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Carl Froch vs Matt Barney — record, stats and common opponents compared

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Carl Froch

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Matt Barney

Carl Froch (33-2) and Matt Barney (26-10-1) 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.

Froch

33

Wins24 KO · 73%

2

Losses

0

Draws35 tracked bouts

Barney

26

Wins6 KO · 23%

10

Losses

1

Draw6 tracked bouts

Head to Head

Froch leads 1–0

Carl Froch and Matt Barney have met 1 time; Froch leads 1–0.

Carl Froch and Matt Barney have met 1 time; Froch leads 1–0.
Met2005Jul 9Series
Carl FrochFighter AWWon1–0W–L
Matt BarneyFighter BLLost0–1W–L
ResultPTS1Meeting

The Numbers

Froch 7 · Barney 0 of 7 measurable rows
FrochBarney
Record
33-2 (edge)26-10-1
Win %0–100%
94.3% (edge)
71.6%
Wins by knockoutmax 24
24 (edge)
6
KO rate0–100%
72.73% (edge)
23.08%
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)†0–100%
73% (edge)
0%
Times stopped†levelmax 0
0
0
Title reignsmax 6
6 (edge)
0
Bouts per year‡max 2.9
2.9 (edge)
0.7
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 35
35
6

† 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
Carl Froch: 6′1″
Matt Barney: No height on file
Reachnot held
Carl Froch: 75″
Matt Barney: No reach on file
Age3 yrs apart
Carl Froch: 49
Matt Barney: 52
Stance
Carl Froch: Orthodox
Matt Barney: Orthodox

Carl Froch left, Matt Barney right, as everywhere on this page. Age is stated, not scored — neither age nor stance carries an edge.

How They Win

Tracked bouts only
Carl Froch33 wins · from 35 tracked bouts

Carl Froch: 33 tracked wins — 24 by KO/TKO (73%) and 9 on the cards (27%). Counted from 35 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

24 by KO/TKO 73%9 on the cards 27%

Matt Barney1 win · from 6 tracked bouts

Matt Barney: 1 tracked win — 1 on the cards (100%). Counted from 6 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

1 on the cards 100%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Carl Froch 35, Matt Barney 6 — 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

Carl Froch last boxed on May 31, 2014 — 4,527 days ago. Froch had won five straight, the most recent against George Groves.WWWWW

Bute May 2012Mack Nov 2012Kessler May 2013Groves Nov 2013Groves May 20142.9 tracked bouts per year

Matt Barney last boxed on Dec 3, 2011 — 5,437 days ago. Barney had lost five straight.LLLLL

Ulrich Mar 2005Froch Jul 2005McIntosh Feb 2009Blackledge Mar 2011Głażewski Dec 20110.7 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have Carl Froch and Matt Barney ever fought each other?
Yes. Carl Froch and Matt Barney met once on July 9, 2005, and Carl Froch won by PTS.
The meeting

WJul 9, 2005 · Froch · PTS

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Froch or Barney?
Carl Froch is 33-2 and Matt Barney is 26-10-1. Carl Froch has the higher win percentage.
Records · win %

Froch33–294.3%

Barney26–10–171.6%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Froch or Barney?
Carl Froch has 24 knockout wins and Matt Barney has 6. Carl Froch has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Froch2472.7%

Barney623.1%

The Numbers ↓
Do Froch and Barney have any common opponents?
Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both Carl Froch and Matt Barney have faced.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Froch and Barney?
This comparison is drawn from 35 bouts tracked for Carl Froch and 6 bouts tracked for Matt Barney. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Froch35bouts

Barney6bouts

How They Win ↓

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