Have Ayub Kalule and Lindell Holmes ever fought each other?

Yes. Ayub Kalule and Lindell Holmes met once on November 9, 1984, and Ayub Kalule won by PTS.

Who has the better record, Kalule or Holmes?

Ayub Kalule is 46-4 and Lindell Holmes is 45-8. Ayub Kalule has the higher win percentage.

Who has more knockouts, Kalule or Holmes?

Ayub Kalule has 23 knockout wins and Lindell Holmes has 36. Lindell Holmes has more.

Do Kalule and Holmes have any common opponents?

Ayub Kalule and Lindell Holmes share 2 common opponents: Herol Graham and Rudy Robles. Neither fighter fared better across the shared opponents overall.

Who is bigger, Kalule or Holmes?

Ayub Kalule is the taller fighter at 175 cm, 2 cm above the other. Ayub Kalule also has the longer reach, by 2 cm.

How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Kalule and Holmes?

This comparison is drawn from 51 bouts tracked for Ayub Kalule and 54 bouts tracked for Lindell Holmes. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

Ayub Kalule vs Lindell Holmes — Records, Stats & Common Opponents

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Lindell Holmes

Ayub Kalule (46-4) and Lindell Holmes (45-8) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met once. They share 2 common opponents.

Kalule

Wins23 KO · 50%

Losses

Draws51 tracked bouts

Holmes

Wins36 KO · 80%

Losses

Draws54 tracked bouts

Head to Head

Kalule leads 1–0

Ayub Kalule and Lindell Holmes have met 1 time; Kalule leads 1–0.
Met	1984Nov 9	Series
Ayub KaluleFighter A	WWon	1–0W–L
Lindell HolmesFighter B	LLost	0–1W–L
Result	PTSHolmes vs Kalule	1Meeting

Holmes vs Kalule · Nov 9, 1984

The Numbers

Kalule 5 · Holmes 3 of 8 measurable rows

KaluleEdge = longer wingHolmes

Record: 46-4 (edge)45-8
Win %0–100%: 92% (edge)
84.9%
Wins by knockoutmax 36: 23
36 (edge)
KO rate0–100%: 50%
80% (edge)
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)^†0–100%: 49%
80% (edge)
Times stopped^†max 5: 4 (edge)
5
Title reignsmax 4: 4 (edge)
1
Bouts per year^‡max 5.2: 5.2 (edge)
4
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 54: 51
54

† 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+1″: Ayub Kalule: 5′9″ (edge); Lindell Holmes: 5′8″
Reach+1″: Ayub Kalule: 73″ (edge); Lindell Holmes: 72″
Age3 yrs apart: Ayub Kalule: 72; Lindell Holmes: 69
Stance: Ayub Kalule: Southpaw; Lindell Holmes: Orthodox

Ayub Kalule left, Lindell Holmes right, as everywhere on this page. Age is stated, not scored — neither age nor stance carries an edge.

How They Win

Tracked bouts only

Ayub Kalule47 wins · from 51 tracked bouts

23 by KO/TKO 49%24 on the cards 51%

Lindell Holmes45 wins · from 54 tracked bouts

36 by KO/TKO 80%9 on the cards 20%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Ayub Kalule 51, Lindell Holmes 54 — not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

2 shared

2 shared · even on 22 shared · even on 2

KaluleAyub Kalule

Opponent

HolmesLindell Holmes

Ayub Kalule
Loss, TKO 10
1986Feb 1986
GrahamHerol GrahamUnited Kingdom 48–6EvenEven — 0–1 both
Lindell Holmes
Loss, TKO 5
1984Jul 1984
Ayub Kalule
Win, PTS
1977Sep 1977
RoblesRudy RoblesEvenEven — 1–0 both
Lindell Holmes
Win, TKO 8
1981Oct 1981

Both sides are set at the same size on purpose. Kill The Body does not score a second-round knockout above a split decision — the edge counts losses first and wins as the tiebreak, and the rest is yours to argue. Shared opponents are matched on fighter identity, not on name, so two different fighters with the same name never merge into one row.

Current Form

Oldest left · newest right

Ayub Kalule last boxed on Feb 5, 1986 — 14,869 days ago. Kalule had won four in a row before losing by stoppage to Herol Graham.WWWWL

Holmes Nov 1984Cruz Mar 1985Joly Jun 1985Kalambay Dec 1985Graham Feb 19865.2 tracked bouts per year

Lindell Holmes last boxed on Jun 17, 1993 — 12,180 days ago. Holmes had lost two straight, after one straight win.WLWLL

Byrd Mar 1991Horn May 1991Moncrief Nov 1992Eubank Feb 1993Emébé Jun 19934 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them

Have Ayub Kalule and Lindell Holmes ever fought each other?: Yes. Ayub Kalule and Lindell Holmes met once on November 9, 1984, and Ayub Kalule won by PTS.
Who has the better record, Kalule or Holmes?: Ayub Kalule is 46-4 and Lindell Holmes is 45-8. Ayub Kalule has the higher win percentage.
Who has more knockouts, Kalule or Holmes?: Ayub Kalule has 23 knockout wins and Lindell Holmes has 36. Lindell Holmes has more.
Do Kalule and Holmes have any common opponents?: Ayub Kalule and Lindell Holmes share 2 common opponents: Herol Graham and Rudy Robles. Neither fighter fared better across the shared opponents overall.
Who is bigger, Kalule or Holmes?: Ayub Kalule is the taller fighter at 175 cm, 2 cm above the other. Ayub Kalule also has the longer reach, by 2 cm.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Kalule and Holmes?: This comparison is drawn from 51 bouts tracked for Ayub Kalule and 54 bouts tracked for Lindell Holmes. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

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