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Lucian Bute vs William Joppy — record, stats and common opponents compared

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Lucian Bute

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William Joppy

Lucian Bute (32-5) and William Joppy (40-7-2) 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.

Bute

32

Wins25 KO · 78%

5

Losses

0

Draws37 tracked bouts

Joppy

40

Wins30 KO · 75%

7

Losses

2

Draws49 tracked bouts

Head to Head

Bute leads 1–0

Lucian Bute and William Joppy have met 1 time; Bute leads 1–0.

Lucian Bute and William Joppy have met 1 time; Bute leads 1–0.
Met2008Feb 29Series
Lucian ButeFighter AWWon1–0W–L
William JoppyFighter BLLost0–1W–L
ResultTKOR101Meeting

The Numbers

Bute 6 · Joppy 2 of 8 measurable rows
ButeJoppy
Record
32-5 (edge)40-7-2
Win %0–100%
86.5% (edge)
83.7%
Wins by knockoutmax 30
25
30 (edge)
KO rate0–100%
78.13% (edge)
75%
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)†0–100%
78% (edge)
75%
Times stopped†max 3
2 (edge)
3
Title reignsmax 3
1
3 (edge)
Bouts per year‡max 2.8
2.8 (edge)
2.7
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 49
37
49

† 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+5″
Lucian Bute: 6′2″ (edge)
William Joppy: 5′9″
ReachLevel
Lucian Bute: 72″
William Joppy: 72″
Age10 yrs apart
Lucian Bute: 46
William Joppy: 56
Stance
Lucian Bute: Southpaw
William Joppy: Orthodox

Lucian Bute left, William Joppy right, as everywhere on this page. Age is stated, not scored — neither age nor stance carries an edge.

How They Win

Tracked bouts only
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%

William Joppy40 wins · from 49 tracked bouts

William Joppy: 40 tracked wins — 30 by KO/TKO (75%) and 10 on the cards (25%). Counted from 49 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

30 by KO/TKO 75%10 on the cards 25%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Lucian Bute 37, William Joppy 49 — 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

Lucian Bute last boxed on Feb 24, 2017 — 3,525 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

William Joppy last boxed on Mar 12, 2011 — 5,701 days ago. Joppy had won once since four bouts without a win.LLDLW

Bute Feb 2008Demers Mar 2010Cummings Nov 2010Shumenov Jan 2011Cummings Mar 20112.7 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have Lucian Bute and William Joppy ever fought each other?
Yes. Lucian Bute and William Joppy met once on February 29, 2008, and Lucian Bute won by TKO in round 10.
The meeting

WFeb 29, 2008 · Bute · TKO R10

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Bute or Joppy?
Lucian Bute is 32-5 and William Joppy is 40-7-2. Lucian Bute has the higher win percentage.
Records · win %

Bute32–586.5%

Joppy40–7–283.7%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Bute or Joppy?
Lucian Bute has 25 knockout wins and William Joppy has 30. William Joppy has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Bute2578.1%

Joppy3075%

The Numbers ↓
Do Bute and Joppy have any common opponents?
Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both Lucian Bute and William Joppy have faced.
Who is bigger, Bute or Joppy?
Lucian Bute is the taller fighter at 187 cm, 12 cm above the other. William Joppy also has the longer reach, by 1 cm.
Height · reach

Bute187 cm183 cm reach

Joppy175 cm184 cm reach

Tale of the Tape ↓
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Bute and Joppy?
This comparison is drawn from 37 bouts tracked for Lucian Bute and 49 bouts tracked for William Joppy. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Bute37bouts

Joppy49bouts

How They Win ↓

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