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Canelo Álvarez vs Gennady Golovkin — record, stats and common opponents compared

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Canelo Álvarez

Canelo Álvarez

Gennady Golovkin

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Gennady Golovkin

Canelo Álvarez (63-3-2) and Gennady Golovkin (42-2-1) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met 3 times. They share 1 common opponent.

Álvarez

63

Wins39 KO · 62%

3

Losses

2

Draws68 tracked bouts

Golovkin

42

Wins37 KO · 88%

2

Losses

1

Draw45 tracked bouts

Head to Head

Álvarez leads 2–0 with 1 draw

Canelo Álvarez and Gennady Golovkin have met 3 times; Álvarez leads 2–0 with 1 draw.

Canelo Álvarez and Gennady Golovkin have met 3 times; Álvarez leads 2–0 with 1 draw.
Met2017Sep 162018Sep 152022Sep 17Series
Canelo ÁlvarezFighter ADDrawWWonWWon2–0–1W–L–D
Gennady GolovkinFighter BDDrawLLostLLost0–2–1W–L–D
ResultSDMDUD3Meetings

The Numbers

Álvarez 2 · Golovkin 4 of 6 measurable rows
ÁlvarezGolovkin
Record
63-3-242-2-1 (edge)
Win %0–100%
94.1%
94.4% (edge)
Wins by knockoutmax 39
39 (edge)
37
KO rate0–100%
61.9%
88.1% (edge)
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)†0–100%
62%
88% (edge)
Times stopped†levelmax 0
0
0
Title reignslevelmax 15
15
15
Bouts per year‡max 3.4
3.4 (edge)
2.7
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 68
68
45

† 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″
Canelo Álvarez: 5′7″
Gennady Golovkin: 5′10″ (edge)
ReachLevel
Canelo Álvarez: 70″
Gennady Golovkin: 70″
Age8 yrs apart
Canelo Álvarez: 36
Gennady Golovkin: 44
Stance
Canelo Álvarez: Orthodox
Gennady Golovkin: Orthodox

Canelo Álvarez left, Gennady Golovkin right, as everywhere on this page. Age is stated, not scored — neither age nor stance carries an edge.

How They Win

Tracked bouts only
Canelo Álvarez63 wins · from 68 tracked bouts

Canelo Álvarez: 63 tracked wins — 39 by KO/TKO (62%) and 24 on the cards (38%). Counted from 68 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

39 by KO/TKO 62%24 on the cards 38%

Gennady Golovkin42 wins · from 45 tracked bouts

Gennady Golovkin: 42 tracked wins — 37 by KO/TKO (88%) and 5 on the cards (12%). Counted from 45 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

37 by KO/TKO 88%5 on the cards 12%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Canelo Álvarez 68, Gennady Golovkin 45 — not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

1 shared

1 shared · even on 1

Álvarez

Opponent

Golovkin

  • Canelo Álvarez

    Win, UD

    2019

    JacobsEven

    Gennady Golovkin

    Win, UD

    2017

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

Canelo Álvarez had won four in a row before losing a decision to Terence Crawford. Álvarez last boxed on Sep 13, 2025 — 406 days ago.WWWWL

Charlo Sep 2023Munguia May 2024Berlanga Sep 2024Scull May 2025Crawford Sep 20253.4 tracked bouts per year

Gennady Golovkin last boxed on Sep 17, 2022 — 1,498 days ago. Golovkin had won four in a row before losing a decision to Canelo Álvarez.WWWWL

Rolls Jun 2019Derevyanchenko Oct 2019Szeremeta Dec 2020Murata Apr 2022Álvarez Sep 20222.7 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have Canelo Álvarez and Gennady Golovkin ever fought each other?
Yes. Canelo Álvarez and Gennady Golovkin have met 3 times and Canelo Álvarez leads the series 2-0 with 1 draw.
The 3 meetings

WSep 17, 2022 · Álvarez · UD

WSep 15, 2018 · Álvarez · MD

DSep 16, 2017 · Draw · SD

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Álvarez or Golovkin?
Canelo Álvarez is 63-3-2 and Gennady Golovkin is 42-2-1. Gennady Golovkin has the higher win percentage.
Records · win %

Álvarez63–3–294.1%

Golovkin42–2–194.4%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Álvarez or Golovkin?
Canelo Álvarez has 39 knockout wins and Gennady Golovkin has 37. Canelo Álvarez has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Álvarez3961.9%

Golovkin3788.1%

The Numbers ↓
Do Álvarez and Golovkin have any common opponents?
Canelo Álvarez and Gennady Golovkin share 1 common opponent: Daniel Jacobs. Neither fighter fared better across the shared opponents overall.
Shared opponent

Daniel JacobsWW

Common Opponents ↓
Who is bigger, Álvarez or Golovkin?
Gennady Golovkin is the taller fighter at 179 cm, 8 cm above the other. Canelo Álvarez also has the longer reach, by 1 cm.
Height · reach

Álvarez171 cm179 cm reach

Golovkin179 cm178 cm reach

Tale of the Tape ↓
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Álvarez and Golovkin?
This comparison is drawn from 68 bouts tracked for Canelo Álvarez and 45 bouts tracked for Gennady Golovkin. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Álvarez68bouts

Golovkin45bouts

How They Win ↓

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