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Michael Chilambe vs Nigel Benn — record, stats and common opponents compared

Michael Chilambe

🇬🇧UNITED KINGDOM

Nigel Benn

Michael Chilambe (2-1 across 3 tracked bouts) and Nigel Benn (42-5-1) 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.

Chilambe

Tracked record

2–1

counted from 3 bouts Kill The Body has ingested

Benn

42

Wins35 KO · 83%

5

Losses

1

Draw48 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

Benn leads 1–0

Michael Chilambe and Nigel Benn have met 1 time; Benn leads 1–0.

Michael Chilambe and Nigel Benn have met 1 time; Benn leads 1–0.
Met1989Feb 8Series
Michael ChilambeFighter ALLost0–1W–L
Nigel BennFighter BWWon1–0W–L
ResultKOR11Meeting

The Numbers

Chilambe 1 · Benn 6 of 7 measurable rows
ChilambeBenn
Record†
2-142-5-1 (edge)
Win %0–100%
66.7%
88.5% (edge)
Wins by knockoutmax 35
1
35 (edge)
KO ratenot comparable
—83.33%
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)‡0–100%
50%
83% (edge)
Times stopped‡max 4
1 (edge)
4
Title reignsmax 2
0
2 (edge)
Bouts per year§max 4.9
0.6
4.9 (edge)
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 48
3
48

† 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
Michael Chilambe: No height on file
Nigel Benn: 5′10″
Reachnot held
Michael Chilambe: No reach on file
Nigel Benn: 73″
Agenot held
Michael Chilambe: No date of birth
Nigel Benn: 62
Stance
Michael Chilambe: Not recorded
Nigel Benn: Orthodox

Michael Chilambe left, Nigel Benn right, as everywhere on this page. Age is stated, not scored — neither age nor stance carries an edge.

How They Win

Tracked bouts only
Michael Chilambe2 wins · from 3 tracked bouts

Michael Chilambe: 2 tracked wins — 1 by KO/TKO (50%) and 1 on the cards (50%). Counted from 3 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

1 by KO/TKO 50%1 on the cards 50%

Nigel Benn42 wins · from 48 tracked bouts

Nigel Benn: 42 tracked wins — 35 by KO/TKO (83%) and 7 on the cards (17%). Counted from 48 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

35 by KO/TKO 83%7 on the cards 17%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Michael Chilambe 3, Nigel Benn 48 — 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

Michael Chilambe last boxed on Apr 2, 1994 — 11,890 days ago. Chilambe had won two straight since losing by stoppage to Nigel Benn.LWW

Benn Feb 1989Mwale Aug 1993Mwale Apr 19940.6 tracked bouts per year

Nigel Benn last boxed on Nov 9, 1996 — 10,937 days ago. Benn had lost three straight, after two straight wins.WWLLL

Nardiello Jul 1995Perez Sep 1995Malinga Mar 1996Collins Jul 1996Collins Nov 19964.9 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have Michael Chilambe and Nigel Benn ever fought each other?
Yes. Michael Chilambe and Nigel Benn met once on February 8, 1989, and Nigel Benn won by KO in round 1.
The meeting

LFeb 8, 1989 · Benn · KO R1

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Chilambe or Benn?
Michael Chilambe is 2-1 across the 3 bouts Kill The Body has tracked and Nigel Benn is 42-5-1. Nigel Benn has the higher win percentage. Records shown as tracked have not yet been independently verified as complete career totals.
Records · win %

Chilambe2–166.7%

Benn42–5–188.5%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Chilambe or Benn?
Michael Chilambe has 1 knockout win and Nigel Benn has 35. Nigel Benn has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Chilambe1

Benn3583.3%

The Numbers ↓
Do Chilambe and Benn have any common opponents?
Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both Michael Chilambe and Nigel Benn have faced.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Chilambe and Benn?
This comparison is drawn from 3 bouts tracked for Michael Chilambe and 48 bouts tracked for Nigel Benn. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Chilambe3bouts

Benn48bouts

How They Win ↓

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