Heads up: at least one of these records is a tracked record — the wins and losses Kill The Body has ingested so far, not an independently verified career total. Treat the comparison as a read on the bouts we hold, not a settled ledger.
Carlos Takam (40-8-1) and Francois Botha (48-11-3 across 63 tracked bouts) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met once. They share 2 common opponents.
Carlos Takam vs Francois Botha — record, stats and common opponents compared
Head to Head
Carlos Takam leads 1–0- Carlos Takam wonBotha vs TakamMar 31, 2012 · TKO · R11
The Numbers
- 40-8-1 (edge)
- Record
- 48-11-3
- 82.7% (edge)
- Win %
- 79.8%
- 28 (edge)
- Wins by knockout
- 27
- 70%
- KO rate
- —
- 71% (edge)
- Stoppage rate (tracked wins)
- 60%
- 5 (edge)
- Times stopped
- 9
- 0
- Title reigns
- 0
- 2.8 (edge)
- Bouts per year
- 2.6
- 50
- Bouts tracked
- 63
One or both records are tracked, not career-verified.
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
- —
- Height
- 6′2″ (188 cm)
- 80″ (204 cm)
- Reach
- —
- 45
- Age
- 57
- Orthodox
- Stance
- Orthodox
- Heavyweight
- Division
- —
- French Cameroonian
- Nationality
- South Africa
How They Win
Tracked bouts onlyCarlos Takam · 41 wins
KO/TKO
29
Decision
12
Other
0
Francois Botha · 48 wins
KO/TKO
29
Decision
19
Other
0
Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter (50 and 63 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
Carlos Takam
LWLLW
L1 streak · last fought Oct 28, 2023
Francois Botha
LLLLL
L6 streak · last fought Mar 15, 2014
Common Questions
- Have Carlos Takam and Francois Botha ever fought each other?
- Yes. Carlos Takam and Francois Botha met once on March 31, 2012, and Carlos Takam won by TKO in round 11.
- Who has the better record, Carlos Takam or Francois Botha?
- Carlos Takam is 40-8-1 and Francois Botha is 48-11-3 across the 63 bouts Kill The Body has tracked. Carlos Takam has the higher win percentage. Records shown as tracked have not yet been independently verified as complete career totals.
- Who has more knockouts, Carlos Takam or Francois Botha?
- Carlos Takam has 28 knockout wins and Francois Botha has 27. Carlos Takam has more.
- Do Carlos Takam and Francois Botha have any common opponents?
- Carlos Takam and Francois Botha share 2 common opponents: Joseph Parker and Michael Grant. Carlos Takam fared better against 1 of them.
- How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Carlos Takam and Francois Botha?
- This comparison is drawn from 50 bouts tracked for Carlos Takam and 63 bouts tracked for Francois Botha. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.