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Craig Payne vs Ken McCants — record, stats and common opponents compared

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Craig Payne

Ken McCants

Craig Payne (11-20-2) and Ken McCants (0-1 across 1 tracked bout) 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

McCants

Tracked record

0–1

counted from 1 bout 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

Payne leads 1–0

Craig Payne and Ken McCants have met 1 time; Payne leads 1–0.

Craig Payne and Ken McCants have met 1 time; Payne leads 1–0.
Met1991Nov 14Series
Craig PayneFighter AWWon1–0W–L
Ken McCantsFighter BLLost0–1W–L
ResultKO1Meeting

The Numbers

Payne 3 · McCants 1 of 4 measurable rows
PayneMcCants
Record†
11-20-2 (edge)0-1
Win %0–100%
36.4% (edge)
0%
Wins by knockoutmax 8
8 (edge)
0
KO ratenot comparable
72.73%—
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)‡not comparable
73%—
Times stopped‡max 7
7
1 (edge)
Title reignslevelmax 0
0
0
Bouts per year§not comparable
2.1—
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 33
33
1

† 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
Craig Payne: 6′2″
Ken McCants: No height on file
Agenot held
Craig Payne: Died aged 55
Ken McCants: No date of birth
Stance
Craig Payne: Orthodox
Ken McCants: Not recorded

Craig Payne left, Ken McCants 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%

Ken McCants0 wins · from 1 tracked bout

Ken McCants: no tracked wins in the 1 bout Kill The Body has ingested.

No tracked wins for McCants yet.

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Craig Payne 33, Ken McCants 1 — 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

Ken McCants last boxed on Nov 14, 1991 — 12,758 days ago. McCants had lost the most recent, to Craig Payne.L

Payne Nov 1991

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have Craig Payne and Ken McCants ever fought each other?
Yes. Craig Payne and Ken McCants met once on November 14, 1991, and Craig Payne won by KO.
The meeting

WNov 14, 1991 · Payne · KO

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Payne or McCants?
Craig Payne is 11-20-2 and Ken McCants is 0-1 across the 1 bout Kill The Body has tracked. Craig Payne has the higher win percentage. Records shown as tracked have not yet been independently verified as complete career totals.
Records · win %

Payne11–20–236.4%

McCants0–10%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Payne or McCants?
Craig Payne has 8 knockout wins and Ken McCants has 0. Craig Payne has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Payne872.7%

McCants0

The Numbers ↓
Do Payne and McCants have any common opponents?
Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both Craig Payne and Ken McCants have faced.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Payne and McCants?
This comparison is drawn from 33 bouts tracked for Craig Payne and 1 bout tracked for Ken McCants. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Payne33bouts

McCants1bout

How They Win ↓

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