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Anthony Dirrell vs David Benavidez — record, stats and common opponents compared

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Anthony Dirrell

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David Benavidez

Anthony Dirrell (34-3-2) and David Benavidez (32-0) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met once. They share 3 common opponents.

Dirrell

34

Wins25 KO · 74%

3

Losses

2

Draws39 tracked bouts

Benavidez

32

Wins26 KO · 81%

0

Losses

0

Draws32 tracked bouts

Head to Head

Benavidez leads 1–0

Anthony Dirrell and David Benavidez have met 1 time; Benavidez leads 1–0.

Anthony Dirrell and David Benavidez have met 1 time; Benavidez leads 1–0.
Met2019Sep 28Series
Anthony DirrellFighter ALLost0–1W–L
David BenavidezFighter BWWon1–0W–L
ResultTKOR91Meeting

The Numbers

Dirrell 0 · Benavidez 8 of 8 measurable rows
DirrellBenavidez
Record
34-3-232-0 (edge)
Win %0–100%
89.7%
100% (edge)
Wins by knockoutmax 26
25
26 (edge)
KO rate0–100%
73.53%
81.25% (edge)
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)†0–100%
74%
81% (edge)
Times stopped†max 2
2
0 (edge)
Title reignsmax 8
0
8 (edge)
Bouts per year‡max 2.5
2.2
2.5 (edge)
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 39
39
32

† 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+1″
Anthony Dirrell: 6′2″ (edge)
David Benavidez: 6′1″
ReachLevel
Anthony Dirrell: 74″
David Benavidez: 74″
Age13 yrs apart
Anthony Dirrell: 42
David Benavidez: 29
Stance
Anthony Dirrell: Orthodox
David Benavidez: Orthodox

Anthony Dirrell left, David Benavidez right, as everywhere on this page. Age is stated, not scored — neither age nor stance carries an edge.

How They Win

Tracked bouts only
Anthony Dirrell34 wins · from 39 tracked bouts

Anthony Dirrell: 34 tracked wins — 25 by KO/TKO (74%), 7 on the cards (21%) and 2 by another method or unrecorded (6%). Counted from 39 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

25 by KO/TKO 74%7 on the cards 21%2 by another method or unrecorded 6%

David Benavidez32 wins · from 32 tracked bouts

David Benavidez: 32 tracked wins — 26 by KO/TKO (81%) and 6 on the cards (19%). Counted from 32 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

26 by KO/TKO 81%6 on the cards 19%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Anthony Dirrell 39, David Benavidez 32 — not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

3 shared

3 shared · Benavidez better on 2 · even on 1

Dirrell

Opponent

Benavidez

  • Anthony Dirrell

    Loss, KO 9

    2022

    PlantBenavidez better

    David Benavidez

    Win, UD

    2023

  • Anthony Dirrell

    Draw, SD

    2021

    DavisBenavidez better

    David Benavidez

    Win, TKO 7

    2021

  • Anthony Dirrell

    Win, TD 6

    2017

    DouglinEven

    David Benavidez

    Win, TKO

    2016

Both sides are set at the same size on purpose. Kill The Body does not score a second-round knockout above a split decision — the edge counts losses first and wins as the tiebreak, and the rest is yours to argue. Shared opponents are matched on fighter identity, not on name, so two different fighters with the same name never merge into one row.

Current Form

Oldest left · newest right

Anthony Dirrell last boxed on Oct 15, 2022 — 1,464 days ago. Dirrell had won one in a row before losing by stoppage to Caleb Plant.WLDWL

Yıldırım Feb 2019Benavidez Sep 2019Davis Feb 2021Hernandez Nov 2021Plant Oct 20222.2 tracked bouts per year

David Benavidez has won 32 straight, the most recent against Gilberto Ramírez. Benavidez last boxed on May 2, 2026 — 169 days ago.WWWWW

Andrade Nov 2023Gvozdyk Jun 2024Jr. Feb 2025Yarde Nov 2025Ramírez May 20262.5 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have Anthony Dirrell and David Benavidez ever fought each other?
Yes. Anthony Dirrell and David Benavidez met once on September 28, 2019, and David Benavidez won by TKO in round 9.
The meeting

LSep 28, 2019 · Benavidez · TKO R9

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Dirrell or Benavidez?
Anthony Dirrell is 34-3-2 and David Benavidez is 32-0. David Benavidez has the higher win percentage.
Records · win %

Dirrell34–3–289.7%

Benavidez32–0100%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Dirrell or Benavidez?
Anthony Dirrell has 25 knockout wins and David Benavidez has 26. David Benavidez has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Dirrell2573.5%

Benavidez2681.3%

The Numbers ↓
Do Dirrell and Benavidez have any common opponents?
Anthony Dirrell and David Benavidez share 3 common opponents: Caleb Plant, Kyrone Davis and Denis Douglin. David Benavidez fared better against 2 of them.
3 shared opponents

Caleb PlantLW

Kyrone DavisDW

Denis DouglinWW

Common Opponents ↓
Who is bigger, Dirrell or Benavidez?
Anthony Dirrell is the taller fighter at 187 cm, 2 cm above the other.
Height · reach

Dirrell187 cm189 cm reach

Benavidez185 cm189 cm reach

Tale of the Tape ↓
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Dirrell and Benavidez?
This comparison is drawn from 39 bouts tracked for Anthony Dirrell and 32 bouts tracked for David Benavidez. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Dirrell39bouts

Benavidez32bouts

How They Win ↓

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