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John Conteh vs Lonnie Bennett — record, stats and common opponents compared

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John Conteh

Lonnie Bennett

John Conteh (34-4-1) and Lonnie Bennett (2-4 across 6 tracked bouts) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met once. They share 2 common opponents.

Conteh

34

Wins24 KO · 71%

4

Losses

1

Draw39 tracked bouts

Bennett

Tracked record

2–4

counted from 6 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

Conteh leads 1–0

John Conteh and Lonnie Bennett have met 1 time; Conteh leads 1–0.

John Conteh and Lonnie Bennett have met 1 time; Conteh leads 1–0.
Met1975Mar 11Series
John ContehFighter AWWon1–0W–L
Lonnie BennettFighter BLLost0–1W–L
ResultTKOR51Meeting

The Numbers

Conteh 7 · Bennett 0 of 7 measurable rows
ContehBennett
Record†
34-4-1 (edge)2-4
Win %0–100%
88.5% (edge)
33.3%
Wins by knockoutmax 24
24 (edge)
1
KO ratenot comparable
70.59%—
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)‡0–100%
71% (edge)
50%
Times stopped‡max 4
1 (edge)
4
Title reignsmax 1
1 (edge)
0
Bouts per year§max 4.5
4.5 (edge)
0.8
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 39
39
6

† 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
John Conteh: 6′0″
Lonnie Bennett: No height on file
Reachnot held
John Conteh: 76″
Lonnie Bennett: No reach on file
Agenot held
John Conteh: 75
Lonnie Bennett: No date of birth
Stance
John Conteh: Orthodox
Lonnie Bennett: Not recorded

John Conteh left, Lonnie Bennett right, as everywhere on this page. Age is stated, not scored — neither age nor stance carries an edge.

How They Win

Tracked bouts only
John Conteh34 wins · from 39 tracked bouts

John Conteh: 34 tracked wins — 24 by KO/TKO (71%) and 10 on the cards (29%). Counted from 39 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

24 by KO/TKO 71%10 on the cards 29%

Lonnie Bennett2 wins · from 6 tracked bouts

Lonnie Bennett: 2 tracked wins — 1 by KO/TKO (50%) and 1 on the cards (50%). Counted from 6 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

1 by KO/TKO 50%1 on the cards 50%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — John Conteh 39, Lonnie Bennett 6 — not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

2 shared

2 shared · Conteh better on 1 · even on 1

Conteh

Opponent

Bennett

  • John Conteh

    Draw, PTS

    1979

    BurnettConteh better

    Lonnie Bennett

    Loss, TKO

    1977

  • John Conteh

    Win, UD

    1976

    LópezEven

    Lonnie Bennett

    Win, TKO 3

    1977

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

John Conteh last boxed on May 31, 1980 — 16,941 days ago. Conteh had won once since back-to-back losses to Matthew Saad Muhammad.DWLLW

Burnett Apr 1979Brown Jun 1979Muhammad Aug 1979Muhammad Mar 1980Dixon May 19804.5 tracked bouts per year

Lonnie Bennett last boxed on Sep 30, 1978 — 17,550 days ago. Bennett had lost three straight, after one straight win.LWLLL

Conteh Mar 1975López Apr 1977Burnett Nov 1977Rossman May 1978Mwale Sep 19780.8 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have John Conteh and Lonnie Bennett ever fought each other?
Yes. John Conteh and Lonnie Bennett met once on March 11, 1975, and John Conteh won by TKO in round 5.
The meeting

WMar 11, 1975 · Conteh · TKO R5

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Conteh or Bennett?
John Conteh is 34-4-1 and Lonnie Bennett is 2-4 across the 6 bouts Kill The Body has tracked. John Conteh has the higher win percentage. Records shown as tracked have not yet been independently verified as complete career totals.
Records · win %

Conteh34–4–188.5%

Bennett2–433.3%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Conteh or Bennett?
John Conteh has 24 knockout wins and Lonnie Bennett has 1. John Conteh has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Conteh2470.6%

Bennett1

The Numbers ↓
Do Conteh and Bennett have any common opponents?
John Conteh and Lonnie Bennett share 2 common opponents: Jesse Burnett and Yaqui López. John Conteh fared better against 1 of them.
2 shared opponents

Jesse BurnettDL

Yaqui LópezWW

Common Opponents ↓
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Conteh and Bennett?
This comparison is drawn from 39 bouts tracked for John Conteh and 6 bouts tracked for Lonnie Bennett. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Conteh39bouts

Bennett6bouts

How They Win ↓

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