Have Carl Froch and Lucian Bute ever fought each other?

Yes. Carl Froch and Lucian Bute met once on May 26, 2012, and Carl Froch won by TKO in round 5.

Who has the better record, Froch or Bute?

Carl Froch is 33-2 and Lucian Bute is 32-5. Carl Froch has the higher win percentage.

Who has more knockouts, Froch or Bute?

Carl Froch has 24 knockout wins and Lucian Bute has 25. Lucian Bute has more.

Do Froch and Bute have any common opponents?

Carl Froch and Lucian Bute share 4 common opponents: Jean Pascal, Glen Johnson and Brian Magee (and 1 other). Carl Froch fared better against 1 of them.

Who is bigger, Froch or Bute?

Lucian Bute is the taller fighter at 187 cm, 2 cm above the other. Carl Froch also has the longer reach, by 7 cm.

How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Froch and Bute?

This comparison is drawn from 35 bouts tracked for Carl Froch and 37 bouts tracked for Lucian Bute. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

Carl Froch vs Lucian Bute — Records, Stats & Common Opponents

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Lucian Bute

Carl Froch (33-2) and Lucian Bute (32-5) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met once. They share 4 common opponents.

Froch

Wins24 KO · 73%

Losses

Draws35 tracked bouts

Bute

Wins25 KO · 78%

Losses

Draws37 tracked bouts

Head to Head

Froch leads 1–0

Carl Froch and Lucian Bute have met 1 time; Froch leads 1–0.
Met	2012May 26	Series
Carl FrochFighter A	WWon	1–0W–L
Lucian ButeFighter B	LLost	0–1W–L
Result	TKOR5Froch vs Bute	1Meeting

Froch vs Bute · May 26, 2012

The Numbers

Froch 5 · Bute 3 of 8 measurable rows

FrochEdge = longer wingBute

Record: 33-2 (edge)32-5
Win %0–100%: 94.3% (edge)
86.5%
Wins by knockoutmax 25: 24
25 (edge)
KO rate0–100%: 72.73%
78.13% (edge)
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)^†0–100%: 73%
78% (edge)
Times stopped^†max 2: 0 (edge)
2
Title reignsmax 6: 6 (edge)
1
Bouts per year^‡max 2.9: 2.9 (edge)
2.8
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 37: 35
37

† 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″: Carl Froch: 6′1″; Lucian Bute: 6′2″ (edge)
Reach+3″: Carl Froch: 75″ (edge); Lucian Bute: 72″
Age3 yrs apart: Carl Froch: 49; Lucian Bute: 46
Stance: Carl Froch: Orthodox; Lucian Bute: Southpaw

Carl Froch left, Lucian Bute right, as everywhere on this page. Age is stated, not scored — neither age nor stance carries an edge.

How They Win

Tracked bouts only

Carl Froch33 wins · from 35 tracked bouts

24 by KO/TKO 73%9 on the cards 27%

Lucian Bute32 wins · from 37 tracked bouts

25 by KO/TKO 78%7 on the cards 22%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Carl Froch 35, Lucian Bute 37 — not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

4 shared

4 shared · Froch better on 1 · even on 34 shared · Carl Froch better on 1 · even on 3

FrochCarl Froch

Opponent

ButeLucian Bute

Carl Froch
Win, UD
2008Dec 2008
PascalJean PascalCanada 36–7–1Froch betterCarl Froch better — 1–0 to 0–1
Lucian Bute
Loss, UD
2014Jan 2014
Carl Froch
Win, MD
2011Jun 2011
JohnsonGlen JohnsonJamaica 54–21–2EvenEven — 1–0 both
Lucian Bute
Win, UD
2011Nov 2011
Carl Froch
Win, KO 11
2006May 2006
MageeBrian MageeUnited Kingdom 36–5–1EvenEven — 1–0 both
Lucian Bute
Win, TKO 10
2011Mar 2011
Carl Froch
Win, TKO 2
2007Mar 2007
TatevosyanSergey TatevosyanRussia 26–8EvenEven — 1–0 both
Lucian Bute
Win, UD
2007Jan 2007

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

Carl Froch last boxed on May 31, 2014 — 4,528 days ago. Froch had won five straight, the most recent against George Groves.WWWWW

Bute May 2012Mack Nov 2012Kessler May 2013Groves Nov 2013Groves May 20142.9 tracked bouts per year

Lucian Bute last boxed on Feb 24, 2017 — 3,528 days ago. Bute had lost three straight, after one straight win.LWLLL

Pascal Jan 2014Luisa Aug 2015DeGale Nov 2015Jack Apr 2016Álvarez Feb 20172.8 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them

Have Carl Froch and Lucian Bute ever fought each other?: Yes. Carl Froch and Lucian Bute met once on May 26, 2012, and Carl Froch won by TKO in round 5.
Who has the better record, Froch or Bute?: Carl Froch is 33-2 and Lucian Bute is 32-5. Carl Froch has the higher win percentage.
Who has more knockouts, Froch or Bute?: Carl Froch has 24 knockout wins and Lucian Bute has 25. Lucian Bute has more.
Do Froch and Bute have any common opponents?: Carl Froch and Lucian Bute share 4 common opponents: Jean Pascal, Glen Johnson and Brian Magee (and 1 other). Carl Froch fared better against 1 of them.
Who is bigger, Froch or Bute?: Lucian Bute is the taller fighter at 187 cm, 2 cm above the other. Carl Froch also has the longer reach, by 7 cm.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Froch and Bute?: This comparison is drawn from 35 bouts tracked for Carl Froch and 37 bouts tracked for Lucian Bute. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

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