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Bernard Hopkins vs Gilbert Baptist — record, stats and common opponents compared

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Bernard Hopkins

Gilbert Baptist

Bernard Hopkins (55-12-2) and Gilbert Baptist (1-8 across 9 tracked bouts) 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.

Hopkins

55

Wins28 KO · 51%

12

Losses

2

Draws68 tracked bouts

Baptist

Tracked record

1–8

counted from 9 bouts Kill The Body has ingested

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

Hopkins leads 1–0

Bernard Hopkins and Gilbert Baptist have met 1 time; Hopkins leads 1–0.

Bernard Hopkins and Gilbert Baptist have met 1 time; Hopkins leads 1–0.
Met1993Feb 16Series
Bernard HopkinsFighter AWWon1–0W–L
Gilbert BaptistFighter BLLost0–1W–L
ResultUD1Meeting

The Numbers

Hopkins 5 · Baptist 1 of 6 measurable rows
HopkinsBaptist
Record†
55-12-2 (edge)1-8
Win %0–100%
81.2% (edge)
11.1%
Wins by knockoutmax 28
28 (edge)
1
KO ratenot comparable
50.91%—
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)‡0–100%
58%
100% (edge)
Times stopped‡levelmax 2
2
2
Title reignsmax 10
10 (edge)
0
Bouts per year§max 2.4
2.4 (edge)
1.3
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 68
68
9

† 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
Bernard Hopkins: 6′1″
Gilbert Baptist: No height on file
Reachnot held
Bernard Hopkins: 71″
Gilbert Baptist: No reach on file
Agenot held
Bernard Hopkins: 61
Gilbert Baptist: No date of birth
Stance
Bernard Hopkins: Orthodox
Gilbert Baptist: Not recorded

Bernard Hopkins left, Gilbert Baptist right, as everywhere on this page. Age is stated, not scored — neither age nor stance carries an edge.

How They Win

Tracked bouts only
Bernard Hopkins55 wins · from 68 tracked bouts

Bernard Hopkins: 55 tracked wins — 32 by KO/TKO (58%) and 23 on the cards (42%). Counted from 68 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

32 by KO/TKO 58%23 on the cards 42%

Gilbert Baptist1 win · from 9 tracked bouts

Gilbert Baptist: 1 tracked win — 1 by KO/TKO (100%). Counted from 9 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

1 by KO/TKO 100%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Bernard Hopkins 68, Gilbert Baptist 9 — 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

Bernard Hopkins last boxed on Dec 17, 2016 — 3,595 days ago. Hopkins had lost three straight, after two straight wins.WWLLL

Murat Oct 2013Shumenov Apr 2014Kovalev Nov 2014Jr. Dec 2016Jr. Dec 20162.4 tracked bouts per year

Gilbert Baptist last boxed on Mar 4, 1994 — 11,919 days ago. Baptist had lost five straight.LLLLL

Rosi Nov 1991Grant Sep 1992Hopkins Feb 1993Parks Aug 1993McClellan Mar 19941.3 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have Bernard Hopkins and Gilbert Baptist ever fought each other?
Yes. Bernard Hopkins and Gilbert Baptist met once on February 16, 1993, and Bernard Hopkins won by UD.
The meeting

WFeb 16, 1993 · Hopkins · UD

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Hopkins or Baptist?
Bernard Hopkins is 55-12-2 and Gilbert Baptist is 1-8 across the 9 bouts Kill The Body has tracked. Bernard Hopkins has the higher win percentage. Records shown as tracked have not yet been independently verified as complete career totals.
Records · win %

Hopkins55–12–281.2%

Baptist1–811.1%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Hopkins or Baptist?
Bernard Hopkins has 28 knockout wins and Gilbert Baptist has 1. Bernard Hopkins has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Hopkins2850.9%

Baptist1

The Numbers ↓
Do Hopkins and Baptist have any common opponents?
Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both Bernard Hopkins and Gilbert Baptist have faced.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Hopkins and Baptist?
This comparison is drawn from 68 bouts tracked for Bernard Hopkins and 9 bouts tracked for Gilbert Baptist. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Hopkins68bouts

Baptist9bouts

How They Win ↓

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