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Brian Nielsen vs Carlos de León — record, stats and common opponents compared

🇩🇰HEAVYWEIGHT

Brian Nielsen

Cross-division

🇵🇷CRUISERWEIGHT

Carlos de León

Brian Nielsen (64-3) and Carlos de León (53-8-1) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met once. They share 1 common opponent.

Nielsen

64

Wins43 KO · 67%

3

Losses

0

Draws67 tracked bouts

León

53

Wins32 KO · 60%

8

Losses

1

Draw62 tracked bouts

Head to Head

Nielsen leads 1–0

Brian Nielsen and Carlos de León have met 1 time; Nielsen leads 1–0.

Brian Nielsen and Carlos de León have met 1 time; Nielsen leads 1–0.
Met1995Nov 24Series
Brian NielsenFighter AWWon1–0W–L
Carlos de LeónFighter BLLost0–1W–L
ResultTKOR31Meeting

The Numbers

Nielsen 7 · León 1 of 8 measurable rows
NielsenLeón
Record
64-3 (edge)53-8-1
Win %0–100%
95.5% (edge)
86.3%
Wins by knockoutmax 43
43 (edge)
32
KO rate0–100%
67.19% (edge)
60.38%
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)†0–100%
67% (edge)
62%
Times stopped†max 4
3 (edge)
4
Title reignsmax 4
1
4 (edge)
Bouts per year‡max 3.6
3.6 (edge)
2.9
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 67
67
62

† 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 Nielsen: 6′3″
Carlos de León: No height on file
Reachnot held
Brian Nielsen: 77″
Carlos de León: No reach on file
Agenot comparable
Brian Nielsen: 61
Carlos de León: Died aged 60
Stance
Brian Nielsen: Orthodox
Carlos de León: Orthodox

Brian Nielsen left, Carlos de León right, as everywhere on this page. Age is stated, not scored — neither age nor stance carries an edge.

Heavyweight against Cruiserweight. The two are listed in different weight classes, so the tape measures them as they stand rather than as a matchup.

How They Win

Tracked bouts only
Brian Nielsen64 wins · from 67 tracked bouts

Brian Nielsen: 64 tracked wins — 43 by KO/TKO (67%), 20 on the cards (31%) and 1 by another method or unrecorded (2%). Counted from 67 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

43 by KO/TKO 67%20 on the cards 31%1 by another method or unrecorded 2%

Carlos de León53 wins · from 62 tracked bouts

Carlos de León: 53 tracked wins — 33 by KO/TKO (62%) and 20 on the cards (38%). Counted from 62 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

33 by KO/TKO 62%20 on the cards 38%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Brian Nielsen 67, Carlos de León 62 — not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

1 shared

1 shared · even on 1

Nielsen

Opponent

León

  • Brian Nielsen

    Loss, TKO 10

    2011

    HolyfieldEven

    Carlos de León

    Loss, TKO 8

    1988

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

Brian Nielsen last boxed on May 7, 2011 — 5,646 days ago. Nielsen had won two in a row before losing by stoppage to Evander Holyfield.WLWWL

Norris Jun 2001Tyson Oct 2001Murphy Nov 2001Grant Apr 2002Holyfield May 20113.6 tracked bouts per year

Carlos de León has lost two straight, after three straight wins. León last boxed on Nov 24, 1995.WWWLL

Keepers Nov 1993Morgan Jan 1994Arthur Feb 1994Sanders Aug 1994Nielsen Nov 19952.9 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have Brian Nielsen and Carlos de León ever fought each other?
Yes. Brian Nielsen and Carlos de León met once on November 24, 1995, and Brian Nielsen won by TKO in round 3.
The meeting

WNov 24, 1995 · Nielsen · TKO R3

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Nielsen or León?
Brian Nielsen is 64-3 and Carlos de León is 53-8-1. Brian Nielsen has the higher win percentage.
Records · win %

Nielsen64–395.5%

León53–8–186.3%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Nielsen or León?
Brian Nielsen has 43 knockout wins and Carlos de León has 32. Brian Nielsen has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Nielsen4367.2%

León3260.4%

The Numbers ↓
Do Nielsen and León have any common opponents?
Brian Nielsen and Carlos de León share 1 common opponent: Evander Holyfield. Neither fighter fared better across the shared opponents overall.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Nielsen and León?
This comparison is drawn from 67 bouts tracked for Brian Nielsen and 62 bouts tracked for Carlos de León. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Nielsen67bouts

León62bouts

How They Win ↓

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