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Dingaan Thobela vs Lucian Bute — record, stats and common opponents compared

🇿🇦SOUTH AFRICA

Dingaan Thobela

🇷🇴ROMANIA

Lucian Bute

Dingaan Thobela (40-14-2) and Lucian Bute (32-5) 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.

Thobela

40

Wins26 KO · 65%

14

Losses

2

Draws56 tracked bouts

Bute

32

Wins25 KO · 78%

5

Losses

0

Draws37 tracked bouts

Head to Head

Bute leads 1–0

Dingaan Thobela and Lucian Bute have met 1 time; Bute leads 1–0.

Dingaan Thobela and Lucian Bute have met 1 time; Bute leads 1–0.
Met2004Dec 3Series
Dingaan ThobelaFighter ALLost0–1W–L
Lucian ButeFighter BWWon1–0W–L
ResultTKOR41Meeting

The Numbers

Thobela 2 · Bute 5 of 7 measurable rows
ThobelaBute
Record
40-14-232-5 (edge)
Win %0–100%
73.2%
86.5% (edge)
Wins by knockoutmax 26
26 (edge)
25
KO rate0–100%
65%
78.13% (edge)
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)†0–100%
65%
78% (edge)
Times stopped†max 4
4
2 (edge)
Title reignsmax 3
3 (edge)
1
Bouts per year‡levelmax 2.8
2.8
2.8
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 56
56
37

† 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+7″
Dingaan Thobela: 5′7″
Lucian Bute: 6′2″ (edge)
ReachLevel
Dingaan Thobela: 72″
Lucian Bute: 72″
Agenot comparable
Dingaan Thobela: Died aged 57
Lucian Bute: 46
Stance
Dingaan Thobela: Orthodox
Lucian Bute: Southpaw

Dingaan Thobela left, Lucian Bute right, as everywhere on this page. Age is stated, not scored — neither age nor stance carries an edge.

How They Win

Tracked bouts only
Dingaan Thobela40 wins · from 56 tracked bouts

Dingaan Thobela: 40 tracked wins — 26 by KO/TKO (65%) and 14 on the cards (35%). Counted from 56 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

26 by KO/TKO 65%14 on the cards 35%

Lucian Bute32 wins · from 37 tracked bouts

Lucian Bute: 32 tracked wins — 25 by KO/TKO (78%) and 7 on the cards (22%). Counted from 37 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

25 by KO/TKO 78%7 on the cards 22%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Dingaan Thobela 56, Lucian Bute 37 — 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

Dingaan Thobela has lost seven straight. Thobela last boxed on Oct 27, 2006.LLLLL

Kessler Nov 2002Grant Nov 2003Nielsen Dec 2003Bute Dec 2004Botes Oct 20062.8 tracked bouts per year

Lucian Bute last boxed on Feb 24, 2017 — 3,529 days ago. Bute had lost three straight, after one straight win.LWLLL

Pascal Jan 2014Luisa Aug 2015DeGale Nov 2015Jack Apr 2016Álvarez Feb 20172.8 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have Dingaan Thobela and Lucian Bute ever fought each other?
Yes. Dingaan Thobela and Lucian Bute met once on December 3, 2004, and Lucian Bute won by TKO in round 4.
The meeting

LDec 3, 2004 · Bute · TKO R4

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Thobela or Bute?
Dingaan Thobela is 40-14-2 and Lucian Bute is 32-5. Lucian Bute has the higher win percentage.
Records · win %

Thobela40–14–273.2%

Bute32–586.5%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Thobela or Bute?
Dingaan Thobela has 26 knockout wins and Lucian Bute has 25. Dingaan Thobela has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Thobela2665%

Bute2578.1%

The Numbers ↓
Do Thobela and Bute have any common opponents?
Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both Dingaan Thobela and Lucian Bute have faced.
Who is bigger, Thobela or Bute?
Lucian Bute is the taller fighter at 187 cm, 16 cm above the other.
Height · reach

Thobela171 cm183 cm reach

Bute187 cm183 cm reach

Tale of the Tape ↓
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Thobela and Bute?
This comparison is drawn from 56 bouts tracked for Dingaan Thobela and 37 bouts tracked for Lucian Bute. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Thobela56bouts

Bute37bouts

How They Win ↓

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