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Francois Botha (48-11-3 across 63 tracked bouts) and Russell Rierson (0-3 across 3 tracked bouts) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met 2 times. They share no common opponents in Kill The Body's bout data.

Francois Botha vs Russell Rierson — record, stats and common opponents compared

🇿🇦SOUTH AFRICA

Francois Botha

Tracked record

48–11–3

63 tracked bouts

Russell Rierson

Tracked record

0–3

3 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

Francois Botha leads 2–0

The Numbers

48-11-3 (edge)
Record
0-3

One or both records are tracked, not career-verified.

79.8% (edge)
Win %
0%
27 (edge)
Wins by knockout
0
60%
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)

Counted from bouts Kill The Body has ingested, not a career total.

9
Times stopped
3 (edge)

Counted from bouts Kill The Body has ingested, not a career total.

0
Title reigns
0
2.6
Bouts per year
3 (edge)

Across each fighter's tracked career span.

63
Bouts tracked
3

Tale of the Tape

6′2″ (188 cm)
Height
57
Age
Orthodox
Stance
South Africa
Nationality

How They Win

Tracked bouts only

Francois Botha · 48 wins

KO/TKO
29
Decision
19
Other
0

Russell Rierson · 0 wins

No tracked wins yet.

Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter (63 and 3 respectively), 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

Francois Botha

LLLLL

L6 streak · last fought Mar 15, 2014

Russell Rierson

LLL

L3 streak · last fought Nov 19, 1992

Common Questions

Have Francois Botha and Russell Rierson ever fought each other?
Yes. Francois Botha and Russell Rierson have met 2 times and Francois Botha leads the series 2-0.
Who has the better record, Francois Botha or Russell Rierson?
Francois Botha is 48-11-3 across the 63 bouts Kill The Body has tracked and Russell Rierson is 0-3 across the 3 bouts 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.
Who has more knockouts, Francois Botha or Russell Rierson?
Francois Botha has 27 knockout wins and Russell Rierson has 0. Francois Botha has more.
Do Francois Botha and Russell Rierson have any common opponents?
Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both Francois Botha and Russell Rierson have faced.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Francois Botha and Russell Rierson?
This comparison is drawn from 63 bouts tracked for Francois Botha and 3 bouts tracked for Russell Rierson. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

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