The 30-second version
- ✓Records: Fury 36-2-1 (25 KOs), Joshua 30-4 (27 KOs).
- ✓Size: Fury is 206cm with a 216cm reach, Joshua 198cm with a 208cm reach, an 8cm edge for Fury on both.
- ✓Age: Fury is 38, Joshua 36.
- ✓Power: 27 of Joshua's 30 wins are knockouts (90 percent); 25 of Fury's 36 (69 percent).
- ✓Durability: Fury has never been stopped. Two of Joshua's four losses came by stoppage (Andy Ruiz Jr. in 2019, Daniel Dubois in 2024).
- ✓Recent form: Fury beat Arslanbek Makhmudov by decision in April and stopped Mariusz Wach in July; Joshua knocked out Jake Paul in December 2025 and Kristian Prenga in July.
● The short answer
Tyson Fury is 36-2-1 with 25 knockouts, 38 years old, 206cm tall with a 216cm reach, and has never been stopped as a professional. Anthony Joshua is 30-4 with 27 knockouts, 36 years old, 198cm tall with a 208cm reach. Fury holds an 8cm edge in both height and reach. Joshua has the higher knockout rate: 27 stoppages in 30 wins (90 percent) against Fury's 25 in 36 (69 percent). They meet on December 11, 2026, at the Principality Stadium in Cardiff, live on Netflix, for the WBA super heavyweight title that Oleksandr Usyk vacated.
Before the training-camp noise and the press-conference theatre, there is arithmetic. Here is what the verified record says about Fury and Joshua on the way to Cardiff.
Frame
Fury stands 206cm with a 216cm reach, and Joshua 198cm with a 208cm reach. Eight centimetres in both measurements is a real advantage. Joshua is by no means small, which is why the gap is worth noting: it is the difference between a big man and an unusually big one.
Age
Fury is 38 and Joshua 36. Neither is young for a heavyweight. Fury returned in 2026 after announcing retirement in January 2025, and has since beaten Arslanbek Makhmudov and Mariusz Wach. Joshua knocked out Jake Paul in December 2025 and Kristian Prenga in July.
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Power and durability
This is where the numbers split. Joshua has stopped 27 of his 30 opponents, a 90 percent knockout rate. Fury has stopped 25 of 36, 69 percent. But Fury has never been stopped, while Joshua's four losses include two stoppages, to Andy Ruiz Jr. in 2019 and Daniel Dubois in 2024. His other two came on decisions against Oleksandr Usyk.
What the table cannot tell you
Records do not measure how a fighter looks after a layoff, a cut or a bad start. Joshua was dropped twice by Prenga in the first round before stopping him in the second. Our common opponents and tactical breakdowns go further, and the compare tool lets you test your own pairings.
The lesson
Read a fighter's record for what is missing as well as what is there. A high knockout rate tells you how a man wins; the losses tell you how he can be beaten. When you review your own sparring, do the same: list how you win exchanges, then list the two ways you lose them, and train the second list.
Joshua has the finishing record. Fury has the one that has never ended early. Cardiff will test which of those two facts is more useful.
FAQ
Who is taller, Fury or Joshua?+
Tyson Fury, at 206cm (6'9") against Anthony Joshua's 198cm (6'6"). Fury also has the longer reach, 216cm to 208cm.
Who has more knockouts?+
Joshua has 27 knockouts in 30 wins and Fury has 25 in 36, so Joshua's knockout rate is higher (90 percent to 69 percent).
Has Tyson Fury ever been knocked out?+
No. Fury's two professional losses are decisions to Oleksandr Usyk in 2024. Joshua's four losses include stoppages by Andy Ruiz Jr. and Daniel Dubois.
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