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Craig Payne vs Daniel Dancuta — record, stats and common opponents compared

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Craig Payne

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Daniel Dancuta

Craig Payne (11-20-2) and Daniel Dancuta (16-3) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met once. They share no common opponents in Kill The Body's bout data.

Payne

11

Wins8 KO · 73%

20

Losses

2

Draws33 tracked bouts

Dancuta

16

Wins11 KO · 69%

3

Losses

0

Draws19 tracked bouts

Head to Head

Dancuta leads 1–0

Craig Payne and Daniel Dancuta have met 1 time; Dancuta leads 1–0.

Craig Payne and Daniel Dancuta have met 1 time; Dancuta leads 1–0.
Met1995Mar 7Series
Craig PayneFighter ALLost0–1W–L
Daniel DancutaFighter BWWon1–0W–L
ResultKOR61Meeting

The Numbers

Payne 2 · Dancuta 5 of 7 measurable rows
PayneDancuta
Record
11-20-216-3 (edge)
Win %0–100%
36.4%
84.2% (edge)
Wins by knockoutmax 11
8
11 (edge)
KO rate0–100%
72.73% (edge)
68.75%
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)†0–100%
73% (edge)
69%
Times stopped†max 7
7
1 (edge)
Title reignslevelmax 0
0
0
Bouts per year‡max 6.6
2.1
6.6 (edge)
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 33
33
19

† 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+2″
Craig Payne: 6′2″
Daniel Dancuta: 6′4″ (edge)
Agenot comparable
Craig Payne: Died aged 55
Daniel Dancuta: 55
Stance
Craig Payne: Orthodox
Daniel Dancuta: Not recorded

Craig Payne left, Daniel Dancuta right, as everywhere on this page. Age is stated, not scored — neither age nor stance carries an edge.

How They Win

Tracked bouts only
Craig Payne11 wins · from 33 tracked bouts

Craig Payne: 11 tracked wins — 8 by KO/TKO (73%) and 3 on the cards (27%). Counted from 33 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

8 by KO/TKO 73%3 on the cards 27%

Daniel Dancuta16 wins · from 19 tracked bouts

Daniel Dancuta: 16 tracked wins — 11 by KO/TKO (69%) and 5 on the cards (31%). Counted from 19 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

11 by KO/TKO 69%5 on the cards 31%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Craig Payne 33, Daniel Dancuta 19 — 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

Craig Payne has lost 12 straight. Payne last boxed on Feb 10, 2001.LLLLL

Weida Jun 1999Oquendo Jul 1999Mason Oct 1999Curry Feb 2000Purlette Feb 20012.1 tracked bouts per year

Daniel Dancuta last boxed on May 9, 1995 — 11,486 days ago. Dancuta had won four in a row before losing by stoppage to Jimmy Thunder.WWWWL

Davis Aug 1994Robinson Aug 1994Payne Mar 1995Keepers Apr 1995Thunder May 19956.6 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have Craig Payne and Daniel Dancuta ever fought each other?
Yes. Craig Payne and Daniel Dancuta met once on March 7, 1995, and Daniel Dancuta won by KO in round 6.
The meeting

LMar 7, 1995 · Dancuta · KO R6

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Payne or Dancuta?
Craig Payne is 11-20-2 and Daniel Dancuta is 16-3. Daniel Dancuta has the higher win percentage.
Records · win %

Payne11–20–236.4%

Dancuta16–384.2%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Payne or Dancuta?
Craig Payne has 8 knockout wins and Daniel Dancuta has 11. Daniel Dancuta has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Payne872.7%

Dancuta1168.8%

The Numbers ↓
Do Payne and Dancuta have any common opponents?
Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both Craig Payne and Daniel Dancuta have faced.
Who is bigger, Payne or Dancuta?
Daniel Dancuta is the taller fighter at 192 cm, 4 cm above the other.
Height · reach

Payne188 cm

Dancuta192 cm

Tale of the Tape ↓
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Payne and Dancuta?
This comparison is drawn from 33 bouts tracked for Craig Payne and 19 bouts tracked for Daniel Dancuta. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Payne33bouts

Dancuta19bouts

How They Win ↓

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