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Brian Nielsen vs Dicky Ryan — record, stats and common opponents compared

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Brian Nielsen

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Dicky Ryan

Brian Nielsen (64-3) and Dicky Ryan (1-7 across 10 tracked bouts) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met 2 times. They share no common opponents in Kill The Body's bout data.

Nielsen

64

Wins43 KO · 67%

3

Losses

0

Draws67 tracked bouts

Ryan

Tracked record

1–7

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

Series level 1–1

Brian Nielsen and Dicky Ryan have met 2 times; Series level 1–1.

Brian Nielsen and Dicky Ryan have met 2 times; Series level 1–1.
Met1999Jun 182000Dec 1Series
Brian NielsenFighter ALLostWWon1–1W–L
Dicky RyanFighter BWWonLLost1–1W–L
ResultTKOUD2Meetings

The Numbers

Nielsen 5 · Ryan 1 of 6 measurable rows
NielsenRyan
Record†
64-3 (edge)1-7
Win %0–100%
95.5% (edge)
12.5%
Wins by knockoutmax 43
43 (edge)
1
KO ratenot comparable
67.19%—
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)‡0–100%
67%
100% (edge)
Times stopped‡max 5
3 (edge)
5
Title reignslevelmax 0
0
0
Bouts per year§max 3.6
3.6 (edge)
0.6
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″
Dicky Ryan: No height on file
Reachnot held
Brian Nielsen: 77″
Dicky Ryan: No reach on file
Age2 yrs apart
Brian Nielsen: 61
Dicky Ryan: 59
Stance
Brian Nielsen: Orthodox
Dicky Ryan: Not recorded

Brian Nielsen left, Dicky Ryan 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%

Dicky Ryan1 win · from 10 tracked bouts

Dicky Ryan: 1 tracked win — 1 by KO/TKO (100%). Counted from 10 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

1 by KO/TKO 100%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Brian Nielsen 67, Dicky Ryan 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 — 5,645 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

Dicky Ryan last boxed on Sep 7, 2007 — 6,983 days ago. Ryan had lost five straight.LLLLL

Nielsen Dec 2000Hoffmann Sep 2002Valuev Feb 2004Briggs Mar 2006Rahman Sep 20070.6 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have Brian Nielsen and Dicky Ryan ever fought each other?
Yes. Brian Nielsen and Dicky Ryan have met 2 times and the series is level at 1-1.
The 2 meetings

WDec 1, 2000 · Nielsen · UD

LJun 18, 1999 · Ryan · TKO

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Nielsen or Ryan?
Brian Nielsen is 64-3 and Dicky Ryan is 1-7 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%

Ryan1–712.5%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Nielsen or Ryan?
Brian Nielsen has 43 knockout wins and Dicky Ryan has 1. Brian Nielsen has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Nielsen4367.2%

Ryan1

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

Nielsen67bouts

Ryan10bouts

How They Win ↓

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