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Brian Howard vs Umar Salamov — record, stats and common opponents compared

Brian Howard

🇷🇺RUSSIA

Umar Salamov

Brian Howard (2-4 across 6 tracked bouts) and Umar Salamov (32-2) 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.

Howard

Tracked record

2–4

counted from 6 bouts Kill The Body has ingested

Salamov

32

Wins24 KO · 75%

2

Losses

0

Draws31 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

Salamov leads 1–0

Brian Howard and Umar Salamov have met 1 time; Salamov leads 1–0.

Brian Howard and Umar Salamov have met 1 time; Salamov leads 1–0.
Met2018Jun 22Series
Brian HowardFighter ALLost0–1W–L
Umar SalamovFighter BWWon1–0W–L
ResultKOR91Meeting

The Numbers

Howard 1 · Salamov 5 of 6 measurable rows
HowardSalamov
Record†
2-432-2 (edge)
Win %0–100%
33.3%
94.1% (edge)
Wins by knockoutmax 24
2
24 (edge)
KO ratenot comparable
—75%
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)‡0–100%
100% (edge)
72%
Times stopped‡max 4
4
0 (edge)
Title reignslevelmax 0
0
0
Bouts per year§max 2.6
1.1
2.6 (edge)
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 31
6
31

† 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
Brian Howard: No height on file
Umar Salamov: 6′4″
Reachnot held
Brian Howard: No reach on file
Umar Salamov: 76″
Agenot held
Brian Howard: No date of birth
Umar Salamov: 32
Stance
Brian Howard: Not recorded
Umar Salamov: Orthodox

Brian Howard left, Umar Salamov right, as everywhere on this page. Age is stated, not scored — neither age nor stance carries an edge.

How They Win

Tracked bouts only
Brian Howard2 wins · from 6 tracked bouts

Brian Howard: 2 tracked wins — 2 by KO/TKO (100%). Counted from 6 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

2 by KO/TKO 100%

Umar Salamov29 wins · from 31 tracked bouts

Umar Salamov: 29 tracked wins — 21 by KO/TKO (72%) and 8 on the cards (28%). Counted from 31 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

21 by KO/TKO 72%8 on the cards 28%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Brian Howard 6, Umar Salamov 31 — 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

Brian Howard last boxed on Apr 14, 2023 — 1,283 days ago. Howard had lost three straight, after one straight win.LWLLL

Salamov Jun 2018Negrón Aug 2019Sánchez Nov 2020Ajagba Apr 2021Wright Apr 20231.1 tracked bouts per year

Umar Salamov last boxed on Sep 11, 2024 — 767 days ago. Salamov had won three straight since losing a decision to Dmitry Bivol.WLWWW

Ekimov Apr 2021Bivol Dec 2021Meroro Sep 2022Satybaldiev Feb 2024Emurlaev Sep 20242.6 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have Brian Howard and Umar Salamov ever fought each other?
Yes. Brian Howard and Umar Salamov met once on June 22, 2018, and Umar Salamov won by KO in round 9.
The meeting

LJun 22, 2018 · Salamov · KO R9

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Howard or Salamov?
Brian Howard is 2-4 across the 6 bouts Kill The Body has tracked and Umar Salamov is 32-2. Umar Salamov has the higher win percentage. Records shown as tracked have not yet been independently verified as complete career totals.
Records · win %

Howard2–433.3%

Salamov32–294.1%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Howard or Salamov?
Brian Howard has 2 knockout wins and Umar Salamov has 24. Umar Salamov has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Howard2

Salamov2475%

The Numbers ↓
Do Howard and Salamov have any common opponents?
Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both Brian Howard and Umar Salamov have faced.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Howard and Salamov?
This comparison is drawn from 6 bouts tracked for Brian Howard and 31 bouts tracked for Umar Salamov. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Howard6bouts

Salamov31bouts

How They Win ↓

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