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Chris Thompson vs Joshua Pretorius — record, stats and common opponents compared

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Chris Thompson

Joshua Pretorius

Chris Thompson (16-7-1) and Joshua Pretorius (0-2 across 2 tracked bouts) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met 2 times. They share no common opponents in Kill The Body's bout data.

Thompson

16

Wins9 KO · 56%

7

Losses

1

Draw24 tracked bouts

Pretorius

Tracked record

0–2

counted from 2 bouts Kill The Body has ingested

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.

Head to Head

Thompson leads 2–0

Chris Thompson and Joshua Pretorius have met 2 times; Thompson leads 2–0.

Chris Thompson and Joshua Pretorius have met 2 times; Thompson leads 2–0.
Met2017May 262022Jun 11Series
Chris ThompsonFighter AWWonWWon2–0W–L
Joshua PretoriusFighter BLLostLLost0–2W–L
ResultPTSUD2Meetings

The Numbers

Thompson 4 · Pretorius 1 of 5 measurable rows
ThompsonPretorius
Record†
16-7-1 (edge)0-2
Win %0–100%
68.8% (edge)
0%
Wins by knockoutmax 9
9 (edge)
0
KO ratenot comparable
56.25%—
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)‡not comparable
56%—
Times stopped‡max 4
4
0 (edge)
Title reignslevelmax 0
0
0
Bouts per year§max 2.7
2.7 (edge)
0.4
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 24
24
2

† One or both records are tracked, not career-verified. · ‡ 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
Chris Thompson: 6′3″
Joshua Pretorius: No height on file
Reachnot held
Chris Thompson: 79″
Joshua Pretorius: No reach on file
Agenot held
Chris Thompson: 31
Joshua Pretorius: No date of birth
Stance
Chris Thompson: Southpaw
Joshua Pretorius: Not recorded

Chris Thompson left, Joshua Pretorius right, as everywhere on this page. Age is stated, not scored — neither age nor stance carries an edge.

How They Win

Tracked bouts only
Chris Thompson16 wins · from 24 tracked bouts

Chris Thompson: 16 tracked wins — 9 by KO/TKO (56%) and 7 on the cards (44%). Counted from 24 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

9 by KO/TKO 56%7 on the cards 44%

Joshua Pretorius0 wins · from 2 tracked bouts

Joshua Pretorius: no tracked wins in the 2 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

No tracked wins for Pretorius yet.

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Chris Thompson 24, Joshua Pretorius 2 — 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

Chris Thompson had won four in a row before losing by stoppage to Shaun Potgieter. Thompson last boxed on Apr 18, 2026 — 184 days ago.WWWWL

Roux Jun 2024Jur Aug 2024Ajibu May 2025Potgieter Aug 2025Potgieter Apr 20262.7 tracked bouts per year

Joshua Pretorius last boxed on Jun 11, 2022 — 1,591 days ago. Pretorius had lost two straight.LL

Thompson May 2017Thompson Jun 20220.4 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have Chris Thompson and Joshua Pretorius ever fought each other?
Yes. Chris Thompson and Joshua Pretorius have met 2 times and Chris Thompson leads the series 2-0.
The 2 meetings

WJun 11, 2022 · Thompson · UD

WMay 26, 2017 · Thompson · PTS

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Thompson or Pretorius?
Chris Thompson is 16-7-1 and Joshua Pretorius is 0-2 across the 2 bouts Kill The Body has tracked. Chris Thompson has the higher win percentage. Records shown as tracked have not yet been independently verified as complete career totals.
Records · win %

Thompson16–7–168.8%

Pretorius0–20%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Thompson or Pretorius?
Chris Thompson has 9 knockout wins and Joshua Pretorius has 0. Chris Thompson has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Thompson956.3%

Pretorius0

The Numbers ↓
Do Thompson and Pretorius have any common opponents?
Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both Chris Thompson and Joshua Pretorius have faced.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Thompson and Pretorius?
This comparison is drawn from 24 bouts tracked for Chris Thompson and 2 bouts tracked for Joshua Pretorius. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Thompson24bouts

Pretorius2bouts

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