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Callum Smith vs Happy Pieterse — record, stats and common opponents compared

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Callum Smith

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Happy Pieterse

Callum Smith (31-2) and Happy Pieterse (17-5) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. They haven't fought, in the fights Kill The Body tracks. They share no common opponents in Kill The Body's bout data.

Smith

31

Wins22 KO · 71%

2

Losses

0

Draws33 tracked bouts

Pieterse

17

Wins

5

Losses

0

Draws1 tracked bout

Head to Head

Callum Smith and Happy Pieterse haven't fought — no bout between them in the fights we track.

Haven't fought

No bout between them in the fights we track.

The Numbers

Smith 6 · Pieterse 1 of 7 measurable rows
SmithPieterse
Record
31-2 (edge)17-5
Win %0–100%
93.9% (edge)
77.3%
Wins by knockoutmax 22
22 (edge)
0
KO rate0–100%
70.97% (edge)
0%
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)†0–100%
71% (edge)
0%
Times stopped†max 1
1
0 (edge)
Title reignsmax 2
2 (edge)
0
Bouts per year‡not comparable
2.7—
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 33
33
1

† 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

Heightnot held
Callum Smith: 6′3″
Happy Pieterse: No height on file
Reachnot held
Callum Smith: 78″
Happy Pieterse: No reach on file
Agenot comparable
Callum Smith: 36
Happy Pieterse: Died aged 70
Stance
Callum Smith: Orthodox
Happy Pieterse: Not recorded

Callum Smith left, Happy Pieterse right, as everywhere on this page. Age is stated, not scored — neither age nor stance carries an edge.

How They Win

Tracked bouts only
Callum Smith31 wins · from 33 tracked bouts

Callum Smith: 31 tracked wins — 22 by KO/TKO (71%) and 9 on the cards (29%). Counted from 33 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

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

Happy Pieterse1 win · from 1 tracked bout

Happy Pieterse: 1 tracked win — 1 on the cards (100%). Counted from 1 bout Kill The Body has ingested.

1 on the cards 100%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Callum Smith 33, Happy Pieterse 1 — 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

Callum Smith has won two straight since losing by stoppage to Artur Beterbiev. Smith last boxed on Feb 22, 2025 — 605 days ago.WWLWW

Castillo Sep 2021Bauderlique Aug 2022Beterbiev Jan 2024Galvan Nov 2024Buatsi Feb 20252.7 tracked bouts per year

Happy Pieterse has won once, the most recent against Ernie Field. Pieterse last boxed on Mar 18, 1968.W

Field Mar 1968

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have Callum Smith and Happy Pieterse ever fought each other?
Callum Smith and Happy Pieterse haven't fought, in the fights Kill The Body tracks.
Who has the better record, Smith or Pieterse?
Callum Smith is 31-2 and Happy Pieterse is 17-5. Callum Smith has the higher win percentage.
Records · win %

Smith31–293.9%

Pieterse17–577.3%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Smith or Pieterse?
Callum Smith has 22 knockout wins and Happy Pieterse has 0. Callum Smith has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Smith2271%

Pieterse0

The Numbers ↓
Do Smith and Pieterse have any common opponents?
Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both Callum Smith and Happy Pieterse have faced.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Smith and Pieterse?
This comparison is drawn from 33 bouts tracked for Callum Smith and 1 bout tracked for Happy Pieterse. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Smith33bouts

Pieterse1bout

How They Win ↓

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