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Manny Sobral vs Mikkel Kessler — record, stats and common opponents compared

Manny Sobral

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Mikkel Kessler

Manny Sobral (2-2 across 4 tracked bouts) and Mikkel Kessler (46-3) 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.

Sobral

Tracked record

2–2

counted from 4 bouts Kill The Body has ingested

Kessler

46

Wins35 KO · 76%

3

Losses

0

Draws49 tracked bouts

Heads up: at least one of these records is a tracked record — the wins and losses Kill The Body has ingested so far, not an independently verified career total. Treat the comparison as a read on the bouts we hold, not a settled ledger.

Head to Head

Kessler leads 1–0

Manny Sobral and Mikkel Kessler have met 1 time; Kessler leads 1–0.

Manny Sobral and Mikkel Kessler have met 1 time; Kessler leads 1–0.
Met2002Feb 8Series
Manny SobralFighter ALLost0–1W–L
Mikkel KesslerFighter BWWon1–0W–L
ResultRTDR41Meeting

The Numbers

Sobral 0 · Kessler 7 of 7 measurable rows
SobralKessler
Record†
2-246-3 (edge)
Win %0–100%
50%
93.9% (edge)
Wins by knockoutmax 35
0
35 (edge)
KO ratenot comparable
—76.09%
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)‡0–100%
0%
76% (edge)
Times stopped‡max 2
2
0 (edge)
Title reignsmax 7
0
7 (edge)
Bouts per year§max 3.2
0.9
3.2 (edge)
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 49
4
49

† One or both records are tracked, not career-verified. · ‡ 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
Manny Sobral: No height on file
Mikkel Kessler: 6′1″
Agenot held
Manny Sobral: No date of birth
Mikkel Kessler: 47
Stance
Manny Sobral: Not recorded
Mikkel Kessler: Orthodox

Manny Sobral left, Mikkel Kessler right, as everywhere on this page. Age is stated, not scored — neither age nor stance carries an edge.

How They Win

Tracked bouts only
Manny Sobral2 wins · from 4 tracked bouts

Manny Sobral: 2 tracked wins — 1 on the cards (50%) and 1 by another method or unrecorded (50%). Counted from 4 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

1 on the cards 50%1 by another method or unrecorded 50%

Mikkel Kessler46 wins · from 49 tracked bouts

Mikkel Kessler: 46 tracked wins — 35 by KO/TKO (76%) and 11 on the cards (24%). Counted from 49 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

35 by KO/TKO 76%11 on the cards 24%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Manny Sobral 4, Mikkel Kessler 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

Manny Sobral last boxed on Feb 8, 2002 — 9,019 days ago. Sobral had lost two straight, after two straight wins.WWLL

Badea Jun 1997Sande Oct 1997Badea Jun 1999Kessler Feb 20020.9 tracked bouts per year

Mikkel Kessler last boxed on May 25, 2013 — 4,895 days ago. Kessler had won four in a row before losing a decision to Carl Froch.WWWWL

Froch Apr 2010Bouadla Jun 2011Green May 2012Magee Dec 2012Froch May 20133.2 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have Manny Sobral and Mikkel Kessler ever fought each other?
Yes. Manny Sobral and Mikkel Kessler met once on February 8, 2002, and Mikkel Kessler won by RTD in round 4.
The meeting

LFeb 8, 2002 · Kessler · RTD R4

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Sobral or Kessler?
Manny Sobral is 2-2 across the 4 bouts Kill The Body has tracked and Mikkel Kessler is 46-3. Mikkel Kessler has the higher win percentage. Records shown as tracked have not yet been independently verified as complete career totals.
Records · win %

Sobral2–250%

Kessler46–393.9%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Sobral or Kessler?
Manny Sobral has 0 knockout wins and Mikkel Kessler has 35. Mikkel Kessler has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Sobral0

Kessler3576.1%

The Numbers ↓
Do Sobral and Kessler have any common opponents?
Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both Manny Sobral and Mikkel Kessler have faced.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Sobral and Kessler?
This comparison is drawn from 4 bouts tracked for Manny Sobral and 49 bouts tracked for Mikkel Kessler. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Sobral4bouts

Kessler49bouts

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