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James DeGale vs Lucian Bute — record, stats and common opponents compared

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James DeGale

🇷🇴ROMANIA

Lucian Bute

James DeGale (25-3-1) and Lucian Bute (32-5) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met once. They share 2 common opponents.

DeGale

25

Wins15 KO · 60%

3

Losses

1

Draw30 tracked bouts

Bute

32

Wins25 KO · 78%

5

Losses

0

Draws37 tracked bouts

Head to Head

DeGale leads 1–0

James DeGale and Lucian Bute have met 1 time; DeGale leads 1–0.

James DeGale and Lucian Bute have met 1 time; DeGale leads 1–0.
Met2015Nov 28Series
James DeGaleFighter AWWon1–0W–L
Lucian ButeFighter BLLost0–1W–L
ResultUD1Meeting

The Numbers

DeGale 5 · Bute 3 of 8 measurable rows
DeGaleBute
Record
25-3-1 (edge)32-5
Win %0–100%
87.9% (edge)
86.5%
Wins by knockoutmax 25
15
25 (edge)
KO rate0–100%
60%
78.13% (edge)
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)†0–100%
62%
78% (edge)
Times stopped†max 2
0 (edge)
2
Title reignsmax 2
2 (edge)
1
Bouts per year‡max 3
3 (edge)
2.8
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 37
30
37

† 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

Height+1″
James DeGale: 6′1″
Lucian Bute: 6′2″ (edge)
Reach+2″
James DeGale: 74″ (edge)
Lucian Bute: 72″
Age6 yrs apart
James DeGale: 40
Lucian Bute: 46
Stance
James DeGale: Southpaw
Lucian Bute: Southpaw

James DeGale left, Lucian Bute right, as everywhere on this page. Age is stated, not scored — neither age nor stance carries an edge.

How They Win

Tracked bouts only
James DeGale26 wins · from 30 tracked bouts

James DeGale: 26 tracked wins — 16 by KO/TKO (62%) and 10 on the cards (38%). Counted from 30 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

16 by KO/TKO 62%10 on the cards 38%

Lucian Bute32 wins · from 37 tracked bouts

Lucian Bute: 32 tracked wins — 25 by KO/TKO (78%) and 7 on the cards (22%). Counted from 37 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

25 by KO/TKO 78%7 on the cards 22%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — James DeGale 30, Lucian Bute 37 — not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

2 shared

2 shared · DeGale better on 1 · even on 1

DeGale

Opponent

Bute

  • James DeGale

    Draw, MD

    2017

    JackDeGale better

    Lucian Bute

    Loss, DQ

    2016

  • James DeGale

    Win, UD

    2012

    ZúñigaEven

    Lucian Bute

    Win, TKO 4

    2009

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

James DeGale last boxed on Feb 23, 2019 — 2,796 days ago. DeGale had won two in a row before losing a decision to Chris Eubank Jr.DLWWL

Jack Jan 2017Truax Dec 2017Truax Apr 2018Muñoz Sep 2018Jr Feb 20193 tracked bouts per year

Lucian Bute last boxed on Feb 24, 2017 — 3,525 days ago. Bute had lost three straight, after one straight win.LWLLL

Pascal Jan 2014Luisa Aug 2015DeGale Nov 2015Jack Apr 2016Álvarez Feb 20172.8 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have James DeGale and Lucian Bute ever fought each other?
Yes. James DeGale and Lucian Bute met once on November 28, 2015, and James DeGale won by UD.
The meeting

WNov 28, 2015 · DeGale · UD

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, DeGale or Bute?
James DeGale is 25-3-1 and Lucian Bute is 32-5. James DeGale has the higher win percentage.
Records · win %

DeGale25–3–187.9%

Bute32–586.5%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, DeGale or Bute?
James DeGale has 15 knockout wins and Lucian Bute has 25. Lucian Bute has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

DeGale1560%

Bute2578.1%

The Numbers ↓
Do DeGale and Bute have any common opponents?
James DeGale and Lucian Bute share 2 common opponents: Badou Jack and Fulgencio Zúñiga. James DeGale fared better against 1 of them.
2 shared opponents

Badou JackDL

Fulgencio ZúñigaWW

Common Opponents ↓
Who is bigger, DeGale or Bute?
Lucian Bute is the taller fighter at 187 cm, 2 cm above the other. James DeGale also has the longer reach, by 5 cm.
Height · reach

DeGale185 cm188 cm reach

Bute187 cm183 cm reach

Tale of the Tape ↓
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on DeGale and Bute?
This comparison is drawn from 30 bouts tracked for James DeGale and 37 bouts tracked for Lucian Bute. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

DeGale30bouts

Bute37bouts

How They Win ↓

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