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Daniel Tai vs David Light — record, stats and common opponents compared

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Daniel Tai

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David Light

Daniel Tai (23-12-4) and David Light (20-1) 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.

Tai

23

Wins6 KO · 26%

12

Losses

4

Draws39 tracked bouts

Light

20

Wins12 KO · 60%

1

Loss

0

Draws21 tracked bouts

Head to Head

Light leads 1–0

Daniel Tai and David Light have met 1 time; Light leads 1–0.

Daniel Tai and David Light have met 1 time; Light leads 1–0.
Met2018Jul 21Series
Daniel TaiFighter ALLost0–1W–L
David LightFighter BWWon1–0W–L
ResultUD1Meeting

The Numbers

Tai 0 · Light 7 of 7 measurable rows
TaiLight
Record
23-12-420-1 (edge)
Win %0–100%
64.1%
95.2% (edge)
Wins by knockoutmax 12
6
12 (edge)
KO rate0–100%
26.09%
60% (edge)
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)†0–100%
26%
60% (edge)
Times stopped†max 1
1
0 (edge)
Title reignslevelmax 0
0
0
Bouts per year‡max 3.9
2.2
3.9 (edge)
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 39
39
21

† 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
Daniel Tai: No height on file
David Light: 6′2″
Reachnot held
Daniel Tai: No reach on file
David Light: 76″
Age15 yrs apart
Daniel Tai: 49
David Light: 34
Stance
Daniel Tai: Not recorded
David Light: Orthodox

Daniel Tai left, David Light right, as everywhere on this page. Age is stated, not scored — neither age nor stance carries an edge.

How They Win

Tracked bouts only
Daniel Tai23 wins · from 39 tracked bouts

Daniel Tai: 23 tracked wins — 6 by KO/TKO (26%) and 17 on the cards (74%). Counted from 39 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

6 by KO/TKO 26%17 on the cards 74%

David Light20 wins · from 21 tracked bouts

David Light: 20 tracked wins — 12 by KO/TKO (60%) and 8 on the cards (40%). Counted from 21 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

12 by KO/TKO 60%8 on the cards 40%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Daniel Tai 39, David Light 21 — 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

Daniel Tai last boxed on Jul 21, 2018 — 3,011 days ago. Tai had won one in a row before losing a decision to David Light.WLLWL

Peato Dec 2016Jr Mar 2017Ahio Sep 2017Lam Mar 2018Light Jul 20182.2 tracked bouts per year

David Light last boxed on Mar 25, 2023 — 1,303 days ago. Light had won four in a row before losing a decision to Lawrence Okolie.WWWWL

Jnr Dec 2020Martinez May 2022Singh Oct 2022Glanton Dec 2022Okolie Mar 20233.9 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have Daniel Tai and David Light ever fought each other?
Yes. Daniel Tai and David Light met once on July 21, 2018, and David Light won by UD.
The meeting

LJul 21, 2018 · Light · UD

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Tai or Light?
Daniel Tai is 23-12-4 and David Light is 20-1. David Light has the higher win percentage.
Records · win %

Tai23–12–464.1%

Light20–195.2%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Tai or Light?
Daniel Tai has 6 knockout wins and David Light has 12. David Light has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Tai626.1%

Light1260%

The Numbers ↓
Do Tai and Light have any common opponents?
Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both Daniel Tai and David Light have faced.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Tai and Light?
This comparison is drawn from 39 bouts tracked for Daniel Tai and 21 bouts tracked for David Light. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Tai39bouts

Light21bouts

How They Win ↓

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