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Chad Dawson vs Denis Grachev — record, stats and common opponents compared

🇺🇸UNITED STATES

Chad Dawson

🇷🇺RUSSIA

Denis Grachev

Chad Dawson (36-5) and Denis Grachev (20-17-1) 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.

Dawson

36

Wins19 KO · 53%

5

Losses

0

Draws43 tracked bouts

Grachev

20

Wins11 KO · 55%

17

Losses

1

Draw26 tracked bouts

Head to Head

Dawson leads 1–0

Chad Dawson and Denis Grachev have met 1 time; Dawson leads 1–0.

Chad Dawson and Denis Grachev have met 1 time; Dawson leads 1–0.
Met2019Oct 11Series
Chad DawsonFighter AWWon1–0W–L
Denis GrachevFighter BLLost0–1W–L
ResultUD1Meeting

The Numbers

Dawson 5 · Grachev 3 of 8 measurable rows
DawsonGrachev
Record
36-5 (edge)20-17-1
Win %0–100%
87.8% (edge)
53.9%
Wins by knockoutmax 19
19 (edge)
11
KO rate0–100%
52.78%
55% (edge)
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)†0–100%
53%
62% (edge)
Times stopped†max 3
3
2 (edge)
Title reignsmax 4
4 (edge)
0
Bouts per year‡max 2.4
2.4 (edge)
1.8
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 43
43
26

† 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
Chad Dawson: 6′1″
Denis Grachev: No height on file
Reachnot held
Chad Dawson: 76″
Denis Grachev: No reach on file
AgeSame age
Chad Dawson: 44
Denis Grachev: 44
Stance
Chad Dawson: Southpaw
Denis Grachev: Orthodox

Chad Dawson left, Denis Grachev right, as everywhere on this page. Age is stated, not scored — neither age nor stance carries an edge.

How They Win

Tracked bouts only
Chad Dawson36 wins · from 43 tracked bouts

Chad Dawson: 36 tracked wins — 19 by KO/TKO (53%) and 17 on the cards (47%). Counted from 43 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

19 by KO/TKO 53%17 on the cards 47%

Denis Grachev13 wins · from 26 tracked bouts

Denis Grachev: 13 tracked wins — 8 by KO/TKO (62%) and 5 on the cards (38%). Counted from 26 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

8 by KO/TKO 62%5 on the cards 38%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Chad Dawson 43, Denis Grachev 26 — 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

Chad Dawson last boxed on Oct 11, 2019 — 2,565 days ago. Dawson had won two straight since losing by stoppage to Andrzej Fonfara.WWLWW

Amin Dec 2015White Apr 2016Fonfara Mar 2017Rankin Jun 2019Grachev Oct 20192.4 tracked bouts per year

Denis Grachev last boxed on Sep 10, 2021 — 1,865 days ago. Grachev had lost 11 straight.LLLLL

Dawson Oct 2019III Nov 2019Kalajdzic Nov 2020Browne Apr 2021Safar Sep 20211.8 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have Chad Dawson and Denis Grachev ever fought each other?
Yes. Chad Dawson and Denis Grachev met once on October 11, 2019, and Chad Dawson won by UD.
The meeting

WOct 11, 2019 · Dawson · UD

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Dawson or Grachev?
Chad Dawson is 36-5 and Denis Grachev is 20-17-1. Chad Dawson has the higher win percentage.
Records · win %

Dawson36–587.8%

Grachev20–17–153.9%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Dawson or Grachev?
Chad Dawson has 19 knockout wins and Denis Grachev has 11. Chad Dawson has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Dawson1952.8%

Grachev1155%

The Numbers ↓
Do Dawson and Grachev have any common opponents?
Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both Chad Dawson and Denis Grachev have faced.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Dawson and Grachev?
This comparison is drawn from 43 bouts tracked for Chad Dawson and 26 bouts tracked for Denis Grachev. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Dawson43bouts

Grachev26bouts

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