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Chris Eubank vs Ray Close — record, stats and common opponents compared

🇬🇧UNITED KINGDOM

Chris Eubank

🇬🇧UNITED KINGDOM

Ray Close

Chris Eubank (45-5-2) and Ray Close (25-2-1) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met 2 times. They share no common opponents in Kill The Body's bout data.

Eubank

45

Wins23 KO · 51%

5

Losses

2

Draws52 tracked bouts

Close

25

Wins14 KO · 56%

2

Losses

1

Draw4 tracked bouts

Head to Head

Eubank leads 1–0 with 1 draw

Chris Eubank and Ray Close have met 2 times; Eubank leads 1–0 with 1 draw.

Chris Eubank and Ray Close have met 2 times; Eubank leads 1–0 with 1 draw.
Met1993May 151994May 21Series
Chris EubankFighter ADDrawWWon1–0–1W–L–D
Ray CloseFighter BDDrawLLost0–1–1W–L–D
ResultSDSD2Meetings

The Numbers

Eubank 3 · Close 5 of 8 measurable rows
EubankClose
Record
45-5-225-2-1 (edge)
Win %0–100%
88.5%
91.1% (edge)
Wins by knockoutmax 23
23 (edge)
14
KO rate0–100%
51.11%
56% (edge)
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)†0–100%
51%
100% (edge)
Times stopped†max 1
1
0 (edge)
Title reignsmax 2
2 (edge)
0
Bouts per year‡max 4.1
4.1 (edge)
3.4
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 52
52
4

† 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

Age3 yrs apart
Chris Eubank: 60
Ray Close: 57
Stance
Chris Eubank: Orthodox
Ray Close: Orthodox

Chris Eubank left, Ray Close right, as everywhere on this page. Age is stated, not scored — neither age nor stance carries an edge.

How They Win

Tracked bouts only
Chris Eubank45 wins · from 52 tracked bouts

Chris Eubank: 45 tracked wins — 23 by KO/TKO (51%), 21 on the cards (47%) and 1 by another method or unrecorded (2%). Counted from 52 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

23 by KO/TKO 51%21 on the cards 47%1 by another method or unrecorded 2%

Ray Close2 wins · from 4 tracked bouts

Ray Close: 2 tracked wins — 2 by KO/TKO (100%). Counted from 4 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

2 by KO/TKO 100%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Chris Eubank 52, Ray Close 4 — 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

Chris Eubank last boxed on Jul 18, 1998 — 10,318 days ago. Eubank had lost three straight, after two straight wins.WWLLL

Barrera Oct 1996Alarcon Mar 1997Calzaghe Oct 1997Thompson Apr 1998Thompson Jul 19984.1 tracked bouts per year

Ray Close last boxed on May 21, 1994 — 11,837 days ago. Close had won one in a row before losing a decision to Chris Eubank.WDWL

Nardiello Mar 1993Eubank May 1993Domenge Oct 1993Eubank May 19943.4 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have Chris Eubank and Ray Close ever fought each other?
Yes. Chris Eubank and Ray Close have met 2 times and Chris Eubank leads the series 1-0 with 1 draw.
The 2 meetings

WMay 21, 1994 · Eubank · SD

DMay 15, 1993 · Draw · SD

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Eubank or Close?
Chris Eubank is 45-5-2 and Ray Close is 25-2-1. Ray Close has the higher win percentage.
Records · win %

Eubank45–5–288.5%

Close25–2–191.1%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Eubank or Close?
Chris Eubank has 23 knockout wins and Ray Close has 14. Chris Eubank has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Eubank2351.1%

Close1456%

The Numbers ↓
Do Eubank and Close have any common opponents?
Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both Chris Eubank and Ray Close have faced.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Eubank and Close?
This comparison is drawn from 52 bouts tracked for Chris Eubank and 4 bouts tracked for Ray Close. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Eubank52bouts

Close4bouts

How They Win ↓

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