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Carl Sullivan vs Lindell Holmes — record, stats and common opponents compared

Carl Sullivan

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Lindell Holmes

Carl Sullivan (2-5 across 7 tracked bouts) and Lindell Holmes (45-8) 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.

Sullivan

Tracked record

2–5

counted from 7 bouts Kill The Body has ingested

Holmes

45

Wins36 KO · 80%

8

Losses

0

Draws54 tracked bouts

Heads up: at least one of these records is a tracked record — the wins and losses Kill The Body has ingested so far, not an independently verified career total. Treat the comparison as a read on the bouts we hold, not a settled ledger.

Head to Head

Holmes leads 1–0

Carl Sullivan and Lindell Holmes have met 1 time; Holmes leads 1–0.

Carl Sullivan and Lindell Holmes have met 1 time; Holmes leads 1–0.
Met1990Jul 19Series
Carl SullivanFighter ALLost0–1W–L
Lindell HolmesFighter BWWon1–0W–L
ResultTKOR91Meeting

The Numbers

Sullivan 0 · Holmes 6 of 6 measurable rows
SullivanHolmes
Record†
2-545-8 (edge)
Win %0–100%
28.6%
84.9% (edge)
Wins by knockoutmax 36
1
36 (edge)
KO ratenot comparable
—80%
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)‡0–100%
50%
80% (edge)
Times stopped‡levelmax 5
5
5
Title reignsmax 1
0
1 (edge)
Bouts per year§max 4
1.2
4 (edge)
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 54
7
54

† One or both records are tracked, not career-verified. · ‡ 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 Sullivan: No height on file
Lindell Holmes: 5′8″
Reachnot held
Carl Sullivan: No reach on file
Lindell Holmes: 72″
Agenot held
Carl Sullivan: No date of birth
Lindell Holmes: 69
Stance
Carl Sullivan: Not recorded
Lindell Holmes: Orthodox

Carl Sullivan left, Lindell Holmes 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 Sullivan2 wins · from 7 tracked bouts

Carl Sullivan: 2 tracked wins — 1 by KO/TKO (50%) and 1 on the cards (50%). Counted from 7 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

1 by KO/TKO 50%1 on the cards 50%

Lindell Holmes45 wins · from 54 tracked bouts

Lindell Holmes: 45 tracked wins — 36 by KO/TKO (80%) and 9 on the cards (20%). Counted from 54 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

36 by KO/TKO 80%9 on the cards 20%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Carl Sullivan 7, Lindell Holmes 54 — 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 Sullivan last boxed on May 13, 1994 — 11,851 days ago. Sullivan had lost five straight.LLLLL

Holmes Jul 1990Thornton Nov 1990McClellan May 1992Brewer May 1993Joppy May 19941.2 tracked bouts per year

Lindell Holmes last boxed on Jun 17, 1993 — 12,181 days ago. Holmes had lost two straight, after one straight win.WLWLL

Byrd Mar 1991Horn May 1991Moncrief Nov 1992Eubank Feb 1993Emébé Jun 19934 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have Carl Sullivan and Lindell Holmes ever fought each other?
Yes. Carl Sullivan and Lindell Holmes met once on July 19, 1990, and Lindell Holmes won by TKO in round 9.
The meeting

LJul 19, 1990 · Holmes · TKO R9

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Sullivan or Holmes?
Carl Sullivan is 2-5 across the 7 bouts Kill The Body has tracked and Lindell Holmes is 45-8. Lindell Holmes has the higher win percentage. Records shown as tracked have not yet been independently verified as complete career totals.
Records · win %

Sullivan2–528.6%

Holmes45–884.9%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Sullivan or Holmes?
Carl Sullivan has 1 knockout win and Lindell Holmes has 36. Lindell Holmes has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Sullivan1

Holmes3680%

The Numbers ↓
Do Sullivan and Holmes have any common opponents?
Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both Carl Sullivan and Lindell Holmes have faced.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Sullivan and Holmes?
This comparison is drawn from 7 bouts tracked for Carl Sullivan and 54 bouts tracked for Lindell Holmes. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Sullivan7bouts

Holmes54bouts

How They Win ↓

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