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Gavin McDonnell vs Vusi Malinga — record, stats and common opponents compared

🇬🇧UNITED KINGDOM

Gavin McDonnell

🇿🇦SOUTH AFRICA

Vusi Malinga

Gavin McDonnell (22-2-3) and Vusi Malinga (21-6-1) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met once. They share 1 common opponent.

McDonnell

22

Wins6 KO · 27%

2

Losses

3

Draws27 tracked bouts

Malinga

21

Wins12 KO · 57%

6

Losses

1

Draw28 tracked bouts

Head to Head

McDonnell leads 1–0

Gavin McDonnell and Vusi Malinga have met 1 time; McDonnell leads 1–0.

Gavin McDonnell and Vusi Malinga have met 1 time; McDonnell leads 1–0.
Met2014Oct 25Series
Gavin McDonnellFighter AWWon1–0W–L
Vusi MalingaFighter BLLost0–1W–L
ResultUD1Meeting

The Numbers

McDonnell 3 · Malinga 3 of 6 measurable rows
McDonnellMalinga
Record
22-2-3 (edge)21-6-1
Win %0–100%
87% (edge)
76.8%
Wins by knockoutmax 12
6
12 (edge)
KO rate0–100%
27.27%
57.14% (edge)
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)†0–100%
27%
57% (edge)
Times stopped†levelmax 1
1
1
Title reignslevelmax 0
0
0
Bouts per year‡max 2.6
2.6 (edge)
1.9
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 28
27
28

† 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
Gavin McDonnell: No height on file
Vusi Malinga: 5′7″
Age6 yrs apart
Gavin McDonnell: 40
Vusi Malinga: 46
Stance
Gavin McDonnell: Orthodox
Vusi Malinga: Southpaw

Gavin McDonnell left, Vusi Malinga right, as everywhere on this page. Age is stated, not scored — neither age nor stance carries an edge.

How They Win

Tracked bouts only
Gavin McDonnell22 wins · from 27 tracked bouts

Gavin McDonnell: 22 tracked wins — 6 by KO/TKO (27%) and 16 on the cards (73%). Counted from 27 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

6 by KO/TKO 27%16 on the cards 73%

Vusi Malinga21 wins · from 28 tracked bouts

Vusi Malinga: 21 tracked wins — 12 by KO/TKO (57%) and 9 on the cards (43%). Counted from 28 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

12 by KO/TKO 57%9 on the cards 43%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Gavin McDonnell 27, Vusi Malinga 28 — not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

1 shared

1 shared · McDonnell better on 1

McDonnell

Opponent

Malinga

  • Gavin McDonnell

    Win, UD

    2018

    HallMcDonnell better

    Vusi Malinga

    Loss, UD

    2013

Both sides are set at the same size on purpose. Kill The Body does not score a second-round knockout above a split decision — the edge counts losses first and wins as the tiebreak, and the rest is yours to argue. Shared opponents are matched on fighter identity, not on name, so two different fighters with the same name never merge into one row.

Current Form

Oldest left · newest right

Gavin McDonnell last boxed on Mar 26, 2021 — 2,033 days ago. McDonnell had drawn the most recent tracked bout with Andoni Gago.WLWWD

Hall Jun 2018Roman Oct 2018Speight Jul 2019Kirk Oct 2019Gago Mar 20212.6 tracked bouts per year

Vusi Malinga last boxed on Oct 25, 2014 — 4,377 days ago. Malinga had lost two straight, after one straight win.WLWLL

Domingo Oct 2010Cruz Jun 2012Gabutan Mar 2013Hall Dec 2013McDonnell Oct 20141.9 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have Gavin McDonnell and Vusi Malinga ever fought each other?
Yes. Gavin McDonnell and Vusi Malinga met once on October 25, 2014, and Gavin McDonnell won by UD.
The meeting

WOct 25, 2014 · McDonnell · UD

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, McDonnell or Malinga?
Gavin McDonnell is 22-2-3 and Vusi Malinga is 21-6-1. Gavin McDonnell has the higher win percentage.
Records · win %

McDonnell22–2–387%

Malinga21–6–176.8%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, McDonnell or Malinga?
Gavin McDonnell has 6 knockout wins and Vusi Malinga has 12. Vusi Malinga has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

McDonnell627.3%

Malinga1257.1%

The Numbers ↓
Do McDonnell and Malinga have any common opponents?
Gavin McDonnell and Vusi Malinga share 1 common opponent: Stuart Hall. Gavin McDonnell fared better against 1 of them.
Shared opponent

Stuart HallWL

Common Opponents ↓
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on McDonnell and Malinga?
This comparison is drawn from 27 bouts tracked for Gavin McDonnell and 28 bouts tracked for Vusi Malinga. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

McDonnell27bouts

Malinga28bouts

How They Win ↓

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