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Duane Thomas vs John Mugabi — record, stats and common opponents compared

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Duane Thomas

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John Mugabi

Duane Thomas (31-3) and John Mugabi (42-7-1) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met once. They share 1 common opponent.

Thomas

31

Wins21 KO · 68%

3

Losses

0

Draws34 tracked bouts

Mugabi

42

Wins39 KO · 93%

7

Losses

1

Draw50 tracked bouts

Head to Head

Thomas leads 1–0

Duane Thomas and John Mugabi have met 1 time; Thomas leads 1–0.

Duane Thomas and John Mugabi have met 1 time; Thomas leads 1–0.
Met1986Dec 5Series
Duane ThomasFighter AWWon1–0W–L
John MugabiFighter BLLost0–1W–L
ResultTKOR31Meeting

The Numbers

Thomas 3 · Mugabi 4 of 7 measurable rows
ThomasMugabi
Record
31-3 (edge)42-7-1
Win %0–100%
91.2% (edge)
85%
Wins by knockoutmax 39
21
39 (edge)
KO rate0–100%
67.74%
92.86% (edge)
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)†0–100%
68%
93% (edge)
Times stopped†max 6
2 (edge)
6
Title reignslevelmax 1
1
1
Bouts per year‡max 2.8
1.6
2.8 (edge)
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 50
34
50

† 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+1″
Duane Thomas: 5′10″ (edge)
John Mugabi: 5′9″
Reachnot held
Duane Thomas: No reach on file
John Mugabi: 74″
Agenot comparable
Duane Thomas: Died aged 39
John Mugabi: 66
Stance
Duane Thomas: Orthodox
John Mugabi: Orthodox

Duane Thomas left, John Mugabi right, as everywhere on this page. Age is stated, not scored — neither age nor stance carries an edge.

How They Win

Tracked bouts only
Duane Thomas31 wins · from 34 tracked bouts

Duane Thomas: 31 tracked wins — 21 by KO/TKO (68%), 9 on the cards (29%) and 1 by another method or unrecorded (3%). Counted from 34 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

21 by KO/TKO 68%9 on the cards 29%1 by another method or unrecorded 3%

John Mugabi42 wins · from 50 tracked bouts

John Mugabi: 42 tracked wins — 39 by KO/TKO (93%) and 3 on the cards (7%). Counted from 50 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

39 by KO/TKO 93%3 on the cards 7%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Duane Thomas 34, John Mugabi 50 — not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

1 shared

1 shared · even on 1

Thomas

Opponent

Mugabi

  • Duane Thomas

    Win, TKO 8

    1983

    GonzalezEven

    John Mugabi

    Win, KO

    1984

Both sides are set at the same size on purpose. Kill The Body does not score a second-round knockout above a split decision — the edge counts losses first and wins as the tiebreak, and the rest is yours to argue. Shared opponents are matched on fighter identity, not on name, so two different fighters with the same name never merge into one row.

Current Form

Oldest left · newest right

Duane Thomas has won two straight since losses to Lupe Aquino and Gianfranco Rosi. Thomas last boxed on Apr 8, 2000.WLLWW

Mugabi Dec 1986Aquino Jul 1987Rosi Jan 1988Covington Oct 1989Bruno Apr 20001.6 tracked bouts per year

John Mugabi last boxed on Jan 16, 1999 — 10,138 days ago. Mugabi had lost two straight, after one straight win.DLWLL

Smallman Dec 1997James Jan 1998Smallman Feb 1998Bigeni Jul 1998Kelly Jan 19992.8 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have Duane Thomas and John Mugabi ever fought each other?
Yes. Duane Thomas and John Mugabi met once on December 5, 1986, and Duane Thomas won by TKO in round 3.
The meeting

WDec 5, 1986 · Thomas · TKO R3

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Thomas or Mugabi?
Duane Thomas is 31-3 and John Mugabi is 42-7-1. Duane Thomas has the higher win percentage.
Records · win %

Thomas31–391.2%

Mugabi42–7–185%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Thomas or Mugabi?
Duane Thomas has 21 knockout wins and John Mugabi has 39. John Mugabi has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Thomas2167.7%

Mugabi3992.9%

The Numbers ↓
Do Thomas and Mugabi have any common opponents?
Duane Thomas and John Mugabi share 1 common opponent: Nino Gonzalez. Neither fighter fared better across the shared opponents overall.
Shared opponent

Nino GonzalezWW

Common Opponents ↓
Who is bigger, Thomas or Mugabi?
Duane Thomas is the taller fighter at 177 cm, 3 cm above the other.
Height · reach

Thomas177 cm

Mugabi174 cm188 cm reach

Tale of the Tape ↓
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Thomas and Mugabi?
This comparison is drawn from 34 bouts tracked for Duane Thomas and 50 bouts tracked for John Mugabi. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Thomas34bouts

Mugabi50bouts

How They Win ↓

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