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Brian Nielsen vs Evander Holyfield — record, stats and common opponents compared

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Brian Nielsen

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Evander Holyfield

Brian Nielsen (64-3) and Evander Holyfield (44-10-2) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met once. They share 3 common opponents.

Nielsen

64

Wins43 KO · 67%

3

Losses

0

Draws67 tracked bouts

Holyfield

44

Wins29 KO · 66%

10

Losses

2

Draws57 tracked bouts

Head to Head

Holyfield leads 1–0

Brian Nielsen and Evander Holyfield have met 1 time; Holyfield leads 1–0.

Brian Nielsen and Evander Holyfield have met 1 time; Holyfield leads 1–0.
Met2011May 7Series
Brian NielsenFighter ALLost0–1W–L
Evander HolyfieldFighter BWWon1–0W–L
ResultTKOR101Meeting

The Numbers

Nielsen 6 · Holyfield 2 of 8 measurable rows
NielsenHolyfield
Record
64-3 (edge)44-10-2
Win %0–100%
95.5% (edge)
80.4%
Wins by knockoutmax 43
43 (edge)
29
KO rate0–100%
67.19% (edge)
65.91%
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)†0–100%
67% (edge)
66%
Times stopped†max 3
3
2 (edge)
Title reignsmax 11
0
11 (edge)
Bouts per year‡max 3.6
3.6 (edge)
2.2
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 67
67
57

† 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

Height+1″
Brian Nielsen: 6′3″ (edge)
Evander Holyfield: 6′2″
Reach+1″
Brian Nielsen: 77″
Evander Holyfield: 78″ (edge)
Age3 yrs apart
Brian Nielsen: 61
Evander Holyfield: 64
Stance
Brian Nielsen: Orthodox
Evander Holyfield: Orthodox

Brian Nielsen left, Evander Holyfield 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%

Evander Holyfield44 wins · from 57 tracked bouts

Evander Holyfield: 44 tracked wins — 29 by KO/TKO (66%), 13 on the cards (30%) and 2 by another method or unrecorded (5%). Counted from 57 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

29 by KO/TKO 66%13 on the cards 30%2 by another method or unrecorded 5%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Brian Nielsen 67, Evander Holyfield 57 — not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

3 shared

3 shared · Holyfield better on 1 · even on 2

Nielsen

Opponent

Holyfield

  • Brian Nielsen

    Loss, RTD 6

    2001

    TysonHolyfield better

    Evander Holyfield

    2–0 against

    Win, DQ 3

    1997

    Win, TKO 11

    1996

  • Brian Nielsen

    Win, SD

    1997

    HolmesEven

    Evander Holyfield

    Win, UD

    1992

  • Brian Nielsen

    Win, TKO 3

    1995

    LeónEven

    Evander Holyfield

    Win, 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 — 5,644 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

Evander Holyfield last boxed on May 7, 2011 — 5,644 days ago. Holyfield had won once since a no contest with Sherman Williams.LLWNCW

Ibragimov Oct 2007Valuev Dec 2008Botha Apr 2010Williams Jan 2011Nielsen May 20112.2 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have Brian Nielsen and Evander Holyfield ever fought each other?
Yes. Brian Nielsen and Evander Holyfield met once on May 7, 2011, and Evander Holyfield won by TKO in round 10.
The meeting

LMay 7, 2011 · Holyfield · TKO R10

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Nielsen or Holyfield?
Brian Nielsen is 64-3 and Evander Holyfield is 44-10-2. Brian Nielsen has the higher win percentage.
Records · win %

Nielsen64–395.5%

Holyfield44–10–280.4%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Nielsen or Holyfield?
Brian Nielsen has 43 knockout wins and Evander Holyfield has 29. Brian Nielsen has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Nielsen4367.2%

Holyfield2965.9%

The Numbers ↓
Do Nielsen and Holyfield have any common opponents?
Brian Nielsen and Evander Holyfield share 3 common opponents: Mike Tyson, Larry Holmes and Carlos de León. Evander Holyfield fared better against 1 of them.
3 shared opponents

Mike TysonLW

Larry HolmesWW

Carlos de LeónWW

Common Opponents ↓
Who is bigger, Nielsen or Holyfield?
Brian Nielsen is the taller fighter at 191 cm, 2 cm above the other. Evander Holyfield also has the longer reach, by 1 cm.
Height · reach

Nielsen191 cm196 cm reach

Holyfield189 cm197 cm reach

Tale of the Tape ↓
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Nielsen and Holyfield?
This comparison is drawn from 67 bouts tracked for Brian Nielsen and 57 bouts tracked for Evander Holyfield. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Nielsen67bouts

Holyfield57bouts

How They Win ↓

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