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Mikkel Kessler vs Patrick Rubes — record, stats and common opponents compared

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Mikkel Kessler

Patrick Rubes

Mikkel Kessler (46-3) and Patrick Rubes (0-2 across 2 tracked bouts) 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.

Kessler

46

Wins35 KO · 76%

3

Losses

0

Draws49 tracked bouts

Rubes

Tracked record

0–2

counted from 2 bouts Kill The Body has ingested

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

Mikkel Kessler and Patrick Rubes have met 1 time; Kessler leads 1–0.

Mikkel Kessler and Patrick Rubes have met 1 time; Kessler leads 1–0.
Met2001Feb 9Series
Mikkel KesslerFighter AWWon1–0W–L
Patrick RubesFighter BLLost0–1W–L
ResultKOR21Meeting

The Numbers

Kessler 6 · Rubes 0 of 6 measurable rows
KesslerRubes
Record†
46-3 (edge)0-2
Win %0–100%
93.9% (edge)
0%
Wins by knockoutmax 35
35 (edge)
0
KO ratenot comparable
76.09%—
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)‡not comparable
76%—
Times stopped‡max 2
0 (edge)
2
Title reignsmax 7
7 (edge)
0
Bouts per year§max 3.2
3.2 (edge)
0.6
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 49
49
2

† 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
Mikkel Kessler: 6′1″
Patrick Rubes: No height on file
Agenot held
Mikkel Kessler: 47
Patrick Rubes: No date of birth
Stance
Mikkel Kessler: Orthodox
Patrick Rubes: Not recorded

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

How They Win

Tracked bouts only
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%

Patrick Rubes0 wins · from 2 tracked bouts

Patrick Rubes: no tracked wins in the 2 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

No tracked wins for Rubes yet.

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Mikkel Kessler 49, Patrick Rubes 2 — 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

Mikkel Kessler last boxed on May 25, 2013 — 4,894 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

Patrick Rubes last boxed on Feb 9, 2001 — 9,382 days ago. Rubes had lost two straight.LL

Sanavia Oct 1997Kessler Feb 20010.6 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have Mikkel Kessler and Patrick Rubes ever fought each other?
Yes. Mikkel Kessler and Patrick Rubes met once on February 9, 2001, and Mikkel Kessler won by KO in round 2.
The meeting

WFeb 9, 2001 · Kessler · KO R2

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Kessler or Rubes?
Mikkel Kessler is 46-3 and Patrick Rubes is 0-2 across the 2 bouts Kill The Body has tracked. Mikkel Kessler has the higher win percentage. Records shown as tracked have not yet been independently verified as complete career totals.
Records · win %

Kessler46–393.9%

Rubes0–20%

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

Kessler3576.1%

Rubes0

The Numbers ↓
Do Kessler and Rubes have any common opponents?
Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both Mikkel Kessler and Patrick Rubes have faced.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Kessler and Rubes?
This comparison is drawn from 49 bouts tracked for Mikkel Kessler and 2 bouts tracked for Patrick Rubes. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Kessler49bouts

Rubes2bouts

How They Win ↓

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