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Brian Nielsen vs Ken Merritt — record, stats and common opponents compared

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Brian Nielsen

Ken Merritt

Brian Nielsen (64-3) and Ken Merritt (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

Merritt

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 Ken Merritt have met 1 time; Nielsen leads 1–0.

Brian Nielsen and Ken Merritt have met 1 time; Nielsen leads 1–0.
Met1994Apr 22Series
Brian NielsenFighter AWWon1–0W–L
Ken MerrittFighter BLLost0–1W–L
ResultKO1Meeting

The Numbers

Nielsen 4 · Merritt 0 of 4 measurable rows
NielsenMerritt
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 reignsmax 1
1 (edge)
0
Bouts per year§not comparable
3.6—
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″
Ken Merritt: No height on file
Reachnot held
Brian Nielsen: 77″
Ken Merritt: No reach on file
Agenot held
Brian Nielsen: 61
Ken Merritt: No date of birth
Stance
Brian Nielsen: Orthodox
Ken Merritt: Not recorded

Brian Nielsen left, Ken Merritt 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%

Ken Merritt0 wins · from 3 tracked bouts

Ken Merritt: no tracked wins in the 3 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

No tracked wins for Merritt yet.

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Brian Nielsen 67, Ken Merritt 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 — 5,649 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

Ken Merritt last boxed on Feb 7, 1995 — 11,582 days ago. Merritt had lost three straight.LLL

Nielsen Apr 1994Savarese Nov 1994Morrison Feb 1995

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have Brian Nielsen and Ken Merritt ever fought each other?
Yes. Brian Nielsen and Ken Merritt met once on April 22, 1994, and Brian Nielsen won by KO.
The meeting

WApr 22, 1994 · Nielsen · KO

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Nielsen or Merritt?
Brian Nielsen is 64-3 and Ken Merritt 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%

Merritt0–30%

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

Nielsen4367.2%

Merritt0

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

Nielsen67bouts

Merritt3bouts

How They Win ↓

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