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Chris Byrd (41-5-1) and Craig Petersen (4-3 across 7 tracked bouts) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met once. They share 3 common opponents.

Chris Byrd vs Craig Petersen — record, stats and common opponents compared

🇺🇸HEAVYWEIGHT

Chris Byrd

41–5–1

48 tracked bouts

Craig Petersen

Tracked record

4–3

7 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

Chris Byrd leads 1–0

The Numbers

41-5-1 (edge)
Record
4-3

One or both records are tracked, not career-verified.

88.3% (edge)
Win %
57.1%
22 (edge)
Wins by knockout
1
53.66%
KO rate
52% (edge)
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)
25%

Counted from bouts Kill The Body has ingested, not a career total.

4
Times stopped
2 (edge)

Counted from bouts Kill The Body has ingested, not a career total.

2 (edge)
Title reigns
0
2.8 (edge)
Bouts per year
1

Across each fighter's tracked career span.

48
Bouts tracked
7

Tale of the Tape

6′1″ (185 cm)
Height
74″ (188 cm)
Reach
56
Age
Southpaw
Stance
Heavyweight
Division
United States
Nationality

How They Win

Tracked bouts only

Chris Byrd · 42 wins

KO/TKO
22
Decision
20
Other
0

Craig Petersen · 4 wins

KO/TKO
1
Decision
3
Other
0

Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter (48 and 7 respectively), not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

3 shared
  • Chris Byrd

    WTKO R9 · Dec 1997

    Jimmy Thunder

    Craig Petersen

    LUD · Jun 1992WUD · Nov 1991
  • Chris Byrd

    WUD · Mar 1997

    Bert Cooper

    Craig Petersen

    WSD · Dec 1993
  • Chris Byrd

    WTKO R8 · Apr 1996

    Lionel Butler

    Craig Petersen

    WUD · Mar 1990

Shared opponents are matched on fighter identity, not on name — two different fighters with the same name never merge into one row.

Current Form

Chris Byrd

WLLWL

W1 streak · last fought Mar 21, 2009

Craig Petersen

LWWLL

L1 streak · last fought Jan 28, 1997

Common Questions

Have Chris Byrd and Craig Petersen ever fought each other?
Yes. Chris Byrd and Craig Petersen met once on January 28, 1997, and Chris Byrd won by TKO in round 6.
Who has the better record, Chris Byrd or Craig Petersen?
Chris Byrd is 41-5-1 and Craig Petersen is 4-3 across the 7 bouts Kill The Body has tracked. Chris Byrd has the higher win percentage. Records shown as tracked have not yet been independently verified as complete career totals.
Who has more knockouts, Chris Byrd or Craig Petersen?
Chris Byrd has 22 knockout wins and Craig Petersen has 1. Chris Byrd has more.
Do Chris Byrd and Craig Petersen have any common opponents?
Chris Byrd and Craig Petersen share 3 common opponents: Jimmy Thunder, Bert Cooper and Lionel Butler. Chris Byrd fared better against 1 of them.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Chris Byrd and Craig Petersen?
This comparison is drawn from 48 bouts tracked for Chris Byrd and 7 bouts tracked for Craig Petersen. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

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