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.
Evander Holyfield (44-10-2) and Francois Botha (48-11-3 across 63 tracked bouts) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met once. They share 3 common opponents.
Evander Holyfield vs Francois Botha — record, stats and common opponents compared
Head to Head
Evander Holyfield leads 1–0- Evander Holyfield wonBotha vs HolyfieldApr 10, 2010 · TKO · R8
The Numbers
- 44-10-2 (edge)
- Record
- 48-11-3
- 80.4% (edge)
- Win %
- 79.8%
- 29 (edge)
- Wins by knockout
- 27
- 65.91%
- KO rate
- —
- 67% (edge)
- Stoppage rate (tracked wins)
- 60%
- 2 (edge)
- Times stopped
- 9
- 11 (edge)
- Title reigns
- 0
- 2.2
- Bouts per year
- 2.6 (edge)
- 59
- Bouts tracked
- 63
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
- 6′2″ (189 cm) (edge)
- Height
- 6′2″ (188 cm)
- 78″ (197 cm)
- Reach
- —
- 63
- Age
- 57
- Orthodox
- Stance
- Orthodox
- United States
- Nationality
- South Africa
How They Win
Tracked bouts onlyEvander Holyfield · 46 wins
KO/TKO
31
Decision
13
Other
2
Francois Botha · 48 wins
KO/TKO
29
Decision
19
Other
0
Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter (59 and 63 respectively), not from a career-complete method table.
Common Opponents
3 sharedShared opponents are matched on fighter identity, not on name — two different fighters with the same name never merge into one row.
Current Form
Evander Holyfield
WNCWLL
W1 streak · last fought May 7, 2011
Francois Botha
LLLLL
L6 streak · last fought Mar 15, 2014
Common Questions
- Have Evander Holyfield and Francois Botha ever fought each other?
- Yes. Evander Holyfield and Francois Botha met once on April 10, 2010, and Evander Holyfield won by TKO in round 8.
- Who has the better record, Evander Holyfield or Francois Botha?
- Evander Holyfield is 44-10-2 and Francois Botha is 48-11-3 across the 63 bouts Kill The Body has tracked. Evander Holyfield has the higher win percentage. Records shown as tracked have not yet been independently verified as complete career totals.
- Who has more knockouts, Evander Holyfield or Francois Botha?
- Evander Holyfield has 29 knockout wins and Francois Botha has 27. Evander Holyfield has more.
- Do Evander Holyfield and Francois Botha have any common opponents?
- Evander Holyfield and Francois Botha share 3 common opponents: Lennox Lewis, Mike Tyson and Michael Moorer. Evander Holyfield fared better against 2 of them.
- Who is bigger, Evander Holyfield or Francois Botha?
- Evander Holyfield is the taller fighter at 189 cm, 1 cm above the other.
- How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Evander Holyfield and Francois Botha?
- This comparison is drawn from 59 bouts tracked for Evander Holyfield and 63 bouts tracked for Francois Botha. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.