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Eric Fields vs Ilunga Makabu — record, stats and common opponents compared

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Eric Fields

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Ilunga Makabu

Eric Fields (24-4) and Ilunga Makabu (31-4) 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.

Fields

24

Wins16 KO · 67%

4

Losses

0

Draws28 tracked bouts

Makabu

31

Wins27 KO · 87%

4

Losses

0

Draws36 tracked bouts

Head to Head

Makabu leads 1–0

Eric Fields and Ilunga Makabu have met 1 time; Makabu leads 1–0.

Eric Fields and Ilunga Makabu have met 1 time; Makabu leads 1–0.
Met2013Aug 31Series
Eric FieldsFighter ALLost0–1W–L
Ilunga MakabuFighter BWWon1–0W–L
ResultKOR51Meeting

The Numbers

Fields 2 · Makabu 6 of 8 measurable rows
FieldsMakabu
Record
24-431-4 (edge)
Win %0–100%
85.7%
88.6% (edge)
Wins by knockoutmax 27
16
27 (edge)
KO rate0–100%
66.67%
87.1% (edge)
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)†0–100%
67%
88% (edge)
Times stopped†max 4
3 (edge)
4
Title reignsmax 1
0
1 (edge)
Bouts per year‡max 2.9
2.9 (edge)
2.1
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 36
28
36

† 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

Heightnot held
Eric Fields: No height on file
Ilunga Makabu: 6′0″
Reachnot held
Eric Fields: No reach on file
Ilunga Makabu: 74″
Age6 yrs apart
Eric Fields: 44
Ilunga Makabu: 38
Stance
Eric Fields: Orthodox
Ilunga Makabu: Southpaw

Eric Fields left, Ilunga Makabu right, as everywhere on this page. Age is stated, not scored — neither age nor stance carries an edge.

How They Win

Tracked bouts only
Eric Fields24 wins · from 28 tracked bouts

Eric Fields: 24 tracked wins — 16 by KO/TKO (67%) and 8 on the cards (33%). Counted from 28 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

16 by KO/TKO 67%8 on the cards 33%

Ilunga Makabu32 wins · from 36 tracked bouts

Ilunga Makabu: 32 tracked wins — 28 by KO/TKO (88%) and 4 on the cards (13%). Counted from 36 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

28 by KO/TKO 88%4 on the cards 13%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Eric Fields 28, Ilunga Makabu 36 — 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

Eric Fields last boxed on Apr 2, 2016 — 3,850 days ago. Fields had lost two straight, after two straight wins.LWWLL

Makabu Aug 2013Willis Nov 2013Johnson Feb 2014Dorticos Apr 2014Masternak Apr 20162.9 tracked bouts per year

Ilunga Makabu has won two straight since losses to Badou Jack and Noel Mikaelian. Makabu last boxed on Sep 5, 2025 — 407 days ago.WLLWW

Mchunu Jan 2022Jack Feb 2023Mikaelian Nov 2023Attia Dec 2024Kemeh Sep 20252.1 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have Eric Fields and Ilunga Makabu ever fought each other?
Yes. Eric Fields and Ilunga Makabu met once on August 31, 2013, and Ilunga Makabu won by KO in round 5.
The meeting

LAug 31, 2013 · Makabu · KO R5

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Fields or Makabu?
Eric Fields is 24-4 and Ilunga Makabu is 31-4. Ilunga Makabu has the higher win percentage.
Records · win %

Fields24–485.7%

Makabu31–488.6%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Fields or Makabu?
Eric Fields has 16 knockout wins and Ilunga Makabu has 27. Ilunga Makabu has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Fields1666.7%

Makabu2787.1%

The Numbers ↓
Do Fields and Makabu have any common opponents?
Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both Eric Fields and Ilunga Makabu have faced.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Fields and Makabu?
This comparison is drawn from 28 bouts tracked for Eric Fields and 36 bouts tracked for Ilunga Makabu. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Fields28bouts

Makabu36bouts

How They Win ↓

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