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Paul Butler vs Yaqub Kareem — record, stats and common opponents compared

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Paul Butler

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Yaqub Kareem

Paul Butler (36-3) and Yaqub Kareem (14-11-1) 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.

Butler

36

Wins17 KO · 47%

3

Losses

0

Draws39 tracked bouts

Kareem

14

Wins

11

Losses

1

Draw5 tracked bouts

Head to Head

Butler leads 1–0

Paul Butler and Yaqub Kareem have met 1 time; Butler leads 1–0.

Paul Butler and Yaqub Kareem have met 1 time; Butler leads 1–0.
Met2013Apr 20Series
Paul ButlerFighter AWWon1–0W–L
Yaqub KareemFighter BLLost0–1W–L
ResultTKOR51Meeting

The Numbers

Butler 7 · Kareem 0 of 7 measurable rows
ButlerKareem
Record
36-3 (edge)14-11-1
Win %0–100%
92.3% (edge)
55.8%
Wins by knockoutmax 17
17 (edge)
0
KO rate0–100%
47.22% (edge)
0%
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)†not comparable
47%—
Times stopped†max 5
2 (edge)
5
Title reignsmax 4
4 (edge)
0
Bouts per year‡max 3
3 (edge)
1
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 39
39
5

† 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
Paul Butler: 5′6″
Yaqub Kareem: No height on file
Reachnot held
Paul Butler: 65″
Yaqub Kareem: No reach on file
Agenot held
Paul Butler: 37
Yaqub Kareem: No date of birth
Stance
Paul Butler: Orthodox
Yaqub Kareem: Orthodox

Paul Butler left, Yaqub Kareem right, as everywhere on this page. Age is stated, not scored — neither age nor stance carries an edge.

How They Win

Tracked bouts only
Paul Butler36 wins · from 39 tracked bouts

Paul Butler: 36 tracked wins — 17 by KO/TKO (47%) and 19 on the cards (53%). Counted from 39 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

17 by KO/TKO 47%19 on the cards 53%

Yaqub Kareem0 wins · from 5 tracked bouts

Yaqub Kareem: no tracked wins in the 5 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

No tracked wins for Kareem yet.

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Paul Butler 39, Yaqub Kareem 5 — 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

Paul Butler last boxed on Dec 8, 2023 — 1,053 days ago. Butler had won two straight since losing by stoppage to Naoya Inoue.WWLWW

Garcia Jun 2021Sultan Apr 2022Inoue Dec 2022Cervantes Jun 2023Ahmed Dec 20233 tracked bouts per year

Yaqub Kareem last boxed on Jun 22, 2018 — 3,048 days ago. Kareem had lost five straight.LLLLL

Butler Apr 2013Yafai May 2014Micah Aug 2016Jr. Nov 2017O'Quinn Jun 20181 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have Paul Butler and Yaqub Kareem ever fought each other?
Yes. Paul Butler and Yaqub Kareem met once on April 20, 2013, and Paul Butler won by TKO in round 5.
The meeting

WApr 20, 2013 · Butler · TKO R5

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Butler or Kareem?
Paul Butler is 36-3 and Yaqub Kareem is 14-11-1. Paul Butler has the higher win percentage.
Records · win %

Butler36–392.3%

Kareem14–11–155.8%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Butler or Kareem?
Paul Butler has 17 knockout wins and Yaqub Kareem has 0. Paul Butler has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Butler1747.2%

Kareem0

The Numbers ↓
Do Butler and Kareem have any common opponents?
Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both Paul Butler and Yaqub Kareem have faced.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Butler and Kareem?
This comparison is drawn from 39 bouts tracked for Paul Butler and 5 bouts tracked for Yaqub Kareem. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Butler39bouts

Kareem5bouts

How They Win ↓

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