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Anthony Welsh vs Chris Byrd — record, stats and common opponents compared

Anthony Welsh

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Chris Byrd

Anthony Welsh (1-0 across 1 tracked bout) and Chris Byrd (41-6-1) 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.

Welsh

Tracked record

1–0

counted from 1 bout Kill The Body has ingested

Byrd

41

Wins22 KO · 54%

6

Losses

1

Draw50 tracked bouts

Heads up: at least one of these records is a tracked record — the wins and losses Kill The Body has ingested so far, not an independently verified career total. Treat the comparison as a read on the bouts we hold, not a settled ledger.

Head to Head

Welsh leads 1–0

Anthony Welsh and Chris Byrd have met 1 time; Welsh leads 1–0.

Anthony Welsh and Chris Byrd have met 1 time; Welsh leads 1–0.
Met2026Jun 27Series
Anthony WelshFighter AWWon1–0W–L
Chris ByrdFighter BLLost0–1W–L
ResultKOR11Meeting

The Numbers

Welsh 4 · Byrd 2 of 6 measurable rows
WelshByrd
Record†
1-0 (edge)41-6-1
Win %0–100%
100% (edge)
86.5%
Wins by knockoutmax 22
1
22 (edge)
KO ratenot comparable
—53.66%
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)‡0–100%
100% (edge)
51%
Times stopped‡max 5
0 (edge)
5
Title reignsmax 2
0
2 (edge)
Bouts per year§not comparable
—1.5
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 50
1
50

† One or both records are tracked, not career-verified. · ‡ 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
Anthony Welsh: No height on file
Chris Byrd: 6′1″
Reachnot held
Anthony Welsh: No reach on file
Chris Byrd: 74″
Agenot held
Anthony Welsh: No date of birth
Chris Byrd: 56
Stance
Anthony Welsh: Not recorded
Chris Byrd: Southpaw

Anthony Welsh left, Chris Byrd 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 Welsh1 win · from 1 tracked bout

Anthony Welsh: 1 tracked win — 1 by KO/TKO (100%). Counted from 1 bout Kill The Body has ingested.

1 by KO/TKO 100%

Chris Byrd43 wins · from 50 tracked bouts

Chris Byrd: 43 tracked wins — 22 by KO/TKO (51%) and 21 on the cards (49%). Counted from 50 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

22 by KO/TKO 51%21 on the cards 49%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Anthony Welsh 1, Chris Byrd 50 — 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

Anthony Welsh has won once, the most recent against Chris Byrd. Welsh last boxed on Jun 27, 2026 — 118 days ago.W

Byrd Jun 2026

Chris Byrd had won one in a row before losing by stoppage to Anthony Welsh. Byrd last boxed on Jun 27, 2026 — 118 days ago.WLLWL

Marinaccio Apr 2007Povetkin Oct 2007George May 2008Sandow Mar 2009Welsh Jun 20261.5 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have Anthony Welsh and Chris Byrd ever fought each other?
Yes. Anthony Welsh and Chris Byrd met once on June 27, 2026, and Anthony Welsh won by KO in round 1.
The meeting

WJun 27, 2026 · Welsh · KO R1

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Welsh or Byrd?
Anthony Welsh is 1-0 across the 1 bout Kill The Body has tracked and Chris Byrd is 41-6-1. Anthony Welsh has the higher win percentage. Records shown as tracked have not yet been independently verified as complete career totals.
Records · win %

Welsh1–0100%

Byrd41–6–186.5%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Welsh or Byrd?
Anthony Welsh has 1 knockout win and Chris Byrd has 22. Chris Byrd has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Welsh1

Byrd2253.7%

The Numbers ↓
Do Welsh and Byrd have any common opponents?
Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both Anthony Welsh and Chris Byrd have faced.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Welsh and Byrd?
This comparison is drawn from 1 bout tracked for Anthony Welsh and 50 bouts tracked for Chris Byrd. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Welsh1bout

Byrd50bouts

How They Win ↓

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