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Dejan Zavec vs Keith Thurman — record, stats and common opponents compared

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Dejan Zavec

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Keith Thurman

Dejan Zavec (35-4) and Keith Thurman (31-2) 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.

Zavec

35

Wins19 KO · 54%

4

Losses

0

Draws41 tracked bouts

Thurman

31

Wins23 KO · 74%

2

Losses

0

Draws34 tracked bouts

Head to Head

Thurman leads 1–0

Dejan Zavec and Keith Thurman have met 1 time; Thurman leads 1–0.

Dejan Zavec and Keith Thurman have met 1 time; Thurman leads 1–0.
Met2013Mar 9Series
Dejan ZavecFighter ALLost0–1W–L
Keith ThurmanFighter BWWon1–0W–L
ResultUD1Meeting

The Numbers

Zavec 1 · Thurman 7 of 8 measurable rows
ZavecThurman
Record
35-431-2 (edge)
Win %0–100%
89.7%
93.9% (edge)
Wins by knockoutmax 23
19
23 (edge)
KO rate0–100%
54.29%
74.19% (edge)
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)†0–100%
53%
74% (edge)
Times stopped†max 2
2
1 (edge)
Title reignsmax 3
1
3 (edge)
Bouts per year‡max 3.2
3.2 (edge)
1.8
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 41
41
34

† 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

Height+1″
Dejan Zavec: 5′8″ (edge)
Keith Thurman: 5′7″
Reachnot held
Dejan Zavec: No reach on file
Keith Thurman: 69″
Age13 yrs apart
Dejan Zavec: 50
Keith Thurman: 37
Stance
Dejan Zavec: Orthodox
Keith Thurman: Orthodox

Dejan Zavec left, Keith Thurman right, as everywhere on this page. Age is stated, not scored — neither age nor stance carries an edge.

How They Win

Tracked bouts only
Dejan Zavec36 wins · from 41 tracked bouts

Dejan Zavec: 36 tracked wins — 19 by KO/TKO (53%), 16 on the cards (44%) and 1 by another method or unrecorded (3%). Counted from 41 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

19 by KO/TKO 53%16 on the cards 44%1 by another method or unrecorded 3%

Keith Thurman31 wins · from 34 tracked bouts

Keith Thurman: 31 tracked wins — 23 by KO/TKO (74%) and 8 on the cards (26%). Counted from 34 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

23 by KO/TKO 74%8 on the cards 26%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Dejan Zavec 41, Keith Thurman 34 — 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

Dejan Zavec last boxed on Nov 25, 2015 — 3,983 days ago. Zavec had won three in a row before losing by stoppage to Erislandy Lara.LWWWL

Thurman Mar 2013Allais Nov 2013Hafner Oct 2014Yengoyan Apr 2015Lara Nov 20153.2 tracked bouts per year

Keith Thurman had won two in a row before losing by stoppage to Sebastian Fundora. Thurman last boxed on Mar 28, 2026 — 206 days ago.WLWWL

López Jan 2019Pacquiao Jul 2019Barrios Feb 2022Jarvis Mar 2025Fundora Mar 20261.8 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have Dejan Zavec and Keith Thurman ever fought each other?
Yes. Dejan Zavec and Keith Thurman met once on March 9, 2013, and Keith Thurman won by UD.
The meeting

LMar 9, 2013 · Thurman · UD

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Zavec or Thurman?
Dejan Zavec is 35-4 and Keith Thurman is 31-2. Keith Thurman has the higher win percentage.
Records · win %

Zavec35–489.7%

Thurman31–293.9%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Zavec or Thurman?
Dejan Zavec has 19 knockout wins and Keith Thurman has 23. Keith Thurman has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Zavec1954.3%

Thurman2374.2%

The Numbers ↓
Do Zavec and Thurman have any common opponents?
Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both Dejan Zavec and Keith Thurman have faced.
Who is bigger, Zavec or Thurman?
Dejan Zavec is the taller fighter at 172 cm, 1 cm above the other.
Height · reach

Zavec172 cm

Thurman171 cm175 cm reach

Tale of the Tape ↓
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Zavec and Thurman?
This comparison is drawn from 41 bouts tracked for Dejan Zavec and 34 bouts tracked for Keith Thurman. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Zavec41bouts

Thurman34bouts

How They Win ↓

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