Have Kubrat Pulev and Tony Thompson ever fought each other?

Yes. Kubrat Pulev and Tony Thompson met once on August 24, 2013, and Kubrat Pulev won by UD.

Who has the better record, Pulev or Thompson?

Kubrat Pulev is 32-4 and Tony Thompson is 40-7. Kubrat Pulev has the higher win percentage.

Who has more knockouts, Pulev or Thompson?

Kubrat Pulev has 14 knockout wins and Tony Thompson has 27. Tony Thompson has more.

Do Pulev and Thompson have any common opponents?

Kubrat Pulev and Tony Thompson share 3 common opponents: Maurice Harris, Wladimir Klitschko and Dominick Guinn. Kubrat Pulev fared better against 1 of them.

Who is bigger, Pulev or Thompson?

Tony Thompson is the taller fighter at 196 cm, 2 cm above the other. Tony Thompson also has the longer reach, by 5 cm.

How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Pulev and Thompson?

This comparison is drawn from 36 bouts tracked for Kubrat Pulev and 47 bouts tracked for Tony Thompson. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

Kubrat Pulev vs Tony Thompson — Records, Stats & Common Opponents

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Tony Thompson

Kubrat Pulev (32-4) and Tony Thompson (40-7) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met once. They share 3 common opponents.

Pulev

Wins14 KO · 44%

Losses

Draws36 tracked bouts

Thompson

Wins27 KO · 68%

Losses

Draws47 tracked bouts

Head to Head

Pulev leads 1–0

Kubrat Pulev and Tony Thompson have met 1 time; Pulev leads 1–0.
Met	2013Aug 24	Series
Kubrat PulevFighter A	WWon	1–0W–L
Tony ThompsonFighter B	LLost	0–1W–L
Result	UDPulev vs Thompson	1Meeting

Pulev vs Thompson · Aug 24, 2013

The Numbers

Pulev 3 · Thompson 4 of 7 measurable rows

PulevEdge = longer wingThompson

Record: 32-4 (edge)40-7
Win %0–100%: 88.9% (edge)
85.1%
Wins by knockoutmax 27: 14
27 (edge)
KO rate0–100%: 43.75%
67.5% (edge)
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)^†0–100%: 44%
68% (edge)
Times stopped^†levelmax 3: 3
3
Title reignsmax 3: 3 (edge)
0
Bouts per year^‡max 2.9: 2.2
2.9 (edge)
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 47: 36
47

† 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+1″: Kubrat Pulev: 6′4″; Tony Thompson: 6′5″ (edge)
Reach+1″: Kubrat Pulev: 80″; Tony Thompson: 81″ (edge)
Age10 yrs apart: Kubrat Pulev: 45; Tony Thompson: 55
Stance: Kubrat Pulev: Orthodox; Tony Thompson: Southpaw

Kubrat Pulev left, Tony Thompson right, as everywhere on this page. Age is stated, not scored — neither age nor stance carries an edge.

How They Win

Tracked bouts only

Kubrat Pulev32 wins · from 36 tracked bouts

14 by KO/TKO 44%17 on the cards 53%1 by another method or unrecorded 3%

Tony Thompson40 wins · from 47 tracked bouts

27 by KO/TKO 68%12 on the cards 30%1 by another method or unrecorded 3%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Kubrat Pulev 36, Tony Thompson 47 — not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

3 shared

3 shared · Pulev better on 1 · even on 23 shared · Kubrat Pulev better on 1 · even on 2

PulevKubrat Pulev

Opponent

ThompsonTony Thompson

Kubrat Pulev
Win, KO 1
2015Dec 2015
HarrisMaurice HarrisUnited States 26–22–3EvenEven — 1–0 both
Tony Thompson
Win, TKO 3
2011May 2011
Kubrat Pulev
Loss, KO 5
2014Nov 2014
KlitschkoWladimir KlitschkoUkraine 64–5Pulev betterKubrat Pulev better — 0–1 to 0–2
Tony Thompson
0–2 against
Loss, TKO 6
2012Jul 2012
Loss, KO 11
2008Jul 2008
Kubrat Pulev
Win, UD
2010Oct 2010
GuinnDominick GuinnUnited States 38–13–1 · HeavyweightEvenEven — 1–0 both
Tony Thompson
Win, UD
2006Jun 2006

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

Kubrat Pulev had won three in a row before losing by stoppage to Murat Gassiev. Pulev last boxed on Dec 12, 2025 — 314 days ago.LWWWL

Chisora Jul 2022Wawrzyk Dec 2023Shevadzutskyi Mar 2024Charr Dec 2024Gassiev Dec 20252.2 tracked bouts per year

Tony Thompson last boxed on Mar 5, 2016 — 3,883 days ago. Thompson had lost two straight, after one straight win.WLWLL

Solís Mar 2014Takam Jun 2014Solís Feb 2015Scott Oct 2015Ortiz Mar 20162.9 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them

Have Kubrat Pulev and Tony Thompson ever fought each other?: Yes. Kubrat Pulev and Tony Thompson met once on August 24, 2013, and Kubrat Pulev won by UD.
Who has the better record, Pulev or Thompson?: Kubrat Pulev is 32-4 and Tony Thompson is 40-7. Kubrat Pulev has the higher win percentage.
Who has more knockouts, Pulev or Thompson?: Kubrat Pulev has 14 knockout wins and Tony Thompson has 27. Tony Thompson has more.
Do Pulev and Thompson have any common opponents?: Kubrat Pulev and Tony Thompson share 3 common opponents: Maurice Harris, Wladimir Klitschko and Dominick Guinn. Kubrat Pulev fared better against 1 of them.
Who is bigger, Pulev or Thompson?: Tony Thompson is the taller fighter at 196 cm, 2 cm above the other. Tony Thompson also has the longer reach, by 5 cm.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Pulev and Thompson?: This comparison is drawn from 36 bouts tracked for Kubrat Pulev and 47 bouts tracked for Tony Thompson. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

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