Dingaan Thobela (40-14-2) and Mikkel Kessler (46-3) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met once. They share 2 common opponents.
Dingaan Thobela vs Mikkel Kessler — record, stats and common opponents compared
Head to Head
Mikkel Kessler leads 1–0- Mikkel Kessler wonKessler vs ThobelaNov 29, 2002 · UD
The Numbers
- 40-14-2
- Record
- 46-3 (edge)
- 73.2%
- Win %
- 93.9% (edge)
- 26
- Wins by knockout
- 35 (edge)
- 65%
- KO rate
- 76.09% (edge)
- 66%
- Stoppage rate (tracked wins)
- 77% (edge)
- 4
- Times stopped
- 0 (edge)
- 3
- Title reigns
- 7 (edge)
- 2.8
- Bouts per year
- 3.3 (edge)
- 57
- Bouts tracked
- 50
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′1″ (185 cm) (edge)
- 72″ (183 cm)
- Reach
- —
- 59
- Age
- 47
- Orthodox
- Stance
- Orthodox
- South Africa
- Nationality
- Danish
How They Win
Tracked bouts onlyDingaan Thobela · 41 wins
KO/TKO
27
Decision
14
Other
0
Mikkel Kessler · 47 wins
KO/TKO
36
Decision
11
Other
0
Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter (57 and 50 respectively), not from a career-complete method table.
Common Opponents
2 sharedShared opponents are matched on fighter identity, not on name — two different fighters with the same name never merge into one row.
Current Form
Dingaan Thobela
LLLLL
L7 streak · last fought Oct 27, 2006
Mikkel Kessler
LWWWW
L1 streak · last fought May 25, 2013
Common Questions
- Have Dingaan Thobela and Mikkel Kessler ever fought each other?
- Yes. Dingaan Thobela and Mikkel Kessler met once on November 29, 2002, and Mikkel Kessler won by UD.
- Who has the better record, Dingaan Thobela or Mikkel Kessler?
- Dingaan Thobela is 40-14-2 and Mikkel Kessler is 46-3. Mikkel Kessler has the higher win percentage.
- Who has more knockouts, Dingaan Thobela or Mikkel Kessler?
- Dingaan Thobela has 26 knockout wins and Mikkel Kessler has 35. Mikkel Kessler has more.
- Do Dingaan Thobela and Mikkel Kessler have any common opponents?
- Dingaan Thobela and Mikkel Kessler share 2 common opponents: Éric Lucas and Jaime Balboa. Mikkel Kessler fared better against 1 of them.
- Who is bigger, Dingaan Thobela or Mikkel Kessler?
- Mikkel Kessler is the taller fighter at 185 cm, 14 cm above the other.
- How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Dingaan Thobela and Mikkel Kessler?
- This comparison is drawn from 57 bouts tracked for Dingaan Thobela and 50 bouts tracked for Mikkel Kessler. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.