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David Tua vs Talmadge Griffis — record, stats and common opponents compared

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David Tua

Talmadge Griffis

David Tua (52-5-2) and Talmadge Griffis (0-7 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 no common opponents in Kill The Body's bout data.

Tua

52

Wins43 KO · 83%

5

Losses

2

Draws59 tracked bouts

Griffis

Tracked record

0–7

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 Talmadge Griffis have met 1 time; Tua leads 1–0.

David Tua and Talmadge Griffis have met 1 time; Tua leads 1–0.
Met2005Mar 31Series
David TuaFighter AWWon1–0W–L
Talmadge GriffisFighter BLLost0–1W–L
ResultTKO1Meeting

The Numbers

Tua 5 · Griffis 0 of 5 measurable rows
TuaGriffis
Record†
52-5-2 (edge)0-7
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 5
0 (edge)
5
Title reignslevelmax 0
0
0
Bouts per year§max 2.8
2.8 (edge)
1.2
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″
Talmadge Griffis: No height on file
Reachnot held
David Tua: 70″
Talmadge Griffis: No reach on file
Agenot held
David Tua: 53
Talmadge Griffis: No date of birth
Stance
David Tua: Orthodox
Talmadge Griffis: Not recorded

David Tua left, Talmadge Griffis 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%

Talmadge Griffis0 wins · from 7 tracked bouts

Talmadge Griffis: no tracked wins in the 7 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

No tracked wins for Griffis yet.

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — David Tua 59, Talmadge Griffis 7 — 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 — 4,723 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

Talmadge Griffis last boxed on Feb 23, 2008 — 6,816 days ago. Griffis had lost seven straight.LLLLL

Boswell Nov 2002Etienne Jun 2004Tua Mar 2005Witherspoon Jul 2007Alexeev Feb 20081.2 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have David Tua and Talmadge Griffis ever fought each other?
Yes. David Tua and Talmadge Griffis met once on March 31, 2005, and David Tua won by TKO.
The meeting

WMar 31, 2005 · Tua · TKO

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Tua or Griffis?
David Tua is 52-5-2 and Talmadge Griffis is 0-7 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.
Records · win %

Tua52–5–289.8%

Griffis0–70%

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

Tua4382.7%

Griffis0

The Numbers ↓
Do Tua and Griffis have any common opponents?
Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both David Tua and Talmadge Griffis have faced.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Tua and Griffis?
This comparison is drawn from 59 bouts tracked for David Tua and 7 bouts tracked for Talmadge Griffis. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Tua59bouts

Griffis7bouts

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