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.
David Tua (52-5-2) and Howard Kelly (0-2 across 2 tracked bouts) 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.
David Tua vs Howard Kelly — record, stats and common opponents compared
Head to Head
David Tua leads 1–0- David Tua wonTua vs KellyFeb 27, 1993 · TKO · R3
The Numbers
- 52-5-2 (edge)
- Record
- 0-2
- 89.8% (edge)
- Win %
- 0%
- 43 (edge)
- Wins by knockout
- 0
- 82.69%
- KO rate
- —
- 83%
- Stoppage rate (tracked wins)
- —
- 0 (edge)
- Times stopped
- 1
- 0
- Title reigns
- 0
- 2.8
- Bouts per year
- —
- 59
- Bouts tracked
- 2
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
- 5′10″ (178 cm)
- Height
- —
- 70″ (178 cm)
- Reach
- —
- 53
- Age
- —
- Orthodox
- Stance
- —
- Heavyweight
- Division
- —
- Samoan New Zealand
- Nationality
- —
How They Win
Tracked bouts onlyDavid Tua · 52 wins
KO/TKO
43
Decision
9
Other
0
Howard Kelly · 0 wins
No tracked wins yet.
Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter (59 and 2 respectively), 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
David Tua
LLWDW
L2 streak · last fought Nov 16, 2013
Howard Kelly
LL
L2 streak · last fought Nov 24, 1993
Common Questions
- Have David Tua and Howard Kelly ever fought each other?
- Yes. David Tua and Howard Kelly met once on February 27, 1993, and David Tua won by TKO in round 3.
- Who has the better record, David Tua or Howard Kelly?
- David Tua is 52-5-2 and Howard Kelly is 0-2 across the 2 bouts Kill The Body has tracked. David Tua has the higher win percentage. Records shown as tracked have not yet been independently verified as complete career totals.
- Who has more knockouts, David Tua or Howard Kelly?
- David Tua has 43 knockout wins and Howard Kelly has 0. David Tua has more.
- Do David Tua and Howard Kelly have any common opponents?
- Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both David Tua and Howard Kelly have faced.
- How much fight data does Kill The Body have on David Tua and Howard Kelly?
- This comparison is drawn from 59 bouts tracked for David Tua and 2 bouts tracked for Howard Kelly. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.