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Brian Nielsen vs Don Steele — record, stats and common opponents compared

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Brian Nielsen

Don Steele

Brian Nielsen (64-3) and Don Steele (0-3 across 3 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

Steele

Tracked record

0–3

counted from 3 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 Don Steele have met 1 time; Nielsen leads 1–0.

Brian Nielsen and Don Steele have met 1 time; Nielsen leads 1–0.
Met1997Nov 14Series
Brian NielsenFighter AWWon1–0W–L
Don SteeleFighter BLLost0–1W–L
ResultKOR21Meeting

The Numbers

Nielsen 4 · Steele 0 of 4 measurable rows
NielsenSteele
Record†
64-3 (edge)0-3
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‡levelmax 3
3
3
Title reignslevelmax 0
0
0
Bouts per year§max 3.6
3.6 (edge)
0.6
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 67
67
3

† 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″
Don Steele: No height on file
Reachnot held
Brian Nielsen: 77″
Don Steele: No reach on file
Agenot held
Brian Nielsen: 61
Don Steele: No date of birth
Stance
Brian Nielsen: Orthodox
Don Steele: Not recorded

Brian Nielsen left, Don Steele 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%

Don Steele0 wins · from 3 tracked bouts

Don Steele: no tracked wins in the 3 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

No tracked wins for Steele yet.

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Brian Nielsen 67, Don Steele 3 — 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 — 5,644 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

Don Steele last boxed on Mar 15, 2003 — 8,619 days ago. Steele had lost three straight.LLL

Nielsen Nov 1997Mercer Mar 2001Hoffmann Mar 20030.6 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have Brian Nielsen and Don Steele ever fought each other?
Yes. Brian Nielsen and Don Steele met once on November 14, 1997, and Brian Nielsen won by KO in round 2.
The meeting

WNov 14, 1997 · Nielsen · KO R2

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Nielsen or Steele?
Brian Nielsen is 64-3 and Don Steele is 0-3 across the 3 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%

Steele0–30%

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

Nielsen4367.2%

Steele0

The Numbers ↓
Do Nielsen and Steele have any common opponents?
Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both Brian Nielsen and Don Steele have faced.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Nielsen and Steele?
This comparison is drawn from 67 bouts tracked for Brian Nielsen and 3 bouts tracked for Don Steele. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Nielsen67bouts

Steele3bouts

How They Win ↓

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