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Khalid Yafai vs Yaqub Kareem — record, stats and common opponents compared

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Khalid Yafai

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Yaqub Kareem

Khalid Yafai (27-2) and Yaqub Kareem (14-11-1) 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.

Yafai

27

Wins15 KO · 56%

2

Losses

0

Draws29 tracked bouts

Kareem

14

Wins

11

Losses

1

Draw5 tracked bouts

Head to Head

Yafai leads 1–0

Khalid Yafai and Yaqub Kareem have met 1 time; Yafai leads 1–0.

Khalid Yafai and Yaqub Kareem have met 1 time; Yafai leads 1–0.
Met2014May 21Series
Khalid YafaiFighter AWWon1–0W–L
Yaqub KareemFighter BLLost0–1W–L
ResultKOR31Meeting

The Numbers

Yafai 7 · Kareem 0 of 7 measurable rows
YafaiKareem
Record
27-2 (edge)14-11-1
Win %0–100%
93.1% (edge)
55.8%
Wins by knockoutmax 15
15 (edge)
0
KO rate0–100%
55.56% (edge)
0%
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)†not comparable
56%—
Times stopped†max 5
2 (edge)
5
Title reignsmax 1
1 (edge)
0
Bouts per year‡max 2.6
2.6 (edge)
1
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 29
29
5

† 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
Khalid Yafai: 5′4″
Yaqub Kareem: No height on file
Agenot held
Khalid Yafai: 37
Yaqub Kareem: No date of birth
Stance
Khalid Yafai: Orthodox
Yaqub Kareem: Orthodox

Khalid Yafai left, Yaqub Kareem right, as everywhere on this page. Age is stated, not scored — neither age nor stance carries an edge.

How They Win

Tracked bouts only
Khalid Yafai27 wins · from 29 tracked bouts

Khalid Yafai: 27 tracked wins — 15 by KO/TKO (56%) and 12 on the cards (44%). Counted from 29 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

15 by KO/TKO 56%12 on the cards 44%

Yaqub Kareem0 wins · from 5 tracked bouts

Yaqub Kareem: no tracked wins in the 5 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

No tracked wins for Kareem yet.

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Khalid Yafai 29, Yaqub Kareem 5 — 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

Khalid Yafai last boxed on Nov 18, 2023 — 1,068 days ago. Yafai had won one in a row before losing by stoppage to Jonathan Rodriguez.WWLWL

Gonzalez Nov 2018Jimenez Jun 2019González Feb 2020Paclar Nov 2022Rodriguez Nov 20232.6 tracked bouts per year

Yaqub Kareem last boxed on Jun 22, 2018 — 3,043 days ago. Kareem had lost five straight.LLLLL

Butler Apr 2013Yafai May 2014Micah Aug 2016Jr. Nov 2017O'Quinn Jun 20181 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have Khalid Yafai and Yaqub Kareem ever fought each other?
Yes. Khalid Yafai and Yaqub Kareem met once on May 21, 2014, and Khalid Yafai won by KO in round 3.
The meeting

WMay 21, 2014 · Yafai · KO R3

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Yafai or Kareem?
Khalid Yafai is 27-2 and Yaqub Kareem is 14-11-1. Khalid Yafai has the higher win percentage.
Records · win %

Yafai27–293.1%

Kareem14–11–155.8%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Yafai or Kareem?
Khalid Yafai has 15 knockout wins and Yaqub Kareem has 0. Khalid Yafai has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Yafai1555.6%

Kareem0

The Numbers ↓
Do Yafai and Kareem have any common opponents?
Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both Khalid Yafai and Yaqub Kareem have faced.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Yafai and Kareem?
This comparison is drawn from 29 bouts tracked for Khalid Yafai and 5 bouts tracked for Yaqub Kareem. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Yafai29bouts

Kareem5bouts

How They Win ↓

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