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Phuzi or Thompson?
Akani Phuzi is 4-1 across the 5 bouts Kill The Body has tracked and Chris Thompson is 16-7-1. Akani Phuzi has the higher win percentage. Records shown as tracked have not yet been independently verified as complete career totals.
Records · win %

Phuzi4–180%

Thompson16–7–168.8%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Phuzi or Thompson?
Akani Phuzi has 1 knockout win and Chris Thompson has 9. Chris Thompson has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Phuzi1

Thompson956.3%

The Numbers ↓
Do Phuzi and Thompson have any common opponents?
Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both Akani Phuzi and Chris Thompson have faced.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Phuzi and Thompson?
This comparison is drawn from 5 bouts tracked for Akani Phuzi and 24 bouts tracked for Chris Thompson. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Phuzi5bouts

Thompson24bouts

How They Win ↓

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