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.
Don Fullmer (54-20-5) and Richie Kates (3-3 across 6 tracked bouts) 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.
Don Fullmer vs Richie Kates — record, stats and common opponents compared
Head to Head
Richie Kates leads 1–0- Richie Kates wonFullmer vs KatesSep 24, 1972 · UD
The Numbers
- 54-20-5 (edge)
- Record
- 3-3
- 71.5% (edge)
- Win %
- 50%
- 14 (edge)
- Wins by knockout
- 0
- 25.93%
- KO rate
- —
- 26% (edge)
- Stoppage rate (tracked wins)
- 0%
- 2 (edge)
- Times stopped
- 3
- 0
- Title reigns
- 0
- 5.3 (edge)
- Bouts per year
- 0.6
- 80
- Bouts tracked
- 6
One or both records are tracked, not career-verified.
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′8″ (173 cm)
- Height
- —
- 70″ (178 cm)
- Reach
- —
- 87
- Age
- —
- Orthodox
- Stance
- —
- Middleweight
- Division
- —
- American
- Nationality
- —
How They Win
Tracked bouts onlyDon Fullmer · 54 wins
KO/TKO
14
Decision
40
Other
0
Richie Kates · 3 wins
KO/TKO
0
Decision
3
Other
0
Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter (80 and 6 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
Don Fullmer
WLWWL
W1 streak · last fought Oct 14, 1972
Richie Kates
WWLLL
W2 streak · last fought Apr 13, 1983
Common Questions
- Have Don Fullmer and Richie Kates ever fought each other?
- Yes. Don Fullmer and Richie Kates met once on September 24, 1972, and Richie Kates won by UD.
- Who has the better record, Don Fullmer or Richie Kates?
- Don Fullmer is 54-20-5 and Richie Kates is 3-3 across the 6 bouts Kill The Body has tracked. Don Fullmer has the higher win percentage. Records shown as tracked have not yet been independently verified as complete career totals.
- Who has more knockouts, Don Fullmer or Richie Kates?
- Don Fullmer has 14 knockout wins and Richie Kates has 0. Don Fullmer has more.
- Do Don Fullmer and Richie Kates have any common opponents?
- Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both Don Fullmer and Richie Kates have faced.
- How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Don Fullmer and Richie Kates?
- This comparison is drawn from 80 bouts tracked for Don Fullmer and 6 bouts tracked for Richie Kates. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.