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Antonio Tarver vs Lateef Kayode — record, stats and common opponents compared

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Antonio Tarver

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Lateef Kayode

Antonio Tarver (31-6-1) and Lateef Kayode (21-4) 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.

Tarver

31

Wins22 KO · 71%

6

Losses

1

Draw40 tracked bouts

Kayode

21

Wins16 KO · 76%

4

Losses

0

Draws28 tracked bouts

Head to Head

2 meetings, no decision

Antonio Tarver and Lateef Kayode have met 2 times; 2 meetings, no decision.

Antonio Tarver and Lateef Kayode have met 2 times; 2 meetings, no decision.
Met2012Mar 62012Jun 2Series
Antonio TarverFighter ANCNo decisionNCNo decision0–0W–L
Lateef KayodeFighter BNCNo decisionNCNo decision0–0W–L
ResultNCSD2Meetings

The Numbers

Tarver 3 · Kayode 5 of 8 measurable rows
TarverKayode
Record
31-6-121-4 (edge)
Win %0–100%
82.9%
84% (edge)
Wins by knockoutmax 22
22 (edge)
16
KO rate0–100%
70.97%
76.19% (edge)
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)†0–100%
71%
76% (edge)
Times stopped†max 3
0 (edge)
3
Title reignsmax 7
7 (edge)
0
Bouts per year‡max 2.8
2.2
2.8 (edge)
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 40
40
28

† 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

HeightLevel
Antonio Tarver: 6′2″
Lateef Kayode: 6′2″
Reach+2″
Antonio Tarver: 75″
Lateef Kayode: 77″ (edge)
Age14 yrs apart
Antonio Tarver: 57
Lateef Kayode: 43
Stance
Antonio Tarver: Southpaw
Lateef Kayode: Orthodox

Antonio Tarver left, Lateef Kayode right, as everywhere on this page. Age is stated, not scored — neither age nor stance carries an edge.

How They Win

Tracked bouts only
Antonio Tarver31 wins · from 40 tracked bouts

Antonio Tarver: 31 tracked wins — 22 by KO/TKO (71%) and 9 on the cards (29%). Counted from 40 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

22 by KO/TKO 71%9 on the cards 29%

Lateef Kayode21 wins · from 28 tracked bouts

Lateef Kayode: 21 tracked wins — 16 by KO/TKO (76%) and 5 on the cards (24%). Counted from 28 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

16 by KO/TKO 76%5 on the cards 24%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Antonio Tarver 40, Lateef Kayode 28 — 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

Antonio Tarver last boxed on Aug 14, 2015 — 4,083 days ago. Tarver had drawn the most recent tracked bout with Steve Cunningham.NCNCWWD

Kayode Mar 2012Kayode Jun 2012Sheppard Nov 2013Banks Dec 2014Cunningham Aug 20152.2 tracked bouts per year

Lateef Kayode last boxed on Jul 20, 2018 — 3,012 days ago. Kayode had lost four straight, after one straight win.WLLLL

Kisner May 2015Lebedev Nov 2015Tapia Sep 2017Tabiti May 2018Egorov Jul 20182.8 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have Antonio Tarver and Lateef Kayode ever fought each other?
Yes. Antonio Tarver and Lateef Kayode have met 2 times and the series is level at 0-0.
The 2 meetings

NCJun 2, 2012 · No decision · SD

NCMar 6, 2012 · No decision · NC

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Tarver or Kayode?
Antonio Tarver is 31-6-1 and Lateef Kayode is 21-4. Lateef Kayode has the higher win percentage.
Records · win %

Tarver31–6–182.9%

Kayode21–484%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Tarver or Kayode?
Antonio Tarver has 22 knockout wins and Lateef Kayode has 16. Antonio Tarver has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Tarver2271%

Kayode1676.2%

The Numbers ↓
Do Tarver and Kayode have any common opponents?
Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both Antonio Tarver and Lateef Kayode have faced.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Tarver and Kayode?
This comparison is drawn from 40 bouts tracked for Antonio Tarver and 28 bouts tracked for Lateef Kayode. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Tarver40bouts

Kayode28bouts

How They Win ↓

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