Have Callum Smith and George Groves ever fought each other?

Yes. Callum Smith and George Groves met once on September 28, 2018, and Callum Smith won by KO in round 7.

Who has the better record, Smith or Groves?

Callum Smith is 31-2 and George Groves is 28-4. Callum Smith has the higher win percentage.

Who has more knockouts, Smith or Groves?

Callum Smith has 22 knockout wins and George Groves has 20. Callum Smith has more.

Do Smith and Groves have any common opponents?

Callum Smith and George Groves share 1 common opponent: Christopher Rebrassé. Neither fighter fared better across the shared opponents overall.

Who is bigger, Smith or Groves?

Callum Smith is the taller fighter at 190 cm, 8 cm above the other. Callum Smith also has the longer reach, by 10 cm.

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

This comparison is drawn from 33 bouts tracked for Callum Smith and 32 bouts tracked for George Groves. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

Callum Smith vs George Groves — Records, Stats & Common Opponents

🇬🇧LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT

George Groves

Callum Smith (31-2) and George Groves (28-4) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met once. They share 1 common opponent.

Smith

Wins22 KO · 71%

Losses

Draws33 tracked bouts

Groves

Wins20 KO · 71%

Losses

Draws32 tracked bouts

Head to Head

Smith leads 1–0

Callum Smith and George Groves have met 1 time; Smith leads 1–0.
Met	2018Sep 28	Series
Callum SmithFighter A	WWon	1–0W–L
George GrovesFighter B	LLost	0–1W–L
Result	KOR7Groves vs Smith	1Meeting

Groves vs Smith · Sep 28, 2018

The Numbers

Smith 5 · Groves 2 of 7 measurable rows

SmithEdge = longer wingGroves

Record: 31-2 (edge)28-4
Win %0–100%: 93.9% (edge)
87.5%
Wins by knockoutmax 22: 22 (edge)
20
KO rate0–100%: 70.97%
71.43% (edge)
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)^†level0–100%: 71%
71%
Times stopped^†max 3: 1 (edge)
3
Title reignsmax 2: 2 (edge)
1
Bouts per year^‡max 3.2: 2.7
3.2 (edge)
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 33: 33
32

† 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+3″: Callum Smith: 6′3″ (edge); George Groves: 6′0″
Reach+4″: Callum Smith: 78″ (edge); George Groves: 74″
Age2 yrs apart: Callum Smith: 36; George Groves: 38
Stance: Callum Smith: Orthodox; George Groves: Orthodox

Callum Smith left, George Groves right, as everywhere on this page. Age is stated, not scored — neither age nor stance carries an edge.

Light Heavyweight against Super Middleweight. The two are listed in different weight classes, so the tape measures them as they stand rather than as a matchup.

How They Win

Tracked bouts only

Callum Smith31 wins · from 33 tracked bouts

22 by KO/TKO 71%9 on the cards 29%

George Groves28 wins · from 32 tracked bouts

20 by KO/TKO 71%8 on the cards 29%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Callum Smith 33, George Groves 32 — not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

1 shared

1 shared · even on 11 shared · even on 1

SmithCallum Smith

Opponent

GrovesGeorge Groves

Callum Smith
Win, UD
2015Jun 2015
RebrasséChristopher RebrasséFrance 25–6–3EvenEven — 1–0 both
George Groves
Win, UD
2014Sep 2014

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

Callum Smith has won two straight since losing by stoppage to Artur Beterbiev. Smith last boxed on Feb 22, 2025 — 604 days ago.WWLWW

Castillo Sep 2021Bauderlique Aug 2022Beterbiev Jan 2024Galvan Nov 2024Buatsi Feb 20252.7 tracked bouts per year

George Groves last boxed on Sep 28, 2018 — 2,943 days ago. Groves had won four in a row before losing by stoppage to Callum Smith.WWWWL

Gutknecht Nov 2016Chudinov May 2017Cox Oct 2017Jr Feb 2018Smith Sep 20183.2 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them

Have Callum Smith and George Groves ever fought each other?: Yes. Callum Smith and George Groves met once on September 28, 2018, and Callum Smith won by KO in round 7.
Who has the better record, Smith or Groves?: Callum Smith is 31-2 and George Groves is 28-4. Callum Smith has the higher win percentage.
Who has more knockouts, Smith or Groves?: Callum Smith has 22 knockout wins and George Groves has 20. Callum Smith has more.
Do Smith and Groves have any common opponents?: Callum Smith and George Groves share 1 common opponent: Christopher Rebrassé. Neither fighter fared better across the shared opponents overall.
Who is bigger, Smith or Groves?: Callum Smith is the taller fighter at 190 cm, 8 cm above the other. Callum Smith also has the longer reach, by 10 cm.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Smith and Groves?: This comparison is drawn from 33 bouts tracked for Callum Smith and 32 bouts tracked for George Groves. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

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