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Denis Lebedev vs Thabiso Mchunu — record, stats and common opponents compared

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Denis Lebedev

🇿🇦SOUTH AFRICA

Thabiso Mchunu

Denis Lebedev (32-3) and Thabiso Mchunu (23-8) 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.

Lebedev

32

Wins23 KO · 72%

3

Losses

0

Draws36 tracked bouts

Mchunu

23

Wins13 KO · 57%

8

Losses

0

Draws31 tracked bouts

Head to Head

Mchunu leads 1–0

Denis Lebedev and Thabiso Mchunu have met 1 time; Mchunu leads 1–0.

Denis Lebedev and Thabiso Mchunu have met 1 time; Mchunu leads 1–0.
Met2019Dec 21Series
Denis LebedevFighter ALLost0–1W–L
Thabiso MchunuFighter BWWon1–0W–L
ResultUD1Meeting

The Numbers

Lebedev 8 · Mchunu 0 of 8 measurable rows
LebedevMchunu
Record
32-3 (edge)23-8
Win %0–100%
91.4% (edge)
74.2%
Wins by knockoutmax 23
23 (edge)
13
KO rate0–100%
71.88% (edge)
56.52%
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)†0–100%
72% (edge)
57%
Times stopped†max 3
0 (edge)
3
Title reignsmax 4
4 (edge)
0
Bouts per year‡max 1.9
1.9 (edge)
1.8
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 36
36
31

† 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

HeightLevel
Denis Lebedev: 5′11″
Thabiso Mchunu: 5′11″
ReachLevel
Denis Lebedev: 72″
Thabiso Mchunu: 72″
Age9 yrs apart
Denis Lebedev: 47
Thabiso Mchunu: 38
Stance
Denis Lebedev: Southpaw
Thabiso Mchunu: Southpaw

Denis Lebedev left, Thabiso Mchunu right, as everywhere on this page. Age is stated, not scored — neither age nor stance carries an edge.

How They Win

Tracked bouts only
Denis Lebedev32 wins · from 36 tracked bouts

Denis Lebedev: 32 tracked wins — 23 by KO/TKO (72%) and 9 on the cards (28%). Counted from 36 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

23 by KO/TKO 72%9 on the cards 28%

Thabiso Mchunu23 wins · from 31 tracked bouts

Thabiso Mchunu: 23 tracked wins — 13 by KO/TKO (57%) and 10 on the cards (43%). Counted from 31 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

13 by KO/TKO 57%10 on the cards 43%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Denis Lebedev 36, Thabiso Mchunu 31 — 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

Denis Lebedev last boxed on Dec 21, 2019 — 2,497 days ago. Lebedev had won three in a row before losing a decision to Thabiso Mchunu.LWWWL

Gassiev Dec 2016Flanagan Jul 2017Altunkaya Sep 2018Wilson Nov 2018Mchunu Dec 20191.9 tracked bouts per year

Thabiso Mchunu has lost three straight, after two straight wins. Mchunu last boxed on Jan 31, 2025 — 629 days ago.WWLLL

Lebedev Dec 2019Tishchenko Mar 2021Makabu Jan 2022Peralta Mar 2024Gadzhimagomedov Jan 20251.8 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have Denis Lebedev and Thabiso Mchunu ever fought each other?
Yes. Denis Lebedev and Thabiso Mchunu met once on December 21, 2019, and Thabiso Mchunu won by UD.
The meeting

LDec 21, 2019 · Mchunu · UD

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Lebedev or Mchunu?
Denis Lebedev is 32-3 and Thabiso Mchunu is 23-8. Denis Lebedev has the higher win percentage.
Records · win %

Lebedev32–391.4%

Mchunu23–874.2%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Lebedev or Mchunu?
Denis Lebedev has 23 knockout wins and Thabiso Mchunu has 13. Denis Lebedev has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Lebedev2371.9%

Mchunu1356.5%

The Numbers ↓
Do Lebedev and Mchunu have any common opponents?
Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both Denis Lebedev and Thabiso Mchunu have faced.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Lebedev and Mchunu?
This comparison is drawn from 36 bouts tracked for Denis Lebedev and 31 bouts tracked for Thabiso Mchunu. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Lebedev36bouts

Mchunu31bouts

How They Win ↓

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