Have David Tua and Jeff Wooden ever fought each other?

Yes. David Tua and Jeff Wooden met once on March 10, 1998, and David Tua won by MD.

Who has the better record, Tua or Wooden?

David Tua is 52-5-2 and Jeff Wooden is 2-5 across the 7 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, Tua or Wooden?

David Tua has 43 knockout wins and Jeff Wooden has 1. David Tua has more.

Do Tua and Wooden have any common opponents?

David Tua and Jeff Wooden share 3 common opponents: Hasim Rahman, Chris Byrd and Oleg Maskaev. David Tua fared better against 2 of them.

How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Tua and Wooden?

This comparison is drawn from 59 bouts tracked for David Tua and 7 bouts tracked for Jeff Wooden. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

David Tua vs Jeff Wooden — Records, Stats & Common Opponents

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David Tua

Jeff Wooden

David Tua (52-5-2) and Jeff Wooden (2-5 across 7 tracked bouts) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met once. They share 3 common opponents.

Tua

Wins43 KO · 83%

Losses

Draws59 tracked bouts

Wooden

Tracked record

2–5

counted from 7 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 Jeff Wooden have met 1 time; Tua leads 1–0.
Met	1998Mar 10	Series
David TuaFighter A	WWon	1–0W–L
Jeff WoodenFighter B	LLost	0–1W–L
Result	MDTua vs Wooden	1Meeting

Tua vs Wooden · Mar 10, 1998

The Numbers

Tua 6 · Wooden 0 of 6 measurable rows

TuaEdge = longer wingWooden

Record^†: 52-5-2 (edge)2-5
Win %0–100%: 89.8% (edge)
28.6%
Wins by knockoutmax 43: 43 (edge)
1
KO ratenot comparable: 82.69%—
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)^‡0–100%: 83% (edge)
50%
Times stopped^‡max 2: 0 (edge)
2
Title reignslevelmax 0: 0
0
Bouts per year^§max 2.8: 2.8 (edge)
2.2
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 59: 59
7

† 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″; Jeff Wooden: No height on file
Reachnot held: David Tua: 70″; Jeff Wooden: No reach on file
Agenot held: David Tua: 53; Jeff Wooden: No date of birth
Stance: David Tua: Orthodox; Jeff Wooden: Not recorded

David Tua left, Jeff Wooden 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

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

Jeff Wooden2 wins · from 7 tracked bouts

1 by KO/TKO 50%1 on the cards 50%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — David Tua 59, Jeff Wooden 7 — not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

3 shared

3 shared · Tua better on 2 · even on 13 shared · David Tua better on 2 · even on 1

TuaDavid Tua

Opponent

WoodenJeff Wooden

David Tua
1–0–1 against
Draw, SD
2003Mar 2003
Win, TKO 10
1998Dec 1998
RahmanHasim RahmanUnited States 50–10–2 · HeavyweightTua betterDavid Tua better — 1–0–1 to 0–1
Jeff Wooden
Loss, TKO 9
1997Jul 1997
David Tua
Loss, UD
2001Aug 2001
ByrdChris ByrdUnited States 41–6–1 · HeavyweightEvenEven — 0–1 both
Jeff Wooden
Loss, UD
1996Jan 1996
David Tua
Win, TKO 11
1997Apr 1997
MaskaevOleg MaskaevRussia 39–7 · HeavyweightTua betterDavid Tua better — 1–0 to 0–1
Jeff Wooden
Loss, TKO 3
1999Feb 1999

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

David Tua last boxed on Nov 16, 2013 — 4,725 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

Jeff Wooden last boxed on Feb 4, 1999 — 10,124 days ago. Wooden had lost four straight, after one straight win.WLLLL

Foster Oct 1996Grant Mar 1997Rahman Jul 1997Tua Mar 1998Maskaev Feb 19992.2 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them

Have David Tua and Jeff Wooden ever fought each other?: Yes. David Tua and Jeff Wooden met once on March 10, 1998, and David Tua won by MD.
Who has the better record, Tua or Wooden?: David Tua is 52-5-2 and Jeff Wooden is 2-5 across the 7 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, Tua or Wooden?: David Tua has 43 knockout wins and Jeff Wooden has 1. David Tua has more.
Do Tua and Wooden have any common opponents?: David Tua and Jeff Wooden share 3 common opponents: Hasim Rahman, Chris Byrd and Oleg Maskaev. David Tua fared better against 2 of them.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Tua and Wooden?: This comparison is drawn from 59 bouts tracked for David Tua and 7 bouts tracked for Jeff Wooden. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

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