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Francois Botha vs Johan Van Zyl — record, stats and common opponents compared

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Francois Botha

Johan Van Zyl

Francois Botha (48-11-3) and Johan Van Zyl (0-1 across 1 tracked bout) 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.

Botha

48

Wins29 KO · 60%

11

Losses

3

Draws63 tracked bouts

Zyl

Tracked record

0–1

counted from 1 bout Kill The Body has ingested

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

Botha leads 1–0

Francois Botha and Johan Van Zyl have met 1 time; Botha leads 1–0.

Francois Botha and Johan Van Zyl have met 1 time; Botha leads 1–0.
Met1990Feb 11Series
Francois BothaFighter AWWon1–0W–L
Johan Van ZylFighter BLLost0–1W–L
ResultKOR11Meeting

The Numbers

Botha 3 · Zyl 1 of 4 measurable rows
BothaZyl
Record†
48-11-3 (edge)0-1
Win %0–100%
79.8% (edge)
0%
Wins by knockoutmax 29
29 (edge)
0
KO ratenot comparable
60.42%—
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)‡not comparable
60%—
Times stopped‡max 9
9
1 (edge)
Title reignslevelmax 0
0
0
Bouts per year§not comparable
2.6—
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 63
63
1

† 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
Francois Botha: 6′2″
Johan Van Zyl: No height on file
Agenot held
Francois Botha: 58
Johan Van Zyl: No date of birth
Stance
Francois Botha: Orthodox
Johan Van Zyl: Not recorded

Francois Botha left, Johan Van Zyl right, as everywhere on this page. Age is stated, not scored — neither age nor stance carries an edge.

How They Win

Tracked bouts only
Francois Botha48 wins · from 63 tracked bouts

Francois Botha: 48 tracked wins — 29 by KO/TKO (60%) and 19 on the cards (40%). Counted from 63 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

29 by KO/TKO 60%19 on the cards 40%

Johan Van Zyl0 wins · from 1 tracked bout

Johan Van Zyl: no tracked wins in the 1 bout Kill The Body has ingested.

No tracked wins for Zyl yet.

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Francois Botha 63, Johan Van Zyl 1 — 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

Francois Botha last boxed on Mar 15, 2014 — 4,610 days ago. Botha had lost six straight.LLLLL

Takam Mar 2012Pianeta Sep 2012Williams Feb 2013Parker Jun 2013Wawrzyk Mar 20142.6 tracked bouts per year

Johan Van Zyl last boxed on Feb 11, 1990 — 13,408 days ago. Zyl had lost the most recent, to Francois Botha.L

Botha Feb 1990

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have Francois Botha and Johan Van Zyl ever fought each other?
Yes. Francois Botha and Johan Van Zyl met once on February 11, 1990, and Francois Botha won by KO in round 1.
The meeting

WFeb 11, 1990 · Botha · KO R1

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Botha or Zyl?
Francois Botha is 48-11-3 and Johan Van Zyl is 0-1 across the 1 bout Kill The Body has tracked. Francois Botha has the higher win percentage. Records shown as tracked have not yet been independently verified as complete career totals.
Records · win %

Botha48–11–379.8%

Zyl0–10%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Botha or Zyl?
Francois Botha has 29 knockout wins and Johan Van Zyl has 0. Francois Botha has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Botha2960.4%

Zyl0

The Numbers ↓
Do Botha and Zyl have any common opponents?
Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both Francois Botha and Johan Van Zyl have faced.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Botha and Zyl?
This comparison is drawn from 63 bouts tracked for Francois Botha and 1 bout tracked for Johan Van Zyl. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Botha63bouts

Zyl1bout

How They Win ↓

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