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David Tua vs Ken Lakusta — record, stats and common opponents compared

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David Tua

Ken Lakusta

David Tua (52-5-2) and Ken Lakusta (0-13 across 13 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

Lakusta

Tracked record

0–13

counted from 13 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 Ken Lakusta have met 1 time; Tua leads 1–0.

David Tua and Ken Lakusta have met 1 time; Tua leads 1–0.
Met1994Oct 1Series
David TuaFighter AWWon1–0W–L
Ken LakustaFighter BLLost0–1W–L
ResultKOR41Meeting

The Numbers

Tua 5 · Lakusta 0 of 5 measurable rows
TuaLakusta
Record†
52-5-2 (edge)0-13
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 11
0 (edge)
11
Title reignslevelmax 0
0
0
Bouts per year§max 2.8
2.8 (edge)
1.2
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 59
59
13

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

David Tua left, Ken Lakusta 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%

Ken Lakusta0 wins · from 13 tracked bouts

Ken Lakusta: no tracked wins in the 13 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

No tracked wins for Lakusta yet.

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — David Tua 59, Ken Lakusta 13 — 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

Ken Lakusta last boxed on Dec 17, 1994 — 11,629 days ago. Lakusta had lost 13 straight.LLLLL

Coetzer Dec 1990Holmes Apr 1993Glesby Feb 1994Tua Oct 1994Botha Dec 19941.2 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have David Tua and Ken Lakusta ever fought each other?
Yes. David Tua and Ken Lakusta met once on October 1, 1994, and David Tua won by KO in round 4.
The meeting

WOct 1, 1994 · Tua · KO R4

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Tua or Lakusta?
David Tua is 52-5-2 and Ken Lakusta is 0-13 across the 13 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%

Lakusta0–130%

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

Tua4382.7%

Lakusta0

The Numbers ↓
Do Tua and Lakusta have any common opponents?
Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both David Tua and Ken Lakusta have faced.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Tua and Lakusta?
This comparison is drawn from 59 bouts tracked for David Tua and 13 bouts tracked for Ken Lakusta. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Tua59bouts

Lakusta13bouts

How They Win ↓

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