Highest knockout percentage by a heavyweight boxing champion
- Who
- Deontay Wilder
- What
- 95 percentage
- Where
- Not Applicable
- When
- 23 November 2019
The highest knockout percentage by a heavyweight boxing champion is 95%, by Deontay Wilder (USA) who achieved 41 knockouts from 43 bouts between 15 November 2008 and 23 November 2019.
WBC heavyweight champion Wilder has knocked out every opponent he has faced save for Bermane Stiverne, whom he beat via unanimous decision, and Tyson Fury, with whom he drew. On 23 November 2019, Wilder KO’d Luis Ortiz in the seventh round to defend his title for the 10th time. No other heavyweight champion in history has achieved a knockout percentage over 90%.