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Carlos Takam vs Francois Botha — record, stats and common opponents compared

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Carlos Takam

🇿🇦SOUTH AFRICA

Francois Botha

Carlos Takam (40-8-1) and Francois Botha (48-11-3) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met once. They share 2 common opponents.

Takam

40

Wins28 KO · 70%

8

Losses

1

Draw49 tracked bouts

Botha

48

Wins29 KO · 60%

11

Losses

3

Draws63 tracked bouts

Head to Head

Takam leads 1–0

Carlos Takam and Francois Botha have met 1 time; Takam leads 1–0.

Carlos Takam and Francois Botha have met 1 time; Takam leads 1–0.
Met2012Mar 31Series
Carlos TakamFighter AWWon1–0W–L
Francois BothaFighter BLLost0–1W–L
ResultTKOR111Meeting

The Numbers

Takam 6 · Botha 1 of 7 measurable rows
TakamBotha
Record
40-8-1 (edge)48-11-3
Win %0–100%
82.7% (edge)
79.8%
Wins by knockoutmax 29
28
29 (edge)
KO rate0–100%
70% (edge)
60.42%
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)†0–100%
70% (edge)
60%
Times stopped†max 9
5 (edge)
9
Title reignslevelmax 0
0
0
Bouts per year‡max 2.7
2.7 (edge)
2.6
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 63
49
63

† 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
Carlos Takam: No height on file
Francois Botha: 6′2″
Reachnot held
Carlos Takam: 80″
Francois Botha: No reach on file
Age13 yrs apart
Carlos Takam: 45
Francois Botha: 58
Stance
Carlos Takam: Orthodox
Francois Botha: Orthodox

Carlos Takam left, Francois Botha right, as everywhere on this page. Age is stated, not scored — neither age nor stance carries an edge.

How They Win

Tracked bouts only
Carlos Takam40 wins · from 49 tracked bouts

Carlos Takam: 40 tracked wins — 28 by KO/TKO (70%) and 12 on the cards (30%). Counted from 49 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

28 by KO/TKO 70%12 on the cards 30%

Francois Botha48 wins · from 63 tracked bouts

Francois Botha: 48 tracked wins — 29 by KO/TKO (60%) and 19 on the cards (40%). Counted from 63 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

29 by KO/TKO 60%19 on the cards 40%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Carlos Takam 49, Francois Botha 63 — not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

2 shared

2 shared · Takam better on 1 · even on 1

Takam

Opponent

Botha

  • Carlos Takam

    Loss, UD

    2016

    ParkerEven

    Francois Botha

    Loss, TKO 2

    2013

  • Carlos Takam

    Win, TKO 8

    2013

    GrantTakam better

    Francois Botha

    Loss, KO

    2011

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

Carlos Takam last boxed on Oct 28, 2023 — 1,093 days ago. Takam had won one in a row before losing by stoppage to Martin Bakole.WLLWL

Forrest Jul 2020Joyce Jul 2021Makhmudov Sep 2022Yoka Mar 2023Bakole Oct 20232.7 tracked bouts per year

Francois Botha last boxed on Mar 15, 2014 — 4,607 days ago. Botha had lost six straight.LLLLL

Takam Mar 2012Pianeta Sep 2012Williams Feb 2013Parker Jun 2013Wawrzyk Mar 20142.6 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
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.
The meeting

WMar 31, 2012 · Takam · TKO R11

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Takam or Botha?
Carlos Takam is 40-8-1 and Francois Botha is 48-11-3. Carlos Takam has the higher win percentage.
Records · win %

Takam40–8–182.7%

Botha48–11–379.8%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Takam or Botha?
Carlos Takam has 28 knockout wins and Francois Botha has 29. Francois Botha has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Takam2870%

Botha2960.4%

The Numbers ↓
Do Takam and 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.
2 shared opponents

Joseph ParkerLL

Michael GrantWL

Common Opponents ↓
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Takam and Botha?
This comparison is drawn from 49 bouts tracked for Carlos Takam and 63 bouts tracked for Francois Botha. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Takam49bouts

Botha63bouts

How They Win ↓

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