Lindell Holmes (45-8) and Thulani Malinga (44-13) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met once. They share 1 common opponent.
Lindell Holmes vs Thulani Malinga — record, stats and common opponents compared
Head to Head
Lindell Holmes leads 1–0- Lindell Holmes wonMalinga vs HolmesDec 15, 1990 · UD
The Numbers
- 45-8 (edge)
- Record
- 44-13
- 84.9% (edge)
- Win %
- 77.2%
- 36 (edge)
- Wins by knockout
- 19
- 80% (edge)
- KO rate
- 43.18%
- 80% (edge)
- Stoppage rate (tracked wins)
- 43%
- 5
- Times stopped
- 3 (edge)
- 1
- Title reigns
- 2 (edge)
- 4 (edge)
- Bouts per year
- 3.1
- 54
- Bouts tracked
- 57
Counted from bouts Kill The Body has ingested, not a career total.
Counted from bouts Kill The Body has ingested, not a career total.
Across each fighter's tracked career span.
Tale of the Tape
- 5′8″ (173 cm)
- Height
- 5′10″ (177 cm) (edge)
- 72″ (183 cm)
- Reach
- —
- 69
- Age
- 70
- Orthodox
- Stance
- Orthodox
- United States
- Nationality
- South African
How They Win
Tracked bouts onlyLindell Holmes · 45 wins
KO/TKO
36
Decision
9
Other
0
Thulani Malinga · 44 wins
KO/TKO
19
Decision
25
Other
0
Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter (54 and 57 respectively), not from a career-complete method table.
Common Opponents
1 sharedShared opponents are matched on fighter identity, not on name — two different fighters with the same name never merge into one row.
Current Form
Lindell Holmes
LLWLW
L2 streak · last fought Jun 17, 1993
Thulani Malinga
LLWWL
L2 streak · last fought Jan 14, 2000
Common Questions
- Have Lindell Holmes and Thulani Malinga ever fought each other?
- Yes. Lindell Holmes and Thulani Malinga met once on December 15, 1990, and Lindell Holmes won by UD.
- Who has the better record, Lindell Holmes or Thulani Malinga?
- Lindell Holmes is 45-8 and Thulani Malinga is 44-13. Lindell Holmes has the higher win percentage.
- Who has more knockouts, Lindell Holmes or Thulani Malinga?
- Lindell Holmes has 36 knockout wins and Thulani Malinga has 19. Lindell Holmes has more.
- Do Lindell Holmes and Thulani Malinga have any common opponents?
- Lindell Holmes and Thulani Malinga share 1 common opponent: Chris Eubank. Neither fighter fared better across the shared opponents overall.
- Who is bigger, Lindell Holmes or Thulani Malinga?
- Thulani Malinga is the taller fighter at 177 cm, 4 cm above the other.
- How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Lindell Holmes and Thulani Malinga?
- This comparison is drawn from 54 bouts tracked for Lindell Holmes and 57 bouts tracked for Thulani Malinga. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.