Have Ilunga Makabu and Mussa Ajibu ever fought each other?

Yes. Ilunga Makabu and Mussa Ajibu met once on August 25, 2017, and Ilunga Makabu won by KO in round 4.

Who has the better record, Makabu or Ajibu?

Ilunga Makabu is 31-4 and Mussa Ajibu is 0-8 across the 8 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.

Who has more knockouts, Makabu or Ajibu?

Ilunga Makabu has 27 knockout wins and Mussa Ajibu has 0. Ilunga Makabu has more.

Do Makabu and Ajibu have any common opponents?

Ilunga Makabu and Mussa Ajibu share 1 common opponent: Olanrewaju Durodola. Ilunga Makabu fared better against 1 of them.

How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Makabu and Ajibu?

This comparison is drawn from 36 bouts tracked for Ilunga Makabu and 8 bouts tracked for Mussa Ajibu. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

Ilunga Makabu vs Mussa Ajibu — Records, Stats & Common Opponents

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Ilunga Makabu

Mussa Ajibu

Ilunga Makabu (31-4) and Mussa Ajibu (0-8 across 8 tracked bouts) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met once. They share 1 common opponent.

Makabu

Wins27 KO · 87%

Losses

Draws36 tracked bouts

Ajibu

Tracked record

0–8

counted from 8 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

Makabu leads 1–0

Ilunga Makabu and Mussa Ajibu have met 1 time; Makabu leads 1–0.
Met	2017Aug 25	Series
Ilunga MakabuFighter A	WWon	1–0W–L
Mussa AjibuFighter B	LLost	0–1W–L
Result	KOR4Makabu vs Ajibu	1Meeting

Makabu vs Ajibu · Aug 25, 2017

The Numbers

Makabu 6 · Ajibu 0 of 6 measurable rows

MakabuEdge = longer wingAjibu

Record^†: 31-4 (edge)0-8
Win %0–100%: 88.6% (edge)
0%
Wins by knockoutmax 27: 27 (edge)
0
KO ratenot comparable: 87.1%—
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)^‡not comparable: 88%—
Times stopped^‡max 7: 4 (edge)
7
Title reignsmax 1: 1 (edge)
0
Bouts per year^§max 2.1: 2.1 (edge)
1
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 36: 36
8

† 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″; Mussa Ajibu: No height on file
Reachnot held: Ilunga Makabu: 74″; Mussa Ajibu: No reach on file
Agenot held: Ilunga Makabu: 38; Mussa Ajibu: No date of birth
Stance: Ilunga Makabu: Southpaw; Mussa Ajibu: Not recorded

Ilunga Makabu left, Mussa Ajibu 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

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

Mussa Ajibu0 wins · from 8 tracked bouts

No tracked wins for Ajibu yet.

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Ilunga Makabu 36, Mussa Ajibu 8 — not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

1 shared

1 shared · Makabu better on 11 shared · Ilunga Makabu better on 1

MakabuIlunga Makabu

Opponent

AjibuMussa Ajibu

Ilunga Makabu
Win, TKO 7
2020Dec 2020
DurodolaOlanrewaju DurodolaNigeria 50–10Makabu betterIlunga Makabu better — 1–0 to 0–1
Mussa Ajibu
Loss, TKO 5
2017Mar 2017

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

Ilunga Makabu has won two straight since losses to Badou Jack and Noel Mikaelian. Makabu last boxed on Sep 5, 2025 — 407 days ago.WLLWW

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

Mussa Ajibu has lost eight straight. Ajibu last boxed on May 1, 2025 — 534 days ago.LLLLL

Shihepo Apr 2018Meroro Nov 2018Thompson Sep 2021Savitsky Dec 2022Thompson May 20251 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them

Have Ilunga Makabu and Mussa Ajibu ever fought each other?: Yes. Ilunga Makabu and Mussa Ajibu met once on August 25, 2017, and Ilunga Makabu won by KO in round 4.
Who has the better record, Makabu or Ajibu?: Ilunga Makabu is 31-4 and Mussa Ajibu is 0-8 across the 8 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.
Who has more knockouts, Makabu or Ajibu?: Ilunga Makabu has 27 knockout wins and Mussa Ajibu has 0. Ilunga Makabu has more.
Do Makabu and Ajibu have any common opponents?: Ilunga Makabu and Mussa Ajibu share 1 common opponent: Olanrewaju Durodola. Ilunga Makabu fared better against 1 of them.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Makabu and Ajibu?: This comparison is drawn from 36 bouts tracked for Ilunga Makabu and 8 bouts tracked for Mussa Ajibu. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

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