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Fred Bright vs Matthew Saad Muhammad — record, stats and common opponents compared

Fred Bright

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Matthew Saad Muhammad

Fred Bright (0-1 across 1 tracked bout) and Matthew Saad Muhammad (39-16-3) 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.

Bright

Tracked record

0–1

counted from 1 bout Kill The Body has ingested

Muhammad

39

Wins29 KO · 74%

16

Losses

3

Draws59 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

Muhammad leads 1–0

Fred Bright and Matthew Saad Muhammad have met 1 time; Muhammad leads 1–0.

Fred Bright and Matthew Saad Muhammad have met 1 time; Muhammad leads 1–0.
Met1978Aug 16Series
Fred BrightFighter ALLost0–1W–L
Matthew Saad MuhammadFighter BWWon1–0W–L
ResultTKOR81Meeting

The Numbers

Bright 1 · Muhammad 4 of 5 measurable rows
BrightMuhammad
Record†
0-139-16-3 (edge)
Win %0–100%
0%
69.8% (edge)
Wins by knockoutmax 29
0
29 (edge)
KO ratenot comparable
—74.36%
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)‡not comparable
—75%
Times stopped‡max 8
1 (edge)
8
Title reignsmax 2
0
2 (edge)
Bouts per year§not comparable
—3.2
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 59
1
59

† 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
Fred Bright: No height on file
Matthew Saad Muhammad: 5′11″
Reachnot held
Fred Bright: No reach on file
Matthew Saad Muhammad: 75″
Agenot held
Fred Bright: No date of birth
Matthew Saad Muhammad: Died aged 59
Stance
Fred Bright: Not recorded
Matthew Saad Muhammad: Orthodox

Fred Bright left, Matthew Saad Muhammad right, as everywhere on this page. Age is stated, not scored — neither age nor stance carries an edge.

How They Win

Tracked bouts only
Fred Bright0 wins · from 1 tracked bout

Fred Bright: no tracked wins in the 1 bout Kill The Body has ingested.

No tracked wins for Bright yet.

Matthew Saad Muhammad40 wins · from 59 tracked bouts

Matthew Saad Muhammad: 40 tracked wins — 30 by KO/TKO (75%) and 10 on the cards (25%). Counted from 59 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

30 by KO/TKO 75%10 on the cards 25%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Fred Bright 1, Matthew Saad Muhammad 59 — 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

Fred Bright last boxed on Aug 16, 1978 — 17,597 days ago. Bright had lost the most recent, to Matthew Saad Muhammad.L

Muhammad Aug 1978

Matthew Saad Muhammad has lost three straight, after one straight win. Muhammad last boxed on Mar 21, 1992.LWLLL

Josipović May 1991Chavers Aug 1991Green Oct 1991Maynard Oct 1991Waller Mar 19923.2 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have Fred Bright and Matthew Saad Muhammad ever fought each other?
Yes. Fred Bright and Matthew Saad Muhammad met once on August 16, 1978, and Matthew Saad Muhammad won by TKO in round 8.
The meeting

LAug 16, 1978 · Muhammad · TKO R8

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Bright or Muhammad?
Fred Bright is 0-1 across the 1 bout Kill The Body has tracked and Matthew Saad Muhammad is 39-16-3. Matthew Saad Muhammad has the higher win percentage. Records shown as tracked have not yet been independently verified as complete career totals.
Records · win %

Bright0–10%

Muhammad39–16–369.8%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Bright or Muhammad?
Fred Bright has 0 knockout wins and Matthew Saad Muhammad has 29. Matthew Saad Muhammad has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Bright0

Muhammad2974.4%

The Numbers ↓
Do Bright and Muhammad have any common opponents?
Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both Fred Bright and Matthew Saad Muhammad have faced.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Bright and Muhammad?
This comparison is drawn from 1 bout tracked for Fred Bright and 59 bouts tracked for Matthew Saad Muhammad. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Bright1bout

Muhammad59bouts

How They Win ↓

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