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Joseph Parker vs Martin Bakole — record, stats and common opponents compared

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Joseph Parker

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Martin Bakole

Joseph Parker (36-4) and Martin Bakole (21-2-1) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met once. They share 1 common opponent.

Parker

36

Wins24 KO · 67%

4

Losses

0

Draws41 tracked bouts

Bakole

21

Wins16 KO · 76%

2

Losses

1

Draw24 tracked bouts

Head to Head

Parker leads 1–0

Joseph Parker and Martin Bakole have met 1 time; Parker leads 1–0.

Joseph Parker and Martin Bakole have met 1 time; Parker leads 1–0.
Met2025Feb 22Series
Joseph ParkerFighter AWWon1–0W–L
Martin BakoleFighter BLLost0–1W–L
ResultTKOR21Meeting

The Numbers

Parker 5 · Bakole 2 of 7 measurable rows
ParkerBakole
Record
36-4 (edge)21-2-1
Win %0–100%
90% (edge)
89.6%
Wins by knockoutmax 24
24 (edge)
16
KO rate0–100%
66.67%
76.19% (edge)
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)†0–100%
68%
76% (edge)
Times stopped†levelmax 2
2
2
Title reignsmax 2
2 (edge)
0
Bouts per year‡max 3.1
3.1 (edge)
2.2
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 41
41
24

† 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+2″
Joseph Parker: 6′4″
Martin Bakole: 6′6″ (edge)
Reach+6″
Joseph Parker: 76″
Martin Bakole: 82″ (edge)
Age1 yr apart
Joseph Parker: 34
Martin Bakole: 33
Stance
Joseph Parker: Orthodox
Martin Bakole: Orthodox

Joseph Parker left, Martin Bakole right, as everywhere on this page. Age is stated, not scored — neither age nor stance carries an edge.

How They Win

Tracked bouts only
Joseph Parker37 wins · from 41 tracked bouts

Joseph Parker: 37 tracked wins — 25 by KO/TKO (68%) and 12 on the cards (32%). Counted from 41 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

25 by KO/TKO 68%12 on the cards 32%

Martin Bakole21 wins · from 24 tracked bouts

Martin Bakole: 21 tracked wins — 16 by KO/TKO (76%) and 5 on the cards (24%). Counted from 24 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

16 by KO/TKO 76%5 on the cards 24%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Joseph Parker 41, Martin Bakole 24 — not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

1 shared

1 shared · even on 1

Parker

Opponent

Bakole

  • Joseph Parker

    Win, UD

    2016

    TakamEven

    Martin Bakole

    Win, TKO 4

    2023

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

Joseph Parker had won four in a row before losing by stoppage to Fabio Wardley. Parker last boxed on Oct 25, 2025 — 362 days ago.WWWWL

Kean Oct 2023Wilder Dec 2023Zhilei Mar 2024Bakole Feb 2025Wardley Oct 20253.1 tracked bouts per year

Martin Bakole drew the most recent tracked bout with Efe Ajagba. Bakole last boxed on May 3, 2025 — 537 days ago.WWWLD

Shevadzutskyi Apr 2023Takam Oct 2023Anderson Aug 2024Parker Feb 2025Ajagba May 20252.2 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have Joseph Parker and Martin Bakole ever fought each other?
Yes. Joseph Parker and Martin Bakole met once on February 22, 2025, and Joseph Parker won by TKO in round 2.
The meeting

WFeb 22, 2025 · Parker · TKO R2

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Parker or Bakole?
Joseph Parker is 36-4 and Martin Bakole is 21-2-1. Joseph Parker has the higher win percentage.
Records · win %

Parker36–490%

Bakole21–2–189.6%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Parker or Bakole?
Joseph Parker has 24 knockout wins and Martin Bakole has 16. Joseph Parker has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Parker2466.7%

Bakole1676.2%

The Numbers ↓
Do Parker and Bakole have any common opponents?
Joseph Parker and Martin Bakole share 1 common opponent: Carlos Takam. Neither fighter fared better across the shared opponents overall.
Shared opponent

Carlos TakamWW

Common Opponents ↓
Who is bigger, Parker or Bakole?
Martin Bakole is the taller fighter at 198 cm, 5 cm above the other. Martin Bakole also has the longer reach, by 15 cm.
Height · reach

Parker193 cm193 cm reach

Bakole198 cm208 cm reach

Tale of the Tape ↓
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Parker and Bakole?
This comparison is drawn from 41 bouts tracked for Joseph Parker and 24 bouts tracked for Martin Bakole. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Parker41bouts

Bakole24bouts

How They Win ↓

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