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Dave Lee Royster vs Matthew Saad Muhammad — record, stats and common opponents compared

Dave Lee Royster

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Matthew Saad Muhammad

Dave Lee Royster (1-8-1 across 10 tracked bouts) and Matthew Saad Muhammad (39-16-3) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met once. They share 4 common opponents.

Royster

Tracked record

1–8–1

counted from 10 bouts Kill The Body has ingested

Muhammad

39

Wins29 KO · 74%

16

Losses

3

Draws59 tracked bouts

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

Muhammad leads 1–0

Dave Lee Royster and Matthew Saad Muhammad have met 1 time; Muhammad leads 1–0.

Dave Lee Royster and Matthew Saad Muhammad have met 1 time; Muhammad leads 1–0.
Met1977Nov 1Series
Dave Lee RoysterFighter ALLost0–1W–L
Matthew Saad MuhammadFighter BWWon1–0W–L
ResultUD1Meeting

The Numbers

Royster 2 · Muhammad 5 of 7 measurable rows
RoysterMuhammad
Record†
1-8-139-16-3 (edge)
Win %0–100%
15%
69.8% (edge)
Wins by knockoutmax 29
1
29 (edge)
KO ratenot comparable
—74.36%
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)‡0–100%
100% (edge)
75%
Times stopped‡max 8
6 (edge)
8
Title reignsmax 2
0
2 (edge)
Bouts per year§max 3.2
1.2
3.2 (edge)
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 59
10
59

† 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
Dave Lee Royster: No height on file
Matthew Saad Muhammad: 5′11″
Reachnot held
Dave Lee Royster: No reach on file
Matthew Saad Muhammad: 75″
Agenot held
Dave Lee Royster: No date of birth
Matthew Saad Muhammad: Died aged 59
Stance
Dave Lee Royster: Not recorded
Matthew Saad Muhammad: Orthodox

Dave Lee Royster left, Matthew Saad Muhammad right, as everywhere on this page. Age is stated, not scored — neither age nor stance carries an edge.

How They Win

Tracked bouts only
Dave Lee Royster1 win · from 10 tracked bouts

Dave Lee Royster: 1 tracked win — 1 by KO/TKO (100%). Counted from 10 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

1 by KO/TKO 100%

Matthew Saad Muhammad40 wins · from 59 tracked bouts

Matthew Saad Muhammad: 40 tracked wins — 30 by KO/TKO (75%) and 10 on the cards (25%). Counted from 59 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

30 by KO/TKO 75%10 on the cards 25%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Dave Lee Royster 10, Matthew Saad Muhammad 59 — not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

4 shared

4 shared · Muhammad better on 3 · even on 1

Royster

Opponent

Muhammad

  • Dave Lee Royster

    Loss, TKO

    1979

    MwaleMuhammad better

    Matthew Saad Muhammad

    Win, KO 4

    1980

  • Dave Lee Royster

    Loss, KO 4

    1980

    JohnsonMuhammad better

    Matthew Saad Muhammad

    2–0 against

    Win, TKO 8

    1979

    Win, TKO

    1977

  • Dave Lee Royster

    Loss, KO

    1979

    MuhammadEven

    Matthew Saad Muhammad

    Loss, SD

    1977

  • Dave Lee Royster

    Loss, TKO 6

    1975

    DouglasMuhammad better

    Matthew Saad Muhammad

    Win, TKO 6

    1977

Both sides are set at the same size on purpose. Kill The Body does not score a second-round knockout above a split decision — the edge counts losses first and wins as the tiebreak, and the rest is yours to argue. Shared opponents are matched on fighter identity, not on name, so two different fighters with the same name never merge into one row.

Current Form

Oldest left · newest right

Dave Lee Royster last boxed on Aug 10, 1981 — 16,509 days ago. Royster had lost six straight.LLLLL

Muhammad Nov 1977Mwale Jun 1979Muhammad Jul 1979Johnson Sep 1980Scott Aug 19811.2 tracked bouts per year

Matthew Saad Muhammad has lost three straight, after one straight win. Muhammad last boxed on Mar 21, 1992.LWLLL

Josipović May 1991Chavers Aug 1991Green Oct 1991Maynard Oct 1991Waller Mar 19923.2 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have Dave Lee Royster and Matthew Saad Muhammad ever fought each other?
Yes. Dave Lee Royster and Matthew Saad Muhammad met once on November 1, 1977, and Matthew Saad Muhammad won by UD.
The meeting

LNov 1, 1977 · Muhammad · UD

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Royster or Muhammad?
Dave Lee Royster is 1-8-1 across the 10 bouts Kill The Body has tracked and Matthew Saad Muhammad is 39-16-3. Matthew Saad Muhammad has the higher win percentage. Records shown as tracked have not yet been independently verified as complete career totals.
Records · win %

Royster1–8–115%

Muhammad39–16–369.8%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Royster or Muhammad?
Dave Lee Royster has 1 knockout win and Matthew Saad Muhammad has 29. Matthew Saad Muhammad has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Royster1

Muhammad2974.4%

The Numbers ↓
Do Royster and Muhammad have any common opponents?
Dave Lee Royster and Matthew Saad Muhammad share 4 common opponents: Lottie Mwale, Marvin Johnson and Eddie Mustafa Muhammad (and 1 other). Matthew Saad Muhammad fared better against 3 of them.
4 shared opponents

Lottie MwaleLW

Marvin JohnsonLW

Eddie Mustafa MuhammadLL

William DouglasLW

Common Opponents ↓
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Royster and Muhammad?
This comparison is drawn from 10 bouts tracked for Dave Lee Royster and 59 bouts tracked for Matthew Saad Muhammad. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Royster10bouts

Muhammad59bouts

How They Win ↓

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