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Des Gwilliam vs Ken Buchanan — record, stats and common opponents compared

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Des Gwilliam

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Ken Buchanan

Des Gwilliam (1-2 across 3 tracked bouts) and Ken Buchanan (61-8) 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.

Gwilliam

Tracked record

1–2

counted from 3 bouts Kill The Body has ingested

Buchanan

61

Wins27 KO · 44%

8

Losses

0

Draws69 tracked bouts

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

Buchanan leads 1–0

Des Gwilliam and Ken Buchanan have met 1 time; Buchanan leads 1–0.

Des Gwilliam and Ken Buchanan have met 1 time; Buchanan leads 1–0.
Met1980Oct 20Series
Des GwilliamFighter ALLost0–1W–L
Ken BuchananFighter BWWon1–0W–L
ResultPTS1Meeting

The Numbers

Gwilliam 2 · Buchanan 5 of 7 measurable rows
GwilliamBuchanan
Record†
1-261-8 (edge)
Win %0–100%
33.3%
88.4% (edge)
Wins by knockoutmax 27
1
27 (edge)
KO ratenot comparable
—44.26%
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)‡0–100%
100% (edge)
43%
Times stopped‡max 1
0 (edge)
1
Title reignsmax 3
0
3 (edge)
Bouts per year§max 4.2
1
4.2 (edge)
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 69
3
69

† 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

Agenot comparable
Des Gwilliam: 72
Ken Buchanan: Died aged 77
Stance
Des Gwilliam: Not recorded
Ken Buchanan: Orthodox

Des Gwilliam left, Ken Buchanan right, as everywhere on this page. Age is stated, not scored — neither age nor stance carries an edge.

How They Win

Tracked bouts only
Des Gwilliam1 win · from 3 tracked bouts

Des Gwilliam: 1 tracked win — 1 by KO/TKO (100%). Counted from 3 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

1 by KO/TKO 100%

Ken Buchanan61 wins · from 69 tracked bouts

Ken Buchanan: 61 tracked wins — 26 by KO/TKO (43%) and 35 on the cards (57%). Counted from 69 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

26 by KO/TKO 43%35 on the cards 57%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Des Gwilliam 3, Ken Buchanan 69 — 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

Des Gwilliam last boxed on Oct 20, 1980 — 16,799 days ago. Gwilliam had lost two straight, after one straight win.WLL

Edwards Sep 1977Singleton Mar 1978Buchanan Oct 19801 tracked bouts per year

Ken Buchanan has lost four straight, after one straight win. Buchanan last boxed on Jan 25, 1982.WLLLL

Gwilliam Oct 1980Early Jan 1981Tinago Apr 1981Williams Nov 1981Feeney Jan 19824.2 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have Des Gwilliam and Ken Buchanan ever fought each other?
Yes. Des Gwilliam and Ken Buchanan met once on October 20, 1980, and Ken Buchanan won by PTS.
The meeting

LOct 20, 1980 · Buchanan · PTS

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Gwilliam or Buchanan?
Des Gwilliam is 1-2 across the 3 bouts Kill The Body has tracked and Ken Buchanan is 61-8. Ken Buchanan has the higher win percentage. Records shown as tracked have not yet been independently verified as complete career totals.
Records · win %

Gwilliam1–233.3%

Buchanan61–888.4%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Gwilliam or Buchanan?
Des Gwilliam has 1 knockout win and Ken Buchanan has 27. Ken Buchanan has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Gwilliam1

Buchanan2744.3%

The Numbers ↓
Do Gwilliam and Buchanan have any common opponents?
Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both Des Gwilliam and Ken Buchanan have faced.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Gwilliam and Buchanan?
This comparison is drawn from 3 bouts tracked for Des Gwilliam and 69 bouts tracked for Ken Buchanan. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Gwilliam3bouts

Buchanan69bouts

How They Win ↓

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