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Brian Nielsen vs Crawford Grimsley — record, stats and common opponents compared

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Brian Nielsen

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Crawford Grimsley

Brian Nielsen (64-3) and Crawford Grimsley (22-4-1) 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

Grimsley

22

Wins20 KO · 91%

4

Losses

1

Draw27 tracked bouts

Head to Head

Nielsen leads 1–0

Brian Nielsen and Crawford Grimsley have met 1 time; Nielsen leads 1–0.

Brian Nielsen and Crawford Grimsley have met 1 time; Nielsen leads 1–0.
Met1997Oct 3Series
Brian NielsenFighter AWWon1–0W–L
Crawford GrimsleyFighter BLLost0–1W–L
ResultTKOR61Meeting

The Numbers

Nielsen 4 · Grimsley 2 of 6 measurable rows
NielsenGrimsley
Record
64-3 (edge)22-4-1
Win %0–100%
95.5% (edge)
83.3%
Wins by knockoutmax 43
43 (edge)
20
KO rate0–100%
67.19%
90.91% (edge)
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)†0–100%
67%
91% (edge)
Times stopped†levelmax 3
3
3
Title reignslevelmax 0
0
0
Bouts per year‡max 3.6
3.6 (edge)
3.1
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 67
67
27

† 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″
Crawford Grimsley: No height on file
Reachnot held
Brian Nielsen: 77″
Crawford Grimsley: No reach on file
Age2 yrs apart
Brian Nielsen: 61
Crawford Grimsley: 59
Stance
Brian Nielsen: Orthodox
Crawford Grimsley: Orthodox

Brian Nielsen left, Crawford Grimsley 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 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%

Crawford Grimsley22 wins · from 27 tracked bouts

Crawford Grimsley: 22 tracked wins — 20 by KO/TKO (91%) and 2 on the cards (9%). Counted from 27 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

20 by KO/TKO 91%2 on the cards 9%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Brian Nielsen 67, Crawford Grimsley 27 — not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

1 shared

1 shared · even on 1

Nielsen

Opponent

Grimsley

  • Brian Nielsen

    Win, KO 3

    1994

    GulletteEven

    Crawford Grimsley

    Win, PTS

    1994

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 — 5,645 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

Crawford Grimsley last boxed on Sep 7, 2002 — 8,809 days ago. Grimsley had lost the most recent, to Andre Purlette.LWWDL

Nielsen Oct 1997Poole Dec 1997Mucciogrosso Jul 1998Nurse Oct 2001Purlette Sep 20023.1 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have Brian Nielsen and Crawford Grimsley ever fought each other?
Yes. Brian Nielsen and Crawford Grimsley met once on October 3, 1997, and Brian Nielsen won by TKO in round 6.
The meeting

WOct 3, 1997 · Nielsen · TKO R6

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Nielsen or Grimsley?
Brian Nielsen is 64-3 and Crawford Grimsley is 22-4-1. Brian Nielsen has the higher win percentage.
Records · win %

Nielsen64–395.5%

Grimsley22–4–183.3%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Nielsen or Grimsley?
Brian Nielsen has 43 knockout wins and Crawford Grimsley has 20. Brian Nielsen has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Nielsen4367.2%

Grimsley2090.9%

The Numbers ↓
Do Nielsen and Grimsley have any common opponents?
Brian Nielsen and Crawford Grimsley share 1 common opponent: Ron Gullette. Neither fighter fared better across the shared opponents overall.
Shared opponent

Ron GulletteWW

Common Opponents ↓
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Nielsen and Grimsley?
This comparison is drawn from 67 bouts tracked for Brian Nielsen and 27 bouts tracked for Crawford Grimsley. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Nielsen67bouts

Grimsley27bouts

How They Win ↓

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