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Brian Nielsen vs Dan Murphy — record, stats and common opponents compared

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Brian Nielsen

Dan Murphy

Brian Nielsen (64-3) and Dan Murphy (0-10 across 10 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.

Nielsen

64

Wins43 KO · 67%

3

Losses

0

Draws67 tracked bouts

Murphy

Tracked record

0–10

counted from 10 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

Nielsen leads 1–0

Brian Nielsen and Dan Murphy have met 1 time; Nielsen leads 1–0.

Brian Nielsen and Dan Murphy have met 1 time; Nielsen leads 1–0.
Met1998Nov 27Series
Brian NielsenFighter AWWon1–0W–L
Dan MurphyFighter BLLost0–1W–L
ResultTKOR21Meeting

The Numbers

Nielsen 5 · Murphy 0 of 5 measurable rows
NielsenMurphy
Record†
64-3 (edge)0-10
Win %0–100%
95.5% (edge)
0%
Wins by knockoutmax 43
43 (edge)
0
KO ratenot comparable
67.19%—
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)‡not comparable
67%—
Times stopped‡max 8
3 (edge)
8
Title reignslevelmax 0
0
0
Bouts per year§max 3.6
3.6 (edge)
1.2
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 67
67
10

† 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 Nielsen: 6′3″
Dan Murphy: No height on file
Reachnot held
Brian Nielsen: 77″
Dan Murphy: No reach on file
Agenot held
Brian Nielsen: 61
Dan Murphy: No date of birth
Stance
Brian Nielsen: Orthodox
Dan Murphy: Not recorded

Brian Nielsen left, Dan Murphy 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%

Dan Murphy0 wins · from 10 tracked bouts

Dan Murphy: no tracked wins in the 10 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

No tracked wins for Murphy yet.

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Brian Nielsen 67, Dan Murphy 10 — 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 Nielsen last boxed on May 7, 2011 — 5,643 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

Dan Murphy last boxed on Nov 27, 1998 — 10,187 days ago. Murphy had lost ten straight.LLLLL

McCall Feb 1994Donald Jul 1994Tucker Dec 1994Tua May 1995Nielsen Nov 19981.2 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have Brian Nielsen and Dan Murphy ever fought each other?
Yes. Brian Nielsen and Dan Murphy met once on November 27, 1998, and Brian Nielsen won by TKO in round 2.
The meeting

WNov 27, 1998 · Nielsen · TKO R2

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Nielsen or Murphy?
Brian Nielsen is 64-3 and Dan Murphy is 0-10 across the 10 bouts Kill The Body has tracked. Brian Nielsen has the higher win percentage. Records shown as tracked have not yet been independently verified as complete career totals.
Records · win %

Nielsen64–395.5%

Murphy0–100%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Nielsen or Murphy?
Brian Nielsen has 43 knockout wins and Dan Murphy has 0. Brian Nielsen has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Nielsen4367.2%

Murphy0

The Numbers ↓
Do Nielsen and Murphy have any common opponents?
Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both Brian Nielsen and Dan Murphy have faced.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Nielsen and Murphy?
This comparison is drawn from 67 bouts tracked for Brian Nielsen and 10 bouts tracked for Dan Murphy. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Nielsen67bouts

Murphy10bouts

How They Win ↓

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