Ilunga Makabu (31-4) and Norair Mikaeljan (28-3) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met once. They share 3 common opponents.
Ilunga Makabu vs Norair Mikaeljan — record, stats and common opponents compared
Head to Head
Norair Mikaeljan leads 1–0- Norair Mikaeljan wonMikaeljan vs MakabuNov 4, 2023 · TKO · R3
The Numbers
- 31-4
- Record
- 28-3 (edge)
- 88.6%
- Win %
- 90.3% (edge)
- 27 (edge)
- Wins by knockout
- 12
- 87.1% (edge)
- KO rate
- 42.86%
- 88% (edge)
- Stoppage rate (tracked wins)
- 43%
- 5
- Times stopped
- 0 (edge)
- 1 (edge)
- Title reigns
- 0
- 2.1
- Bouts per year
- 2.1
- 37
- Bouts tracked
- 31
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
- 6′0″ (183 cm)
- Height
- 6′3″ (190 cm) (edge)
- 74″ (188 cm)
- Reach
- 75″ (191 cm) (edge)
- 38
- Age
- 35
- Southpaw
- Stance
- Orthodox
- Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Nationality
- German
How They Win
Tracked bouts onlyIlunga Makabu · 32 wins
KO/TKO
28
Decision
4
Other
0
Norair Mikaeljan · 28 wins
KO/TKO
12
Decision
16
Other
0
Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter (37 and 31 respectively), not from a career-complete method table.
Common Opponents
3 sharedShared opponents are matched on fighter identity, not on name — two different fighters with the same name never merge into one row.
Current Form
Ilunga Makabu
WWLLL
W2 streak · last fought Sep 5, 2025
Norair Mikaeljan
WLWWW
W1 streak · last fought Dec 13, 2025
Common Questions
- Have Ilunga Makabu and Norair Mikaeljan ever fought each other?
- Yes. Ilunga Makabu and Norair Mikaeljan met once on November 4, 2023, and Norair Mikaeljan won by TKO in round 3.
- Who has the better record, Ilunga Makabu or Norair Mikaeljan?
- Ilunga Makabu is 31-4 and Norair Mikaeljan is 28-3. Norair Mikaeljan has the higher win percentage.
- Who has more knockouts, Ilunga Makabu or Norair Mikaeljan?
- Ilunga Makabu has 27 knockout wins and Norair Mikaeljan has 12. Ilunga Makabu has more.
- Do Ilunga Makabu and Norair Mikaeljan have any common opponents?
- Ilunga Makabu and Norair Mikaeljan share 3 common opponents: Badou Jack, Tamas Lodi and Gogita Gorgiladze. Norair Mikaeljan fared better against 1 of them.
- Who is bigger, Ilunga Makabu or Norair Mikaeljan?
- Norair Mikaeljan is the taller fighter at 190 cm, 7 cm above the other. Norair Mikaeljan also has the longer reach, by 3 cm.
- How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Ilunga Makabu and Norair Mikaeljan?
- This comparison is drawn from 37 bouts tracked for Ilunga Makabu and 31 bouts tracked for Norair Mikaeljan. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.