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Joshua Buatsi vs Ricards Bolotniks — record, stats and common opponents compared

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Joshua Buatsi

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Ricards Bolotniks

Joshua Buatsi (20-1) and Ricards Bolotniks (20-8-1) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met once. They share 1 common opponent.

Buatsi

20

Wins13 KO · 65%

1

Loss

0

Draws21 tracked bouts

Bolotniks

20

Wins8 KO · 40%

8

Losses

1

Draw29 tracked bouts

Head to Head

Buatsi leads 1–0

Joshua Buatsi and Ricards Bolotniks have met 1 time; Buatsi leads 1–0.

Joshua Buatsi and Ricards Bolotniks have met 1 time; Buatsi leads 1–0.
Met2021Aug 14Series
Joshua BuatsiFighter AWWon1–0W–L
Ricards BolotniksFighter BLLost0–1W–L
ResultTKOR111Meeting

The Numbers

Buatsi 7 · Bolotniks 1 of 8 measurable rows
BuatsiBolotniks
Record
20-1 (edge)20-8-1
Win %0–100%
95.2% (edge)
70.7%
Wins by knockoutmax 13
13 (edge)
8
KO rate0–100%
65% (edge)
40%
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)†0–100%
65% (edge)
40%
Times stopped†max 6
0 (edge)
6
Title reignsmax 4
4 (edge)
0
Bouts per year‡max 2.7
2.5
2.7 (edge)
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 29
21
29

† 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
Joshua Buatsi: 6′2″
Ricards Bolotniks: No height on file
Reachnot held
Joshua Buatsi: 74″
Ricards Bolotniks: No reach on file
Age3 yrs apart
Joshua Buatsi: 33
Ricards Bolotniks: 36
Stance
Joshua Buatsi: Orthodox
Ricards Bolotniks: Orthodox

Joshua Buatsi left, Ricards Bolotniks right, as everywhere on this page. Age is stated, not scored — neither age nor stance carries an edge.

How They Win

Tracked bouts only
Joshua Buatsi20 wins · from 21 tracked bouts

Joshua Buatsi: 20 tracked wins — 13 by KO/TKO (65%) and 7 on the cards (35%). Counted from 21 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

13 by KO/TKO 65%7 on the cards 35%

Ricards Bolotniks20 wins · from 29 tracked bouts

Ricards Bolotniks: 20 tracked wins — 8 by KO/TKO (40%) and 12 on the cards (60%). Counted from 29 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

8 by KO/TKO 40%12 on the cards 60%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Joshua Buatsi 21, Ricards Bolotniks 29 — not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

1 shared

1 shared · Bolotniks better on 1

Buatsi

Opponent

Bolotniks

  • Joshua Buatsi

    Win, TKO 1

    2018

    PokumeikoBolotniks better

    Ricards Bolotniks

    2–0 against

    Win, UD

    2015

    Win, UD

    2014

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

Joshua Buatsi has won once since losing a decision to Callum Smith. Buatsi last boxed on Nov 1, 2025 — 364 days ago.WWWLW

Stępień May 2023Azeez Feb 2024Hutchinson Sep 2024Smith Feb 2025Parker Nov 20252.5 tracked bouts per year

Ricards Bolotniks last boxed on May 12, 2024 — 902 days ago. Bolotniks had won one in a row before losing by stoppage to Imam Khataev.LWLWL

Buatsi Aug 2021Sep Apr 2022Gvozdyk May 2023Bezvoda Dec 2023Khataev May 20242.7 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have Joshua Buatsi and Ricards Bolotniks ever fought each other?
Yes. Joshua Buatsi and Ricards Bolotniks met once on August 14, 2021, and Joshua Buatsi won by TKO in round 11.
The meeting

WAug 14, 2021 · Buatsi · TKO R11

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Buatsi or Bolotniks?
Joshua Buatsi is 20-1 and Ricards Bolotniks is 20-8-1. Joshua Buatsi has the higher win percentage.
Records · win %

Buatsi20–195.2%

Bolotniks20–8–170.7%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Buatsi or Bolotniks?
Joshua Buatsi has 13 knockout wins and Ricards Bolotniks has 8. Joshua Buatsi has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Buatsi1365%

Bolotniks840%

The Numbers ↓
Do Buatsi and Bolotniks have any common opponents?
Joshua Buatsi and Ricards Bolotniks share 1 common opponent: Andrejs Pokumeiko. Ricards Bolotniks fared better against 1 of them.
Shared opponent

Andrejs PokumeikoWW

Common Opponents ↓
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Buatsi and Bolotniks?
This comparison is drawn from 21 bouts tracked for Joshua Buatsi and 29 bouts tracked for Ricards Bolotniks. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Buatsi21bouts

Bolotniks29bouts

How They Win ↓

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