Glen Johnson (54-21-2) and Ilunga Makabu (31-4) 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.
Glen Johnson vs Ilunga Makabu — record, stats and common opponents compared
Head to Head
Ilunga Makabu leads 1–0- Ilunga Makabu wonMakabu vs JohnsonJun 28, 2014 · TKO · R9
The Numbers
- 54-21-2
- Record
- 31-4 (edge)
- 71.4%
- Win %
- 88.6% (edge)
- 37 (edge)
- Wins by knockout
- 27
- 68.52%
- KO rate
- 87.1% (edge)
- 69%
- Stoppage rate (tracked wins)
- 88% (edge)
- 2 (edge)
- Times stopped
- 5
- 2 (edge)
- Title reigns
- 1
- 3.4 (edge)
- Bouts per year
- 2.1
- 77
- Bouts tracked
- 37
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
- 5′9″ (175 cm)
- Height
- 6′0″ (183 cm) (edge)
- 75″ (190 cm) (edge)
- Reach
- 74″ (188 cm)
- 57
- Age
- 38
- Orthodox
- Stance
- Southpaw
- Jamaica
- Nationality
- Democratic Republic of the Congo
How They Win
Tracked bouts onlyGlen Johnson · 54 wins
KO/TKO
37
Decision
17
Other
0
Ilunga Makabu · 32 wins
KO/TKO
28
Decision
4
Other
0
Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter (77 and 37 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
Glen Johnson
LLLWW
L3 streak · last fought Aug 15, 2015
Ilunga Makabu
WWLLL
W2 streak · last fought Sep 5, 2025
Common Questions
- Have Glen Johnson and Ilunga Makabu ever fought each other?
- Yes. Glen Johnson and Ilunga Makabu met once on June 28, 2014, and Ilunga Makabu won by TKO in round 9.
- Who has the better record, Glen Johnson or Ilunga Makabu?
- Glen Johnson is 54-21-2 and Ilunga Makabu is 31-4. Ilunga Makabu has the higher win percentage.
- Who has more knockouts, Glen Johnson or Ilunga Makabu?
- Glen Johnson has 37 knockout wins and Ilunga Makabu has 27. Glen Johnson has more.
- Do Glen Johnson and Ilunga Makabu have any common opponents?
- Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both Glen Johnson and Ilunga Makabu have faced.
- Who is bigger, Glen Johnson or Ilunga Makabu?
- Ilunga Makabu is the taller fighter at 183 cm, 8 cm above the other. Glen Johnson also has the longer reach, by 2 cm.
- How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Glen Johnson and Ilunga Makabu?
- This comparison is drawn from 77 bouts tracked for Glen Johnson and 37 bouts tracked for Ilunga Makabu. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.