Badou Jack (29-4-3) and Ilunga Makabu (31-4) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met once. They share 3 common opponents.
Badou Jack vs Ilunga Makabu — record, stats and common opponents compared
Head to Head
Badou Jack leads 1–0- Badou Jack wonMakabu vs JackFeb 26, 2023 · TKO
The Numbers
- 29-4-3
- Record
- 31-4 (edge)
- 84.7%
- Win %
- 88.6% (edge)
- 17
- Wins by knockout
- 27 (edge)
- 58.62%
- KO rate
- 87.1% (edge)
- 57%
- Stoppage rate (tracked wins)
- 88% (edge)
- 1 (edge)
- Times stopped
- 5
- 2 (edge)
- Title reigns
- 1
- 2.3 (edge)
- Bouts per year
- 2.1
- 38
- Bouts tracked
- 37
Counted from bouts Kill The Body has ingested, not a career total.
Counted from bouts Kill The Body has ingested, not a career total.
Across each fighter's tracked career span.
Tale of the Tape
- 6′1″ (185 cm) (edge)
- Height
- 6′0″ (183 cm)
- 73″ (185 cm)
- Reach
- 74″ (188 cm) (edge)
- 42
- Age
- 38
- —
- Stance
- Southpaw
- Sweden
- Nationality
- Democratic Republic of the Congo
How They Win
Tracked bouts onlyBadou Jack · 30 wins
KO/TKO
17
Decision
12
Other
1
Ilunga Makabu · 32 wins
KO/TKO
28
Decision
4
Other
0
Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter (38 and 37 respectively), not from a career-complete method table.
Common Opponents
3 sharedShared opponents are matched on fighter identity, not on name — two different fighters with the same name never merge into one row.
Current Form
Badou Jack
LLWWW
L2 streak · last fought Dec 13, 2025
Ilunga Makabu
WWLLL
W2 streak · last fought Sep 5, 2025
Common Questions
- Have Badou Jack and Ilunga Makabu ever fought each other?
- Yes. Badou Jack and Ilunga Makabu met once on February 26, 2023, and Badou Jack won by TKO.
- Who has the better record, Badou Jack or Ilunga Makabu?
- Badou Jack is 29-4-3 and Ilunga Makabu is 31-4. Ilunga Makabu has the higher win percentage.
- Who has more knockouts, Badou Jack or Ilunga Makabu?
- Badou Jack has 17 knockout wins and Ilunga Makabu has 27. Ilunga Makabu has more.
- Do Badou Jack and Ilunga Makabu have any common opponents?
- Badou Jack and Ilunga Makabu share 3 common opponents: Noel Mikaelian, Norair Mikaeljan and Michael Gbenga. Badou Jack fared better against 2 of them.
- Who is bigger, Badou Jack or Ilunga Makabu?
- Badou Jack is the taller fighter at 185 cm, 2 cm above the other. Ilunga Makabu also has the longer reach, by 3 cm.
- How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Badou Jack and Ilunga Makabu?
- This comparison is drawn from 38 bouts tracked for Badou Jack and 37 bouts tracked for Ilunga Makabu. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.