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Badou Jack vs Ilunga Makabu — record, stats and common opponents compared

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Badou Jack

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Ilunga Makabu

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 2 common opponents.

Jack

29

Wins17 KO · 59%

4

Losses

3

Draws36 tracked bouts

Makabu

31

Wins27 KO · 87%

4

Losses

0

Draws36 tracked bouts

Head to Head

Jack leads 1–0

Badou Jack and Ilunga Makabu have met 1 time; Jack leads 1–0.

Badou Jack and Ilunga Makabu have met 1 time; Jack leads 1–0.
Met2023Feb 26Series
Badou JackFighter AWWon1–0W–L
Ilunga MakabuFighter BLLost0–1W–L
ResultTKO1Meeting

The Numbers

Jack 3 · Makabu 5 of 8 measurable rows
JackMakabu
Record
29-4-331-4 (edge)
Win %0–100%
84.7%
88.6% (edge)
Wins by knockoutmax 27
17
27 (edge)
KO rate0–100%
58.62%
87.1% (edge)
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)†0–100%
59%
88% (edge)
Times stopped†max 4
1 (edge)
4
Title reignsmax 2
2 (edge)
1
Bouts per year‡max 2.2
2.2 (edge)
2.1
Bouts trackedlevelmax 36
36
36

† 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″
Badou Jack: 6′1″ (edge)
Ilunga Makabu: 6′0″
Reach+1″
Badou Jack: 73″
Ilunga Makabu: 74″ (edge)
Age4 yrs apart
Badou Jack: 42
Ilunga Makabu: 38
Stance
Badou Jack: Not recorded
Ilunga Makabu: Southpaw

Badou Jack left, Ilunga Makabu right, as everywhere on this page. Age is stated, not scored — neither age nor stance carries an edge.

How They Win

Tracked bouts only
Badou Jack29 wins · from 36 tracked bouts

Badou Jack: 29 tracked wins — 17 by KO/TKO (59%), 11 on the cards (38%) and 1 by another method or unrecorded (3%). Counted from 36 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

17 by KO/TKO 59%11 on the cards 38%1 by another method or unrecorded 3%

Ilunga Makabu32 wins · from 36 tracked bouts

Ilunga Makabu: 32 tracked wins — 28 by KO/TKO (88%) and 4 on the cards (13%). Counted from 36 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

28 by KO/TKO 88%4 on the cards 13%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Badou Jack 36, Ilunga Makabu 36 — not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

2 shared

2 shared · Jack better on 1 · even on 1

Jack

Opponent

Makabu

  • Badou Jack

    1–1 against

    Loss, UD

    2025

    Win, MD

    2025

    MikaelianJack better

    Ilunga Makabu

    Loss, TKO 3

    2023

  • Badou Jack

    Win, KO 3

    2013

    GbengaEven

    Ilunga Makabu

    Win, TKO 5

    2012

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

Badou Jack had won four in a row before losing a decision to Noel Mikaelian. Jack last boxed on Dec 13, 2025 — 309 days ago.WWWWL

Atiyo May 2022Rivera Aug 2022Makabu Feb 2023Mikaelian May 2025Mikaelian Dec 20252.2 tracked bouts per year

Ilunga Makabu has won two straight since losses to Badou Jack and Noel Mikaelian. Makabu last boxed on Sep 5, 2025 — 408 days ago.WLLWW

Mchunu Jan 2022Jack Feb 2023Mikaelian Nov 2023Attia Dec 2024Kemeh Sep 20252.1 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
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.
The meeting

WFeb 26, 2023 · Jack · TKO

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Jack or Makabu?
Badou Jack is 29-4-3 and Ilunga Makabu is 31-4. Ilunga Makabu has the higher win percentage.
Records · win %

Jack29–4–384.7%

Makabu31–488.6%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Jack or Makabu?
Badou Jack has 17 knockout wins and Ilunga Makabu has 27. Ilunga Makabu has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Jack1758.6%

Makabu2787.1%

The Numbers ↓
Do Jack and Makabu have any common opponents?
Badou Jack and Ilunga Makabu share 2 common opponents: Noel Mikaelian and Michael Gbenga. Badou Jack fared better against 1 of them.
2 shared opponents

Noel Mikaelian1–1L

Michael GbengaWW

Common Opponents ↓
Who is bigger, Jack or 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.
Height · reach

Jack185 cm185 cm reach

Makabu183 cm188 cm reach

Tale of the Tape ↓
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Jack and Makabu?
This comparison is drawn from 36 bouts tracked for Badou Jack and 36 bouts tracked for Ilunga Makabu. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Jack36bouts

Makabu36bouts

How They Win ↓

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