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Andy Lee vs Billy Joe Saunders — record, stats and common opponents compared

🇮🇪IRELAND

Andy Lee

🇬🇧UNITED KINGDOM

Billy Joe Saunders

Andy Lee (35-3-1) and Billy Joe Saunders (30-1) 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.

Lee

35

Wins24 KO · 69%

3

Losses

1

Draw39 tracked bouts

Saunders

30

Wins14 KO · 47%

1

Loss

0

Draws31 tracked bouts

Head to Head

Saunders leads 1–0

Andy Lee and Billy Joe Saunders have met 1 time; Saunders leads 1–0.

Andy Lee and Billy Joe Saunders have met 1 time; Saunders leads 1–0.
Met2015Dec 19Series
Andy LeeFighter ALLost0–1W–L
Billy Joe SaundersFighter BWWon1–0W–L
ResultMD1Meeting

The Numbers

Lee 4 · Saunders 4 of 8 measurable rows
LeeSaunders
Record
35-3-130-1 (edge)
Win %0–100%
91%
96.8% (edge)
Wins by knockoutmax 24
24 (edge)
14
KO rate0–100%
68.57% (edge)
46.67%
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)†0–100%
69% (edge)
47%
Times stopped†max 2
2
1 (edge)
Title reignsmax 2
1
2 (edge)
Bouts per year‡max 3.5
3.5 (edge)
2.5
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 39
39
31

† 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

Height+3″
Andy Lee: 6′2″ (edge)
Billy Joe Saunders: 5′11″
Reach+4″
Andy Lee: 75″ (edge)
Billy Joe Saunders: 71″
Age5 yrs apart
Andy Lee: 42
Billy Joe Saunders: 37
Stance
Andy Lee: Southpaw
Billy Joe Saunders: Southpaw

Andy Lee left, Billy Joe Saunders right, as everywhere on this page. Age is stated, not scored — neither age nor stance carries an edge.

How They Win

Tracked bouts only
Andy Lee35 wins · from 39 tracked bouts

Andy Lee: 35 tracked wins — 24 by KO/TKO (69%) and 11 on the cards (31%). Counted from 39 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

24 by KO/TKO 69%11 on the cards 31%

Billy Joe Saunders30 wins · from 31 tracked bouts

Billy Joe Saunders: 30 tracked wins — 14 by KO/TKO (47%) and 16 on the cards (53%). Counted from 31 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

14 by KO/TKO 47%16 on the cards 53%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Andy Lee 39, Billy Joe Saunders 31 — 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

Andy Lee last boxed on Mar 18, 2017 — 3,502 days ago. Lee had won once since two bouts without a win.WWDLW

Jackson Jun 2014Korobov Dec 2014Quillin Apr 2015Saunders Dec 2015Leatherwood Mar 20173.5 tracked bouts per year

Billy Joe Saunders last boxed on May 8, 2021 — 1,990 days ago. Saunders had won four in a row before losing by stoppage to Canelo Álvarez.WWWWL

Adamu Dec 2018Isufi May 2019Cóceres Nov 2019Murray Dec 2020Álvarez May 20212.5 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have Andy Lee and Billy Joe Saunders ever fought each other?
Yes. Andy Lee and Billy Joe Saunders met once on December 19, 2015, and Billy Joe Saunders won by MD.
The meeting

LDec 19, 2015 · Saunders · MD

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Lee or Saunders?
Andy Lee is 35-3-1 and Billy Joe Saunders is 30-1. Billy Joe Saunders has the higher win percentage.
Records · win %

Lee35–3–191%

Saunders30–196.8%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Lee or Saunders?
Andy Lee has 24 knockout wins and Billy Joe Saunders has 14. Andy Lee has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Lee2468.6%

Saunders1446.7%

The Numbers ↓
Do Lee and Saunders have any common opponents?
Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both Andy Lee and Billy Joe Saunders have faced.
Who is bigger, Lee or Saunders?
Andy Lee is the taller fighter at 188 cm, 8 cm above the other. Andy Lee also has the longer reach, by 10 cm.
Height · reach

Lee188 cm190 cm reach

Saunders180 cm180 cm reach

Tale of the Tape ↓
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Lee and Saunders?
This comparison is drawn from 39 bouts tracked for Andy Lee and 31 bouts tracked for Billy Joe Saunders. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Lee39bouts

Saunders31bouts

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