Have Buck Smith and Mark Breland ever fought each other?

Yes. Buck Smith and Mark Breland met once on May 19, 1996, and Mark Breland won by KO in round 3.

Who has the better record, Smith or Breland?

Buck Smith is 183-20-2 and Mark Breland is 35-3-1. Mark Breland has the higher win percentage.

Who has more knockouts, Smith or Breland?

Buck Smith has 121 knockout wins and Mark Breland has 25. Buck Smith has more.

Do Smith and Breland have any common opponents?

Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both Buck Smith and Mark Breland have faced.

Who is bigger, Smith or Breland?

Mark Breland is the taller fighter at 189 cm, 14 cm above the other. Mark Breland also has the longer reach, by 24 cm.

How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Smith and Breland?

This comparison is drawn from 229 bouts tracked for Buck Smith and 39 bouts tracked for Mark Breland. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

Buck Smith vs Mark Breland — Records, Stats & Common Opponents

🇺🇸WELTERWEIGHT

Buck Smith (183-20-2) and Mark Breland (35-3-1) 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.

Smith

183

Wins121 KO · 66%

Losses

Draws229 tracked bouts

Breland

Wins25 KO · 71%

Losses

Draw39 tracked bouts

Head to Head

Breland leads 1–0

Buck Smith and Mark Breland have met 1 time; Breland leads 1–0.
Met	1996May 19	Series
Buck SmithFighter A	LLost	0–1W–L
Mark BrelandFighter B	WWon	1–0W–L
Result	KOR3Breland vs Smith	1Meeting

Breland vs Smith · May 19, 1996

The Numbers

Smith 2 · Breland 6 of 8 measurable rows

SmithEdge = longer wingBreland

Record: 183-20-235-3-1 (edge)
Win %0–100%: 89.8%
91% (edge)
Wins by knockoutmax 121: 121 (edge)
25
KO rate0–100%: 66.12%
71.43% (edge)
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)^†0–100%: 66%
71% (edge)
Times stopped^†max 9: 9
3 (edge)
Title reignsmax 2: 0
2 (edge)
Bouts per year^‡max 10.6: 10.6 (edge)
3.2
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 229: 229
39

† 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+5″: Buck Smith: 5′9″; Mark Breland: 6′2″ (edge)
Reach+10″: Buck Smith: 68″; Mark Breland: 78″ (edge)
Age2 yrs apart: Buck Smith: 61; Mark Breland: 63
Stance: Buck Smith: Orthodox; Mark Breland: Orthodox

Buck Smith left, Mark Breland right, as everywhere on this page. Age is stated, not scored — neither age nor stance carries an edge.

How They Win

Tracked bouts only

Buck Smith183 wins · from 229 tracked bouts

121 by KO/TKO 66%62 on the cards 34%

Mark Breland35 wins · from 39 tracked bouts

25 by KO/TKO 71%10 on the cards 29%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Buck Smith 229, Mark Breland 39 — 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

Buck Smith last boxed on Apr 10, 2009 — 6,399 days ago. Smith had lost five straight.LLLLL

Kahwagi May 2003Fogle Aug 2006Calloway Feb 2007Oliveira Jun 2007Reed Apr 200910.6 tracked bouts per year

Mark Breland last boxed on Mar 21, 1997 — 10,803 days ago. Breland had won five straight, the most recent against Rick Haynes.WWWWW

Smith Jan 1996Smith May 1996Lattimore Jun 1996Butters Jan 1997Haynes Mar 19973.2 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

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Have Buck Smith and Mark Breland ever fought each other?: Yes. Buck Smith and Mark Breland met once on May 19, 1996, and Mark Breland won by KO in round 3.
Who has the better record, Smith or Breland?: Buck Smith is 183-20-2 and Mark Breland is 35-3-1. Mark Breland has the higher win percentage.
Who has more knockouts, Smith or Breland?: Buck Smith has 121 knockout wins and Mark Breland has 25. Buck Smith has more.
Do Smith and Breland have any common opponents?: Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both Buck Smith and Mark Breland have faced.
Who is bigger, Smith or Breland?: Mark Breland is the taller fighter at 189 cm, 14 cm above the other. Mark Breland also has the longer reach, by 24 cm.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Smith and Breland?: This comparison is drawn from 229 bouts tracked for Buck Smith and 39 bouts tracked for Mark Breland. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

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