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Istvan Zeller vs Michael Zerafa — record, stats and common opponents compared

Istvan Zeller

🇦🇺MIDDLEWEIGHT

Michael Zerafa

Istvan Zeller (0-8 across 8 tracked bouts) and Michael Zerafa (33-5) 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.

Zeller

Tracked record

0–8

counted from 8 bouts Kill The Body has ingested

Zerafa

33

Wins21 KO · 64%

5

Losses

0

Draws38 tracked bouts

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

Zerafa leads 1–0

Istvan Zeller and Michael Zerafa have met 1 time; Zerafa leads 1–0.

Istvan Zeller and Michael Zerafa have met 1 time; Zerafa leads 1–0.
Met2016Aug 13Series
Istvan ZellerFighter ALLost0–1W–L
Michael ZerafaFighter BWWon1–0W–L
ResultTKOR51Meeting

The Numbers

Zeller 0 · Zerafa 5 of 5 measurable rows
ZellerZerafa
Record†
0-833-5 (edge)
Win %0–100%
0%
86.8% (edge)
Wins by knockoutmax 21
0
21 (edge)
KO ratenot comparable
—63.64%
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)‡not comparable
—63%
Times stopped‡max 6
6
2 (edge)
Title reignslevelmax 0
0
0
Bouts per year§max 2.6
1.9
2.6 (edge)
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 38
8
38

† 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
Istvan Zeller: No height on file
Michael Zerafa: 5′10″
Reachnot held
Istvan Zeller: No reach on file
Michael Zerafa: 72″
Agenot held
Istvan Zeller: No date of birth
Michael Zerafa: 34
Stance
Istvan Zeller: Not recorded
Michael Zerafa: Orthodox

Istvan Zeller left, Michael Zerafa right, as everywhere on this page. Age is stated, not scored — neither age nor stance carries an edge.

How They Win

Tracked bouts only
Istvan Zeller0 wins · from 8 tracked bouts

Istvan Zeller: no tracked wins in the 8 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

No tracked wins for Zeller yet.

Michael Zerafa32 wins · from 38 tracked bouts

Michael Zerafa: 32 tracked wins — 20 by KO/TKO (63%) and 12 on the cards (38%). Counted from 38 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

20 by KO/TKO 63%12 on the cards 38%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Istvan Zeller 8, Michael Zerafa 38 — 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

Istvan Zeller last boxed on Dec 15, 2018 — 2,865 days ago. Zeller had lost eight straight.LLLLL

Allen Oct 2015Zerafa Aug 2016Fielding Oct 2016Heffron Jul 2017Eifert Dec 20181.9 tracked bouts per year

Michael Zerafa has a no contest in the most recent tracked bout with Nik Tszyu. Zerafa last boxed on Jan 16, 2026 — 276 days ago.WWLWNC

Hardman Apr 2022Creati Nov 2022Lara Mar 2024Browne Aug 2024Tszyu Jan 20262.6 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have Istvan Zeller and Michael Zerafa ever fought each other?
Yes. Istvan Zeller and Michael Zerafa met once on August 13, 2016, and Michael Zerafa won by TKO in round 5.
The meeting

LAug 13, 2016 · Zerafa · TKO R5

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Zeller or Zerafa?
Istvan Zeller is 0-8 across the 8 bouts Kill The Body has tracked and Michael Zerafa is 33-5. Michael Zerafa has the higher win percentage. Records shown as tracked have not yet been independently verified as complete career totals.
Records · win %

Zeller0–80%

Zerafa33–586.8%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Zeller or Zerafa?
Istvan Zeller has 0 knockout wins and Michael Zerafa has 21. Michael Zerafa has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Zeller0

Zerafa2163.6%

The Numbers ↓
Do Zeller and Zerafa have any common opponents?
Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both Istvan Zeller and Michael Zerafa have faced.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Zeller and Zerafa?
This comparison is drawn from 8 bouts tracked for Istvan Zeller and 38 bouts tracked for Michael Zerafa. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Zeller8bouts

Zerafa38bouts

How They Win ↓

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