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Eric Kirkland vs Tony Thompson — record, stats and common opponents compared

Eric Kirkland

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Tony Thompson

Eric Kirkland (2-1 across 3 tracked bouts) and Tony Thompson (40-7) 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.

Kirkland

Tracked record

2–1

counted from 3 bouts Kill The Body has ingested

Thompson

40

Wins27 KO · 68%

7

Losses

0

Draws47 tracked bouts

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.

Head to Head

Kirkland leads 1–0

Eric Kirkland and Tony Thompson have met 1 time; Kirkland leads 1–0.

Eric Kirkland and Tony Thompson have met 1 time; Kirkland leads 1–0.
Met2000Jul 7Series
Eric KirklandFighter AWWon1–0W–L
Tony ThompsonFighter BLLost0–1W–L
ResultUD1Meeting

The Numbers

Kirkland 1 · Thompson 5 of 6 measurable rows
KirklandThompson
Record†
2-140-7 (edge)
Win %0–100%
66.7%
85.1% (edge)
Wins by knockoutmax 27
1
27 (edge)
KO ratenot comparable
—67.5%
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)‡0–100%
50%
68% (edge)
Times stopped‡max 3
1 (edge)
3
Title reignslevelmax 0
0
0
Bouts per year§max 2.9
0.9
2.9 (edge)
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 47
3
47

† One or both records are tracked, not career-verified. · ‡ 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 Kirkland: No height on file
Tony Thompson: 6′5″
Reachnot held
Eric Kirkland: No reach on file
Tony Thompson: 81″
Agenot held
Eric Kirkland: No date of birth
Tony Thompson: 55
Stance
Eric Kirkland: Not recorded
Tony Thompson: Southpaw

Eric Kirkland left, Tony Thompson 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 Kirkland2 wins · from 3 tracked bouts

Eric Kirkland: 2 tracked wins — 1 by KO/TKO (50%) and 1 on the cards (50%). Counted from 3 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

1 by KO/TKO 50%1 on the cards 50%

Tony Thompson40 wins · from 47 tracked bouts

Tony Thompson: 40 tracked wins — 27 by KO/TKO (68%), 12 on the cards (30%) and 1 by another method or unrecorded (3%). Counted from 47 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

27 by KO/TKO 68%12 on the cards 30%1 by another method or unrecorded 3%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Eric Kirkland 3, Tony Thompson 47 — 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 Kirkland last boxed on Oct 3, 2003 — 8,419 days ago. Kirkland had won two in a row before losing by stoppage to Monte Barrett.WWL

Thompson Jul 2000Bryant Mar 2003Barrett Oct 20030.9 tracked bouts per year

Tony Thompson last boxed on Mar 5, 2016 — 3,882 days ago. Thompson had lost two straight, after one straight win.WLWLL

Solís Mar 2014Takam Jun 2014Solís Feb 2015Scott Oct 2015Ortiz Mar 20162.9 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have Eric Kirkland and Tony Thompson ever fought each other?
Yes. Eric Kirkland and Tony Thompson met once on July 7, 2000, and Eric Kirkland won by UD.
The meeting

WJul 7, 2000 · Kirkland · UD

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Kirkland or Thompson?
Eric Kirkland is 2-1 across the 3 bouts Kill The Body has tracked and Tony Thompson is 40-7. Tony Thompson has the higher win percentage. Records shown as tracked have not yet been independently verified as complete career totals.
Records · win %

Kirkland2–166.7%

Thompson40–785.1%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Kirkland or Thompson?
Eric Kirkland has 1 knockout win and Tony Thompson has 27. Tony Thompson has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Kirkland1

Thompson2767.5%

The Numbers ↓
Do Kirkland and Thompson have any common opponents?
Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both Eric Kirkland and Tony Thompson have faced.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Kirkland and Thompson?
This comparison is drawn from 3 bouts tracked for Eric Kirkland and 47 bouts tracked for Tony Thompson. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Kirkland3bouts

Thompson47bouts

How They Win ↓

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