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 Michael Grant (48-7) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met once. They share 2 common opponents.
Francois Botha vs Michael Grant — record, stats and common opponents compared
Head to Head
Michael Grant leads 1–0- Michael Grant wonGrant vs BothaNov 19, 2011 · KO
The Numbers
- 48-11-3
- Record
- 48-7 (edge)
- 79.8%
- Win %
- 87.3% (edge)
- 27
- Wins by knockout
- 36 (edge)
- —
- KO rate
- 75%
- 60%
- Stoppage rate (tracked wins)
- 76% (edge)
- 9
- Times stopped
- 9
- 0
- Title reigns
- 0
- 2.6
- Bouts per year
- 2.6
- 63
- Bouts tracked
- 59
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′7″ (201 cm) (edge)
- —
- Reach
- 86″ (218 cm)
- 57
- Age
- 54
- Orthodox
- Stance
- Orthodox
- —
- Division
- Heavyweight
- South Africa
- Nationality
- American
How They Win
Tracked bouts onlyFrancois Botha · 48 wins
KO/TKO
29
Decision
19
Other
0
Michael Grant · 49 wins
KO/TKO
37
Decision
10
Other
2
Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter (63 and 59 respectively), not from a career-complete method table.
Common Opponents
2 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
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L6 streak · last fought Mar 15, 2014
Michael Grant
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L5 streak · last fought Apr 22, 2017
Common Questions
- Have Francois Botha and Michael Grant ever fought each other?
- Yes. Francois Botha and Michael Grant met once on November 19, 2011, and Michael Grant won by KO.
- Who has the better record, Francois Botha or Michael Grant?
- Francois Botha is 48-11-3 across the 63 bouts Kill The Body has tracked and Michael Grant is 48-7. Michael Grant 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 Michael Grant?
- Francois Botha has 27 knockout wins and Michael Grant has 36. Michael Grant has more.
- Do Francois Botha and Michael Grant have any common opponents?
- Francois Botha and Michael Grant share 2 common opponents: Carlos Takam and Lennox Lewis. Neither fighter fared better across the shared opponents overall.
- Who is bigger, Francois Botha or Michael Grant?
- Michael Grant is the taller fighter at 201 cm, 13 cm above the other.
- How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Francois Botha and Michael Grant?
- This comparison is drawn from 63 bouts tracked for Francois Botha and 59 bouts tracked for Michael Grant. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.