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

🇬🇭GHANA

James Obede Toney

🇷🇴ROMANIA

Lucian Bute

James Obede Toney (24-3-1) 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 1 common opponent.

Toney

24

Wins21 KO · 88%

3

Losses

1

Draw28 tracked bouts

Bute

32

Wins25 KO · 78%

5

Losses

0

Draws37 tracked bouts

Head to Head

Bute leads 1–0

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

James Obede Toney and Lucian Bute have met 1 time; Bute leads 1–0.
Met2006Sep 15Series
James Obede ToneyFighter ALLost0–1W–L
Lucian ButeFighter BWWon1–0W–L
ResultTKOR81Meeting

The Numbers

Toney 4 · Bute 1 of 5 measurable rows
ToneyBute
Record
24-3-1 (edge)32-5
Win %0–100%
87.5% (edge)
86.5%
Wins by knockoutmax 25
21
25 (edge)
KO rate0–100%
87.5% (edge)
78.13%
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)†0–100%
88% (edge)
78%
Times stopped†levelmax 2
2
2
Title reignslevelmax 1
1
1
Bouts per year‡levelmax 2.8
2.8
2.8
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 37
28
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+8″
James Obede Toney: 5′6″
Lucian Bute: 6′2″ (edge)
Reachnot held
James Obede Toney: No reach on file
Lucian Bute: 72″
AgeSame age
James Obede Toney: 46
Lucian Bute: 46
Stance
James Obede Toney: Orthodox
Lucian Bute: Southpaw

James Obede Toney 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 Obede Toney24 wins · from 28 tracked bouts

James Obede Toney: 24 tracked wins — 21 by KO/TKO (88%) and 3 on the cards (13%). Counted from 28 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

21 by KO/TKO 88%3 on the cards 13%

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 Obede Toney 28, Lucian Bute 37 — not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

1 shared

1 shared · Bute better on 1

Toney

Opponent

Bute

  • James Obede Toney

    Loss, UD

    2003

    TatevosyanBute better

    Lucian Bute

    Win, UD

    2007

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 Obede Toney last boxed on Sep 11, 2010 — 5,888 days ago. Toney had won three straight since losses to Lucian Bute and Roman Karmazin.LLWWW

Bute Sep 2006Karmazin Jan 2007Bameyi Jul 2008Sowah Aug 2008Brews Sep 20102.8 tracked bouts per year

Lucian Bute last boxed on Feb 24, 2017 — 3,530 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 Obede Toney and Lucian Bute ever fought each other?
Yes. James Obede Toney and Lucian Bute met once on September 15, 2006, and Lucian Bute won by TKO in round 8.
The meeting

LSep 15, 2006 · Bute · TKO R8

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Toney or Bute?
James Obede Toney is 24-3-1 and Lucian Bute is 32-5. James Obede Toney has the higher win percentage.
Records · win %

Toney24–3–187.5%

Bute32–586.5%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Toney or Bute?
James Obede Toney has 21 knockout wins and Lucian Bute has 25. Lucian Bute has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Toney2187.5%

Bute2578.1%

The Numbers ↓
Do Toney and Bute have any common opponents?
James Obede Toney and Lucian Bute share 1 common opponent: Sergey Tatevosyan. Lucian Bute fared better against 1 of them.
Shared opponent

Sergey TatevosyanLW

Common Opponents ↓
Who is bigger, Toney or Bute?
Lucian Bute is the taller fighter at 187 cm, 19 cm above the other.
Height · reach

Toney168 cm

Bute187 cm183 cm reach

Tale of the Tape ↓
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Toney and Bute?
This comparison is drawn from 28 bouts tracked for James Obede Toney and 37 bouts tracked for Lucian Bute. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Toney28bouts

Bute37bouts

How They Win ↓

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