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Michael McKinson vs Thulani Mbenge — record, stats and common opponents compared

Michael McKinson

🇿🇦SOUTH AFRICA

Thulani Mbenge

Michael McKinson (27-2) and Thulani Mbenge (21-2) 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.

McKinson

27

Wins4 KO · 15%

2

Losses

0

Draws29 tracked bouts

Mbenge

21

Wins15 KO · 71%

2

Losses

0

Draws23 tracked bouts

Head to Head

Mbenge leads 1–0

Michael McKinson and Thulani Mbenge have met 1 time; Mbenge leads 1–0.

Michael McKinson and Thulani Mbenge have met 1 time; Mbenge leads 1–0.
Met2024Oct 19Series
Michael McKinsonFighter ALLost0–1W–L
Thulani MbengeFighter BWWon1–0W–L
ResultUD1Meeting

The Numbers

McKinson 3 · Mbenge 4 of 7 measurable rows
McKinsonMbenge
Record
27-2 (edge)21-2
Win %0–100%
93.1% (edge)
91.3%
Wins by knockoutmax 15
4
15 (edge)
KO rate0–100%
14.81%
71.43% (edge)
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)†0–100%
15%
71% (edge)
Times stopped†max 1
1
0 (edge)
Title reignslevelmax 0
0
0
Bouts per year‡max 2.8
2.8 (edge)
2.4
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 29
29
23

† 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+3″
Michael McKinson: 5′9″
Thulani Mbenge: 6′0″ (edge)
Age3 yrs apart
Michael McKinson: 32
Thulani Mbenge: 35
Stance
Michael McKinson: Southpaw
Thulani Mbenge: Orthodox

Michael McKinson left, Thulani Mbenge 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 McKinson27 wins · from 29 tracked bouts

Michael McKinson: 27 tracked wins — 4 by KO/TKO (15%) and 23 on the cards (85%). Counted from 29 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

4 by KO/TKO 15%23 on the cards 85%

Thulani Mbenge21 wins · from 23 tracked bouts

Thulani Mbenge: 21 tracked wins — 15 by KO/TKO (71%) and 6 on the cards (29%). Counted from 23 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

15 by KO/TKO 71%6 on the cards 29%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Michael McKinson 29, Thulani Mbenge 23 — 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 McKinson has won once since losing a decision to Thulani Mbenge. McKinson last boxed on Dec 14, 2024 — 674 days ago.WWWLW

Carvalho Mar 2023Morales May 2023Lawson Dec 2023Mbenge Oct 2024Frost Dec 20242.8 tracked bouts per year

Thulani Mbenge has won two straight since losing a decision to Souleymane Cissokho. Mbenge last boxed on Oct 19, 2024 — 730 days ago.WWLWW

Makhense Jun 2021Pialari Jun 2022Cissokho Dec 2022Fonseca Mar 2024McKinson Oct 20242.4 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have Michael McKinson and Thulani Mbenge ever fought each other?
Yes. Michael McKinson and Thulani Mbenge met once on October 19, 2024, and Thulani Mbenge won by UD.
The meeting

LOct 19, 2024 · Mbenge · UD

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, McKinson or Mbenge?
Michael McKinson is 27-2 and Thulani Mbenge is 21-2. Michael McKinson has the higher win percentage.
Records · win %

McKinson27–293.1%

Mbenge21–291.3%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, McKinson or Mbenge?
Michael McKinson has 4 knockout wins and Thulani Mbenge has 15. Thulani Mbenge has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

McKinson414.8%

Mbenge1571.4%

The Numbers ↓
Do McKinson and Mbenge have any common opponents?
Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both Michael McKinson and Thulani Mbenge have faced.
Who is bigger, McKinson or Mbenge?
Thulani Mbenge is the taller fighter at 182 cm, 7 cm above the other.
Height · reach

McKinson175 cm

Mbenge182 cm

Tale of the Tape ↓
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on McKinson and Mbenge?
This comparison is drawn from 29 bouts tracked for Michael McKinson and 23 bouts tracked for Thulani Mbenge. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

McKinson29bouts

Mbenge23bouts

How They Win ↓

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