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Kabary Salem vs Lucian Bute — record, stats and common opponents compared

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Kabary Salem

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Lucian Bute

Kabary Salem (23-5) 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 no common opponents in Kill The Body's bout data.

Salem

23

Wins12 KO · 52%

5

Losses

0

Draws29 tracked bouts

Bute

32

Wins25 KO · 78%

5

Losses

0

Draws37 tracked bouts

Head to Head

Bute leads 1–0

Kabary Salem and Lucian Bute have met 1 time; Bute leads 1–0.

Kabary Salem and Lucian Bute have met 1 time; Bute leads 1–0.
Met2005Sep 16Series
Kabary SalemFighter ALLost0–1W–L
Lucian ButeFighter BWWon1–0W–L
ResultTKOR81Meeting

The Numbers

Salem 2 · Bute 6 of 8 measurable rows
SalemBute
Record
23-532-5 (edge)
Win %0–100%
82.1%
86.5% (edge)
Wins by knockoutmax 25
12
25 (edge)
KO rate0–100%
52.17%
78.13% (edge)
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)†0–100%
52%
78% (edge)
Times stopped†max 2
1 (edge)
2
Title reignsmax 1
0
1 (edge)
Bouts per year‡max 3.4
3.4 (edge)
2.8
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 37
29
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

Heightnot held
Kabary Salem: No height on file
Lucian Bute: 6′2″
Reachnot held
Kabary Salem: No reach on file
Lucian Bute: 72″
Age12 yrs apart
Kabary Salem: 58
Lucian Bute: 46
Stance
Kabary Salem: Not recorded
Lucian Bute: Southpaw

Kabary Salem 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
Kabary Salem23 wins · from 29 tracked bouts

Kabary Salem: 23 tracked wins — 12 by KO/TKO (52%) and 11 on the cards (48%). Counted from 29 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

12 by KO/TKO 52%11 on the cards 48%

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 — Kabary Salem 29, Lucian Bute 37 — not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

No opponents in common across the bouts Kill The Body has tracked for these two.

Current Form

Oldest left · newest right

Kabary Salem last boxed on Sep 16, 2005 — 7,707 days ago. Salem had lost three straight.WNCLLL

Bowman Oct 2003Markussen Mar 2004Veit May 2004Calzaghe Oct 2004Bute Sep 20053.4 tracked bouts per year

Lucian Bute last boxed on Feb 24, 2017 — 3,528 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 Kabary Salem and Lucian Bute ever fought each other?
Yes. Kabary Salem and Lucian Bute met once on September 16, 2005, and Lucian Bute won by TKO in round 8.
The meeting

LSep 16, 2005 · Bute · TKO R8

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Salem or Bute?
Kabary Salem is 23-5 and Lucian Bute is 32-5. Lucian Bute has the higher win percentage.
Records · win %

Salem23–582.1%

Bute32–586.5%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Salem or Bute?
Kabary Salem has 12 knockout wins and Lucian Bute has 25. Lucian Bute has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Salem1252.2%

Bute2578.1%

The Numbers ↓
Do Salem and Bute have any common opponents?
Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both Kabary Salem and Lucian Bute have faced.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Salem and Bute?
This comparison is drawn from 29 bouts tracked for Kabary Salem and 37 bouts tracked for Lucian Bute. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Salem29bouts

Bute37bouts

How They Win ↓

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