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.
Dingaan Thobela vs Lucian Bute — record, stats and common opponents compared
Head to Head
Lucian Bute leads 1–0- Lucian Bute wonBute vs ThobelaDec 3, 2004 · TKO · R4
The Numbers
- 40-14-2
- Record
- 32-5 (edge)
- 73.2%
- Win %
- 86.5% (edge)
- 26 (edge)
- Wins by knockout
- 25
- 65%
- KO rate
- 78.13% (edge)
- 66%
- Stoppage rate (tracked wins)
- 79% (edge)
- 4
- Times stopped
- 2 (edge)
- 3 (edge)
- Title reigns
- 1
- 2.8
- Bouts per year
- 2.9 (edge)
- 57
- Bouts tracked
- 38
Counted from bouts Kill The Body has ingested, not a career total.
Counted from bouts Kill The Body has ingested, not a career total.
Across each fighter's tracked career span.
Tale of the Tape
- 5′7″ (171 cm)
- Height
- 6′2″ (187 cm) (edge)
- 72″ (183 cm)
- Reach
- 72″ (183 cm)
- 59
- Age
- 46
- Orthodox
- Stance
- Southpaw
- South Africa
- Nationality
- Romanian Canadian
How They Win
Tracked bouts onlyDingaan Thobela · 41 wins
KO/TKO
27
Decision
14
Other
0
Lucian Bute · 33 wins
KO/TKO
26
Decision
7
Other
0
Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter (57 and 38 respectively), 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
Dingaan Thobela
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L7 streak · last fought Oct 27, 2006
Lucian Bute
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L3 streak · last fought Feb 24, 2017
Common Questions
- 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.
- Who has the better record, Dingaan Thobela or Lucian Bute?
- Dingaan Thobela is 40-14-2 and Lucian Bute is 32-5. Lucian Bute has the higher win percentage.
- Who has more knockouts, Dingaan Thobela or Lucian Bute?
- Dingaan Thobela has 26 knockout wins and Lucian Bute has 25. Dingaan Thobela has more.
- Do Dingaan Thobela and Lucian 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, Dingaan Thobela or Lucian Bute?
- Lucian Bute is the taller fighter at 187 cm, 16 cm above the other.
- How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Dingaan Thobela and Lucian Bute?
- This comparison is drawn from 57 bouts tracked for Dingaan Thobela and 38 bouts tracked for Lucian Bute. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.