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.
Canelo Álvarez vs Gennady Golovkin — record, stats and common opponents compared
Head to Head
Canelo Álvarez leads 2–0- Canelo Álvarez wonÁlvarez vs GolovkinSep 17, 2022 · UD
- Canelo Álvarez wonÁlvarez vs GolovkinSep 15, 2018 · MD
- DrawÁlvarez vs GolovkinSep 16, 2017 · SD
The Numbers
- 63-3-2
- Record
- 42-2-1 (edge)
- 94.1%
- Win %
- 94.4% (edge)
- 39 (edge)
- Wins by knockout
- 37
- 61.9%
- KO rate
- 88.1% (edge)
- 61%
- Stoppage rate (tracked wins)
- 88% (edge)
- 0
- Times stopped
- 0
- 0
- Title reigns
- 0
- 3.5 (edge)
- Bouts per year
- 2.7
- 69
- Bouts tracked
- 45
Counted from bouts Kill The Body has ingested, not a career total.
Counted from bouts Kill The Body has ingested, not a career total.
Across each fighter's tracked career span.
Tale of the Tape
- 5′7″ (171 cm)
- Height
- 5′10″ (179 cm) (edge)
- 70″ (179 cm) (edge)
- Reach
- 70″ (178 cm)
- 36
- Age
- 44
- Orthodox
- Stance
- Orthodox
- Mexico
- Nationality
- Kazakhstani
How They Win
Tracked bouts onlyCanelo Álvarez · 64 wins
KO/TKO
39
Decision
25
Other
0
Gennady Golovkin · 42 wins
KO/TKO
37
Decision
5
Other
0
Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter (69 and 45 respectively), not from a career-complete method table.
Common Opponents
1 sharedShared opponents are matched on fighter identity, not on name — two different fighters with the same name never merge into one row.
Current Form
Canelo Álvarez
LWWWW
L1 streak · last fought Sep 13, 2025
Gennady Golovkin
LWWWW
L1 streak · last fought Sep 17, 2022
Common Questions
- 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.
- Who has the better record, Canelo Álvarez or Gennady Golovkin?
- Canelo Álvarez is 63-3-2 and Gennady Golovkin is 42-2-1. Gennady Golovkin has the higher win percentage.
- Who has more knockouts, Canelo Álvarez or Gennady Golovkin?
- Canelo Álvarez has 39 knockout wins and Gennady Golovkin has 37. Canelo Álvarez has more.
- Do Canelo Álvarez and Gennady 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.
- Who is bigger, Canelo Álvarez or Gennady 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.
- How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Canelo Álvarez and Gennady Golovkin?
- This comparison is drawn from 69 bouts tracked for Canelo Álvarez and 45 bouts tracked for Gennady Golovkin. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.