Have Ilunga Makabu and Nsitu Mbaya ever fought each other?

Yes. Ilunga Makabu and Nsitu Mbaya met once on March 26, 2011, and Ilunga Makabu won by KO in round 1.

Who has the better record, Makabu or Mbaya?

Ilunga Makabu is 31-4 and Nsitu Mbaya is 0-3 across the 3 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 Mbaya?

Ilunga Makabu has 27 knockout wins and Nsitu Mbaya has 0. Ilunga Makabu has more.

Do Makabu and Mbaya have any common opponents?

Ilunga Makabu and Nsitu Mbaya share 1 common opponent: Danie Venter. Ilunga Makabu fared better against 1 of them.

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

This comparison is drawn from 36 bouts tracked for Ilunga Makabu and 3 bouts tracked for Nsitu Mbaya. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

Ilunga Makabu vs Nsitu Mbaya — Records, Stats & Common Opponents

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Ilunga Makabu

Nsitu Mbaya

Ilunga Makabu (31-4) and Nsitu Mbaya (0-3 across 3 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

Mbaya

Tracked record

0–3

counted from 3 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 Nsitu Mbaya have met 1 time; Makabu leads 1–0.
Met	2011Mar 26	Series
Ilunga MakabuFighter A	WWon	1–0W–L
Nsitu MbayaFighter B	LLost	0–1W–L
Result	KOR1Makabu vs Mbaya	1Meeting

Makabu vs Mbaya · Mar 26, 2011

The Numbers

Makabu 5 · Mbaya 1 of 6 measurable rows

MakabuEdge = longer wingMbaya

Record^†: 31-4 (edge)0-3
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 4: 4
3 (edge)
Title reignsmax 1: 1 (edge)
0
Bouts per year^§max 2.1: 2.1 (edge)
0.5
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 36: 36
3

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

Ilunga Makabu left, Nsitu Mbaya 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%

Nsitu Mbaya0 wins · from 3 tracked bouts

No tracked wins for Mbaya yet.

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Ilunga Makabu 36, Nsitu Mbaya 3 — 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

MbayaNsitu Mbaya

Ilunga Makabu
Win, TKO
2010Oct 2010
VenterDanie VenterSouth Africa 20–8Makabu betterIlunga Makabu better — 1–0 to 0–1
Nsitu Mbaya
Loss, TKO
2013Jun 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

Ilunga Makabu has won two straight since losses to Badou Jack and Noel Mikaelian. Makabu last boxed on Sep 5, 2025 — 413 days ago.WLLWW

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

Nsitu Mbaya last boxed on Jun 1, 2013 — 4,892 days ago. Mbaya had lost three straight.LLL

Mwekassa Mar 2007Makabu Mar 2011Venter Jun 20130.5 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them

Have Ilunga Makabu and Nsitu Mbaya ever fought each other?: Yes. Ilunga Makabu and Nsitu Mbaya met once on March 26, 2011, and Ilunga Makabu won by KO in round 1.
Who has the better record, Makabu or Mbaya?: Ilunga Makabu is 31-4 and Nsitu Mbaya is 0-3 across the 3 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 Mbaya?: Ilunga Makabu has 27 knockout wins and Nsitu Mbaya has 0. Ilunga Makabu has more.
Do Makabu and Mbaya have any common opponents?: Ilunga Makabu and Nsitu Mbaya share 1 common opponent: Danie Venter. Ilunga Makabu fared better against 1 of them.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Makabu and Mbaya?: This comparison is drawn from 36 bouts tracked for Ilunga Makabu and 3 bouts tracked for Nsitu Mbaya. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

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