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David Tua vs Howard Kelly — record, stats and common opponents compared

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David Tua

Howard Kelly

David Tua (52-5-2) and Howard Kelly (0-5 across 5 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.

Tua

52

Wins43 KO · 83%

5

Losses

2

Draws59 tracked bouts

Kelly

Tracked record

0–5

counted from 5 bouts 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

Tua leads 1–0

David Tua and Howard Kelly have met 1 time; Tua leads 1–0.

David Tua and Howard Kelly have met 1 time; Tua leads 1–0.
Met1993Feb 27Series
David TuaFighter AWWon1–0W–L
Howard KellyFighter BLLost0–1W–L
ResultTKOR31Meeting

The Numbers

Tua 5 · Kelly 0 of 5 measurable rows
TuaKelly
Record†
52-5-2 (edge)0-5
Win %0–100%
89.8% (edge)
0%
Wins by knockoutmax 43
43 (edge)
0
KO ratenot comparable
82.69%—
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)‡not comparable
83%—
Times stopped‡max 4
0 (edge)
4
Title reignslevelmax 0
0
0
Bouts per year§max 2.8
2.8 (edge)
2.3
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 59
59
5

† 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
David Tua: 5′10″
Howard Kelly: No height on file
Reachnot held
David Tua: 70″
Howard Kelly: No reach on file
Agenot held
David Tua: 53
Howard Kelly: No date of birth
Stance
David Tua: Orthodox
Howard Kelly: Not recorded

David Tua left, Howard Kelly right, as everywhere on this page. Age is stated, not scored — neither age nor stance carries an edge.

How They Win

Tracked bouts only
David Tua52 wins · from 59 tracked bouts

David Tua: 52 tracked wins — 43 by KO/TKO (83%) and 9 on the cards (17%). Counted from 59 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

43 by KO/TKO 83%9 on the cards 17%

Howard Kelly0 wins · from 5 tracked bouts

Howard Kelly: no tracked wins in the 5 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

No tracked wins for Kelly yet.

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — David Tua 59, Howard Kelly 5 — 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

David Tua last boxed on Nov 16, 2013 — 4,720 days ago. Tua had lost two straight, after one straight win.WDWLL

Ahunanya Mar 2010Barrett Jul 2010King Mar 2011Barrett Aug 2011Ustinov Nov 20132.8 tracked bouts per year

Howard Kelly last boxed on Apr 12, 1994 — 11,878 days ago. Kelly had lost five straight.LLLLL

Tafer Jan 1992Kobozev Jul 1992Tua Feb 1993McNeeley Nov 1993Bean Apr 19942.3 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
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.
The meeting

WFeb 27, 1993 · Tua · TKO R3

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Tua or Kelly?
David Tua is 52-5-2 and Howard Kelly is 0-5 across the 5 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.
Records · win %

Tua52–5–289.8%

Kelly0–50%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Tua or Kelly?
David Tua has 43 knockout wins and Howard Kelly has 0. David Tua has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Tua4382.7%

Kelly0

The Numbers ↓
Do Tua and 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 Tua and Kelly?
This comparison is drawn from 59 bouts tracked for David Tua and 5 bouts tracked for Howard Kelly. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Tua59bouts

Kelly5bouts

How They Win ↓

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