Bernard Hopkins (55-12-2) and Sergey Kovalev (36-5-1) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met once. They share 1 common opponent.
Bernard Hopkins vs Sergey Kovalev — record, stats and common opponents compared
Head to Head
Sergey Kovalev leads 1–0- Sergey Kovalev wonKovalev vs HopkinsNov 8, 2014 · UD
The Numbers
- 55-12-2
- Record
- 36-5-1 (edge)
- 81.2%
- Win %
- 86.9% (edge)
- 28
- Wins by knockout
- 30 (edge)
- 50.91%
- KO rate
- 83.33% (edge)
- 58%
- Stoppage rate (tracked wins)
- 83% (edge)
- 2 (edge)
- Times stopped
- 3
- 10 (edge)
- Title reigns
- 5
- 2.4
- Bouts per year
- 2.7 (edge)
- 68
- Bouts tracked
- 42
Counted from bouts Kill The Body has ingested, not a career total.
Counted from bouts Kill The Body has ingested, not a career total.
Across each fighter's tracked career span.
Tale of the Tape
- 6′1″ (185 cm) (edge)
- Height
- 6′0″ (183 cm)
- 71″ (180 cm)
- Reach
- 72″ (184 cm) (edge)
- 61
- Age
- 43
- Orthodox
- Stance
- Orthodox
- United States
- Nationality
- Russian
How They Win
Tracked bouts onlyBernard Hopkins · 55 wins
KO/TKO
32
Decision
23
Other
0
Sergey Kovalev · 36 wins
KO/TKO
30
Decision
6
Other
0
Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter (68 and 42 respectively), not from a career-complete method table.
Common Opponents
1 sharedBernard Hopkins
WUD · May 2011DMD · Dec 2010Sergey Kovalev
WRTD R7 · Jan 2016WTKO R8 · Mar 2015
Shared opponents are matched on fighter identity, not on name — two different fighters with the same name never merge into one row.
Current Form
Bernard Hopkins
LLLWW
L3 streak · last fought Dec 17, 2016
Sergey Kovalev
WLWLW
W1 streak · last fought Apr 18, 2025
Common Questions
- Have Bernard Hopkins and Sergey Kovalev ever fought each other?
- Yes. Bernard Hopkins and Sergey Kovalev met once on November 8, 2014, and Sergey Kovalev won by UD.
- Who has the better record, Bernard Hopkins or Sergey Kovalev?
- Bernard Hopkins is 55-12-2 and Sergey Kovalev is 36-5-1. Sergey Kovalev has the higher win percentage.
- Who has more knockouts, Bernard Hopkins or Sergey Kovalev?
- Bernard Hopkins has 28 knockout wins and Sergey Kovalev has 30. Sergey Kovalev has more.
- Do Bernard Hopkins and Sergey Kovalev have any common opponents?
- Bernard Hopkins and Sergey Kovalev share 1 common opponent: Jean Pascal. Sergey Kovalev fared better against 1 of them.
- Who is bigger, Bernard Hopkins or Sergey Kovalev?
- Bernard Hopkins is the taller fighter at 185 cm, 2 cm above the other. Sergey Kovalev also has the longer reach, by 4 cm.
- How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Bernard Hopkins and Sergey Kovalev?
- This comparison is drawn from 68 bouts tracked for Bernard Hopkins and 42 bouts tracked for Sergey Kovalev. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.