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

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Brian Nielsen

Ken Murphy

Brian Nielsen (64-3) and Ken Murphy (0-18-1 across 19 tracked bouts) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met once. They share 1 common opponent.

Nielsen

64

Wins43 KO · 67%

3

Losses

0

Draws67 tracked bouts

Murphy

Tracked record

0–18–1

counted from 19 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 Murphy have met 1 time; Nielsen leads 1–0.

Brian Nielsen and Ken Murphy have met 1 time; Nielsen leads 1–0.
Met2001Nov 16Series
Brian NielsenFighter AWWon1–0W–L
Ken MurphyFighter BLLost0–1W–L
ResultUD1Meeting

The Numbers

Nielsen 5 · Murphy 0 of 5 measurable rows
NielsenMurphy
Record†
64-3 (edge)0-18-1
Win %0–100%
95.5% (edge)
2.6%
Wins by knockoutmax 43
43 (edge)
0
KO ratenot comparable
67.19%—
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)‡not comparable
67%—
Times stopped‡max 10
3 (edge)
10
Title reignslevelmax 0
0
0
Bouts per year§max 3.6
3.6 (edge)
2.1
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 67
67
19

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

Brian Nielsen left, Ken 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%

Ken Murphy0 wins · from 19 tracked bouts

Ken Murphy: no tracked wins in the 19 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, Ken Murphy 19 — not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

1 shared

1 shared · Nielsen better on 1

Nielsen

Opponent

Murphy

  • Brian Nielsen

    Win, UD

    2001

    NorrisNielsen better

    Ken Murphy

    Loss, TKO 6

    2004

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 — 5,643 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

Ken Murphy last boxed on Jan 16, 2009 — 6,484 days ago. Murphy had lost 11 straight.LLLLL

Norris Oct 2004Hayes Nov 2004Bean Feb 2005L'Heureux Apr 2008Kauffman Jan 20092.1 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have Brian Nielsen and Ken Murphy ever fought each other?
Yes. Brian Nielsen and Ken Murphy met once on November 16, 2001, and Brian Nielsen won by UD.
The meeting

WNov 16, 2001 · Nielsen · UD

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Nielsen or Murphy?
Brian Nielsen is 64-3 and Ken Murphy is 0-18-1 across the 19 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%

Murphy0–18–12.6%

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

Nielsen4367.2%

Murphy0

The Numbers ↓
Do Nielsen and Murphy have any common opponents?
Brian Nielsen and Ken Murphy share 1 common opponent: Orlin Norris. Brian Nielsen fared better against 1 of them.
Shared opponent

Orlin NorrisWL

Common Opponents ↓
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 19 bouts tracked for Ken Murphy. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Nielsen67bouts

Murphy19bouts

How They Win ↓

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