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.
Francois Botha (48-11-3 across 63 tracked bouts) and Joseph Parker (36-4) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met once. They share 1 common opponent.
Francois Botha vs Joseph Parker — record, stats and common opponents compared
Head to Head
Joseph Parker leads 1–0- Joseph Parker wonBotha vs ParkerJun 13, 2013 · TKO · R2
The Numbers
- 48-11-3
- Record
- 36-4 (edge)
- 79.8%
- Win %
- 90% (edge)
- 27 (edge)
- Wins by knockout
- 24
- —
- KO rate
- 66.67%
- 60%
- Stoppage rate (tracked wins)
- 63% (edge)
- 9
- Times stopped
- 2 (edge)
- 0
- Title reigns
- 1 (edge)
- 2.6
- Bouts per year
- 3.2 (edge)
- 63
- Bouts tracked
- 42
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″ (188 cm)
- Height
- 6′4″ (193 cm) (edge)
- —
- Reach
- 76″ (193 cm)
- 57
- Age
- 34
- Orthodox
- Stance
- Orthodox
- South Africa
- Nationality
- New Zealand, Samoan
How They Win
Tracked bouts onlyFrancois Botha · 48 wins
KO/TKO
29
Decision
19
Other
0
Joseph Parker · 38 wins
KO/TKO
24
Decision
14
Other
0
Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter (63 and 42 respectively), not from a career-complete method table.
Common Opponents
1 sharedShared opponents are matched on fighter identity, not on name — two different fighters with the same name never merge into one row.
Current Form
Francois Botha
LLLLL
L6 streak · last fought Mar 15, 2014
Joseph Parker
LWWWW
L1 streak · last fought Oct 25, 2025
Common Questions
- Have Francois Botha and Joseph Parker ever fought each other?
- Yes. Francois Botha and Joseph Parker met once on June 13, 2013, and Joseph Parker won by TKO in round 2.
- Who has the better record, Francois Botha or Joseph Parker?
- Francois Botha is 48-11-3 across the 63 bouts Kill The Body has tracked and Joseph Parker is 36-4. Joseph Parker has the higher win percentage. Records shown as tracked have not yet been independently verified as complete career totals.
- Who has more knockouts, Francois Botha or Joseph Parker?
- Francois Botha has 27 knockout wins and Joseph Parker has 24. Francois Botha has more.
- Do Francois Botha and Joseph Parker have any common opponents?
- Francois Botha and Joseph Parker share 1 common opponent: Carlos Takam. Joseph Parker fared better against 1 of them.
- Who is bigger, Francois Botha or Joseph Parker?
- Joseph Parker is the taller fighter at 193 cm, 5 cm above the other.
- How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Francois Botha and Joseph Parker?
- This comparison is drawn from 63 bouts tracked for Francois Botha and 42 bouts tracked for Joseph Parker. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.