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Souleymane Cissokho vs Thulani Mbenge — record, stats and common opponents compared

🇫🇷FRANCE

Souleymane Cissokho

🇿🇦SOUTH AFRICA

Thulani Mbenge

Souleymane Cissokho (18-0) 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.

Cissokho

18

Wins9 KO · 50%

0

Losses

0

Draws18 tracked bouts

Mbenge

21

Wins15 KO · 71%

2

Losses

0

Draws23 tracked bouts

Head to Head

Cissokho leads 1–0

Souleymane Cissokho and Thulani Mbenge have met 1 time; Cissokho leads 1–0.

Souleymane Cissokho and Thulani Mbenge have met 1 time; Cissokho leads 1–0.
Met2022Dec 17Series
Souleymane CissokhoFighter AWWon1–0W–L
Thulani MbengeFighter BLLost0–1W–L
ResultUD1Meeting

The Numbers

Cissokho 2 · Mbenge 5 of 7 measurable rows
CissokhoMbenge
Record
18-0 (edge)21-2
Win %0–100%
100% (edge)
91.3%
Wins by knockoutmax 15
9
15 (edge)
KO rate0–100%
50%
71.43% (edge)
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)†0–100%
50%
71% (edge)
Times stopped†levelmax 0
0
0
Title reignsmax 2
0
2 (edge)
Bouts per year‡max 2.4
2.2
2.4 (edge)
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 23
18
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+2″
Souleymane Cissokho: 5′10″
Thulani Mbenge: 6′0″ (edge)
Reachnot held
Souleymane Cissokho: 70″
Thulani Mbenge: No reach on file
AgeSame age
Souleymane Cissokho: 35
Thulani Mbenge: 35
Stance
Souleymane Cissokho: Orthodox
Thulani Mbenge: Orthodox

Souleymane Cissokho 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
Souleymane Cissokho18 wins · from 18 tracked bouts

Souleymane Cissokho: 18 tracked wins — 9 by KO/TKO (50%) and 9 on the cards (50%). Counted from 18 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

9 by KO/TKO 50%9 on the cards 50%

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 — Souleymane Cissokho 18, 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

Souleymane Cissokho has won 18 straight, the most recent against Egidijus Kavaliauskas. Cissokho last boxed on May 10, 2025 — 532 days ago.WWWWW

Iliev Sep 2021Jr. Mar 2022Mbenge Dec 2022Lucero Nov 2023Kavaliauskas May 20252.2 tracked bouts per year

Thulani Mbenge last boxed on Oct 19, 2024 — 735 days ago. Mbenge had won two straight since losing a decision to Souleymane Cissokho.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 Souleymane Cissokho and Thulani Mbenge ever fought each other?
Yes. Souleymane Cissokho and Thulani Mbenge met once on December 17, 2022, and Souleymane Cissokho won by UD.
The meeting

WDec 17, 2022 · Cissokho · UD

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Cissokho or Mbenge?
Souleymane Cissokho is 18-0 and Thulani Mbenge is 21-2. Souleymane Cissokho has the higher win percentage.
Records · win %

Cissokho18–0100%

Mbenge21–291.3%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Cissokho or Mbenge?
Souleymane Cissokho has 9 knockout wins and Thulani Mbenge has 15. Thulani Mbenge has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Cissokho950%

Mbenge1571.4%

The Numbers ↓
Do Cissokho and Mbenge have any common opponents?
Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both Souleymane Cissokho and Thulani Mbenge have faced.
Who is bigger, Cissokho or Mbenge?
Thulani Mbenge is the taller fighter at 182 cm, 3 cm above the other.
Height · reach

Cissokho179 cm179 cm reach

Mbenge182 cm

Tale of the Tape ↓
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Cissokho and Mbenge?
This comparison is drawn from 18 bouts tracked for Souleymane Cissokho and 23 bouts tracked for Thulani Mbenge. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Cissokho18bouts

Mbenge23bouts

How They Win ↓

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