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Ilunga Makabu vs Khayeni Hlungwane — record, stats and common opponents compared

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Ilunga Makabu

Khayeni Hlungwane

Ilunga Makabu (31-4) and Khayeni Hlungwane (1-1 across 2 tracked bouts) 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.

Makabu

31

Wins27 KO · 87%

4

Losses

0

Draws36 tracked bouts

Hlungwane

Tracked record

1–1

counted from 2 bouts Kill The Body has ingested

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

Hlungwane leads 1–0

Ilunga Makabu and Khayeni Hlungwane have met 1 time; Hlungwane leads 1–0.

Ilunga Makabu and Khayeni Hlungwane have met 1 time; Hlungwane leads 1–0.
Met2008Jun 20Series
Ilunga MakabuFighter ALLost0–1W–L
Khayeni HlungwaneFighter BWWon1–0W–L
ResultTKOR11Meeting

The Numbers

Makabu 5 · Hlungwane 2 of 7 measurable rows
MakabuHlungwane
Record†
31-4 (edge)1-1
Win %0–100%
88.6% (edge)
50%
Wins by knockoutmax 27
27 (edge)
1
KO ratenot comparable
87.1%—
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)‡0–100%
88%
100% (edge)
Times stopped‡max 4
4
0 (edge)
Title reignsmax 1
1 (edge)
0
Bouts per year§max 2.1
2.1 (edge)
0.4
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 36
36
2

† 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
Ilunga Makabu: 6′0″
Khayeni Hlungwane: No height on file
Reachnot held
Ilunga Makabu: 74″
Khayeni Hlungwane: No reach on file
Agenot held
Ilunga Makabu: 38
Khayeni Hlungwane: No date of birth
Stance
Ilunga Makabu: Southpaw
Khayeni Hlungwane: Not recorded

Ilunga Makabu left, Khayeni Hlungwane right, as everywhere on this page. Age is stated, not scored — neither age nor stance carries an edge.

How They Win

Tracked bouts only
Ilunga Makabu32 wins · from 36 tracked bouts

Ilunga Makabu: 32 tracked wins — 28 by KO/TKO (88%) and 4 on the cards (13%). Counted from 36 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

28 by KO/TKO 88%4 on the cards 13%

Khayeni Hlungwane1 win · from 2 tracked bouts

Khayeni Hlungwane: 1 tracked win — 1 by KO/TKO (100%). Counted from 2 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

1 by KO/TKO 100%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Ilunga Makabu 36, Khayeni Hlungwane 2 — 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

Ilunga Makabu has won two straight since losses to Badou Jack and Noel Mikaelian. Makabu last boxed on Sep 5, 2025 — 414 days ago.WLLWW

Mchunu Jan 2022Jack Feb 2023Mikaelian Nov 2023Attia Dec 2024Kemeh Sep 20252.1 tracked bouts per year

Khayeni Hlungwane last boxed on Jul 27, 2013 — 4,837 days ago. Hlungwane had won one in a row before losing a decision to Kevin Lerena.WL

Makabu Jun 2008Lerena Jul 20130.4 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have Ilunga Makabu and Khayeni Hlungwane ever fought each other?
Yes. Ilunga Makabu and Khayeni Hlungwane met once on June 20, 2008, and Khayeni Hlungwane won by TKO in round 1.
The meeting

LJun 20, 2008 · Hlungwane · TKO R1

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Makabu or Hlungwane?
Ilunga Makabu is 31-4 and Khayeni Hlungwane is 1-1 across the 2 bouts Kill The Body has tracked. Ilunga Makabu has the higher win percentage. Records shown as tracked have not yet been independently verified as complete career totals.
Records · win %

Makabu31–488.6%

Hlungwane1–150%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Makabu or Hlungwane?
Ilunga Makabu has 27 knockout wins and Khayeni Hlungwane has 1. Ilunga Makabu has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Makabu2787.1%

Hlungwane1

The Numbers ↓
Do Makabu and Hlungwane have any common opponents?
Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both Ilunga Makabu and Khayeni Hlungwane have faced.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Makabu and Hlungwane?
This comparison is drawn from 36 bouts tracked for Ilunga Makabu and 2 bouts tracked for Khayeni Hlungwane. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Makabu36bouts

Hlungwane2bouts

How They Win ↓

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