Ilunga Makabu (31-4) and Tony Bellew (30-3-1) 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.
Ilunga Makabu vs Tony Bellew — record, stats and common opponents compared
Head to Head
Tony Bellew leads 1–0- Tony Bellew wonBellew vs MakabuMay 29, 2016 · KO · R3
The Numbers
- 31-4
- Record
- 30-3-1 (edge)
- 88.6%
- Win %
- 89.7% (edge)
- 27 (edge)
- Wins by knockout
- 20
- 87.1% (edge)
- KO rate
- 66.67%
- 88% (edge)
- Stoppage rate (tracked wins)
- 68%
- 5
- Times stopped
- 2 (edge)
- 1
- Title reigns
- 1
- 2.1
- Bouts per year
- 3.2 (edge)
- 37
- Bouts tracked
- 35
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
- 74″ (188 cm)
- 38
- Age
- 43
- Southpaw
- Stance
- Orthodox
- Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Nationality
- United Kingdom
How They Win
Tracked bouts onlyIlunga Makabu · 32 wins
KO/TKO
28
Decision
4
Other
0
Tony Bellew · 31 wins
KO/TKO
21
Decision
10
Other
0
Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter (37 and 35 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
Ilunga Makabu
WWLLL
W2 streak · last fought Sep 5, 2025
Tony Bellew
LWWWW
L1 streak · last fought Nov 10, 2018
Common Questions
- Have Ilunga Makabu and Tony Bellew ever fought each other?
- Yes. Ilunga Makabu and Tony Bellew met once on May 29, 2016, and Tony Bellew won by KO in round 3.
- Who has the better record, Ilunga Makabu or Tony Bellew?
- Ilunga Makabu is 31-4 and Tony Bellew is 30-3-1. Tony Bellew has the higher win percentage.
- Who has more knockouts, Ilunga Makabu or Tony Bellew?
- Ilunga Makabu has 27 knockout wins and Tony Bellew has 20. Ilunga Makabu has more.
- Do Ilunga Makabu and Tony Bellew have any common opponents?
- Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both Ilunga Makabu and Tony Bellew have faced.
- Who is bigger, Ilunga Makabu or Tony Bellew?
- Tony Bellew is the taller fighter at 190 cm, 7 cm above the other.
- How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Ilunga Makabu and Tony Bellew?
- This comparison is drawn from 37 bouts tracked for Ilunga Makabu and 35 bouts tracked for Tony Bellew. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.