Buster Mathis (30-4) and Ron Lyle (43-7-1) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met once. They share 2 common opponents.
Buster Mathis vs Ron Lyle — record, stats and common opponents compared
Head to Head
Ron Lyle leads 1–0- Ron Lyle wonLyle vs MathisSep 29, 1972 · KO · R2
The Numbers
- 30-4 (edge)
- Record
- 43-7-1
- 88.2% (edge)
- Win %
- 85.3%
- 21
- Wins by knockout
- 31 (edge)
- 70%
- KO rate
- 72.09% (edge)
- 50%
- Stoppage rate (tracked wins)
- 73% (edge)
- 2 (edge)
- Times stopped
- 5
- 0
- Title reigns
- 0
- 0.9
- Bouts per year
- 2.2 (edge)
- 6
- Bouts tracked
- 54
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′3″ (190 cm)
- Height
- 6′3″ (190 cm)
- 76″ (193 cm)
- Reach
- 76″ (193 cm)
- 83
- Age
- 85
- Orthodox
- Stance
- Orthodox
- Heavyweight
- Division
- Heavyweight
- United States
- Nationality
- American
How They Win
Tracked bouts onlyBuster Mathis · 2 wins
KO/TKO
1
Decision
1
Other
0
Ron Lyle · 44 wins
KO/TKO
32
Decision
12
Other
0
Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter (6 and 54 respectively), not from a career-complete method table.
Common Opponents
2 sharedShared opponents are matched on fighter identity, not on name — two different fighters with the same name never merge into one row.
Current Form
Buster Mathis
LLLWL
L3 streak · last fought Sep 29, 1972
Ron Lyle
WWWWL
W4 streak · last fought Aug 18, 1995
Common Questions
- Have Buster Mathis and Ron Lyle ever fought each other?
- Yes. Buster Mathis and Ron Lyle met once on September 29, 1972, and Ron Lyle won by KO in round 2.
- Who has the better record, Buster Mathis or Ron Lyle?
- Buster Mathis is 30-4 and Ron Lyle is 43-7-1. Buster Mathis has the higher win percentage.
- Who has more knockouts, Buster Mathis or Ron Lyle?
- Buster Mathis has 21 knockout wins and Ron Lyle has 31. Ron Lyle has more.
- Do Buster Mathis and Ron Lyle have any common opponents?
- Buster Mathis and Ron Lyle share 2 common opponents: Boxing career of Muhammad Ali and Jerry Quarry. Neither fighter fared better across the shared opponents overall.
- How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Buster Mathis and Ron Lyle?
- This comparison is drawn from 6 bouts tracked for Buster Mathis and 54 bouts tracked for Ron Lyle. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.