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.
Craig Payne (11-20-2) 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 1 common opponent.
Craig Payne vs Francois Botha — record, stats and common opponents compared
Head to Head
Francois Botha leads 1–0- Francois Botha wonBotha vs PayneOct 30, 1993 · RTD · R7
The Numbers
- 11-20-2
- Record
- 48-11-3 (edge)
- 36.4%
- Win %
- 79.8% (edge)
- 8
- Wins by knockout
- 27 (edge)
- 72.73%
- KO rate
- —
- —
- Stoppage rate (tracked wins)
- 60%
- 3 (edge)
- Times stopped
- 9
- 0
- Title reigns
- 0
- 1.9
- Bouts per year
- 2.6 (edge)
- 7
- 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
- 6′2″ (188 cm)
- Height
- 6′2″ (188 cm)
- 65
- Age
- 57
- Orthodox
- Stance
- Orthodox
- Heavyweight
- Division
- —
- United States
- Nationality
- South Africa
How They Win
Tracked bouts onlyCraig Payne · 0 wins
No tracked wins yet.
Francois Botha · 48 wins
KO/TKO
29
Decision
19
Other
0
Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter (7 and 63 respectively), not from a career-complete method table.
Common Opponents
1 sharedShared opponents are matched on fighter identity, not on name — two different fighters with the same name never merge into one row.
Current Form
Craig Payne
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L7 streak · last fought Jul 27, 1996
Francois Botha
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L6 streak · last fought Mar 15, 2014
Common Questions
- Have Craig Payne and Francois Botha ever fought each other?
- Yes. Craig Payne and Francois Botha met once on October 30, 1993, and Francois Botha won by RTD in round 7.
- Who has the better record, Craig Payne or Francois Botha?
- Craig Payne is 11-20-2 and Francois Botha is 48-11-3 across the 63 bouts Kill The Body has tracked. Francois Botha has the higher win percentage. Records shown as tracked have not yet been independently verified as complete career totals.
- Who has more knockouts, Craig Payne or Francois Botha?
- Craig Payne has 8 knockout wins and Francois Botha has 27. Francois Botha has more.
- Do Craig Payne and Francois Botha have any common opponents?
- Craig Payne and Francois Botha share 1 common opponent: Shannon Briggs. Francois Botha fared better against 1 of them.
- How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Craig Payne and Francois Botha?
- This comparison is drawn from 7 bouts tracked for Craig Payne and 63 bouts tracked for Francois Botha. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.