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Craig Payne vs Darren Hayden — record, stats and common opponents compared

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Craig Payne

Darren Hayden

Craig Payne (11-20-2) and Darren Hayden (1-3 across 4 tracked bouts) 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.

Payne

11

Wins8 KO · 73%

20

Losses

2

Draws33 tracked bouts

Hayden

Tracked record

1–3

counted from 4 bouts Kill The Body has ingested

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

Hayden leads 1–0

Craig Payne and Darren Hayden have met 1 time; Hayden leads 1–0.

Craig Payne and Darren Hayden have met 1 time; Hayden leads 1–0.
Met1994Mar 9Series
Craig PayneFighter ALLost0–1W–L
Darren HaydenFighter BWWon1–0W–L
ResultPTS1Meeting

The Numbers

Payne 5 · Hayden 1 of 6 measurable rows
PayneHayden
Record†
11-20-2 (edge)1-3
Win %0–100%
36.4% (edge)
25%
Wins by knockoutmax 8
8 (edge)
0
KO ratenot comparable
72.73%—
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)‡0–100%
73% (edge)
0%
Times stopped‡max 7
7
3 (edge)
Title reignslevelmax 0
0
0
Bouts per year§max 2.1
2.1 (edge)
1.8
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 33
33
4

† 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
Craig Payne: 6′2″
Darren Hayden: No height on file
Agenot held
Craig Payne: Died aged 55
Darren Hayden: No date of birth
Stance
Craig Payne: Orthodox
Darren Hayden: Not recorded

Craig Payne left, Darren Hayden right, as everywhere on this page. Age is stated, not scored — neither age nor stance carries an edge.

How They Win

Tracked bouts only
Craig Payne11 wins · from 33 tracked bouts

Craig Payne: 11 tracked wins — 8 by KO/TKO (73%) and 3 on the cards (27%). Counted from 33 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

8 by KO/TKO 73%3 on the cards 27%

Darren Hayden1 win · from 4 tracked bouts

Darren Hayden: 1 tracked win — 1 on the cards (100%). Counted from 4 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 — Craig Payne 33, Darren Hayden 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

Craig Payne has lost 12 straight. Payne last boxed on Feb 10, 2001.LLLLL

Weida Jun 1999Oquendo Jul 1999Mason Oct 1999Curry Feb 2000Purlette Feb 20012.1 tracked bouts per year

Darren Hayden last boxed on Jun 12, 1996 — 11,089 days ago. Hayden had lost three straight, after one straight win.WLLL

Payne Mar 1994Golota Nov 1994Stewart Oct 1995Johnson Jun 19961.8 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have Craig Payne and Darren Hayden ever fought each other?
Yes. Craig Payne and Darren Hayden met once on March 9, 1994, and Darren Hayden won by PTS.
The meeting

LMar 9, 1994 · Hayden · PTS

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Payne or Hayden?
Craig Payne is 11-20-2 and Darren Hayden is 1-3 across the 4 bouts Kill The Body has tracked. Craig Payne has the higher win percentage. Records shown as tracked have not yet been independently verified as complete career totals.
Records · win %

Payne11–20–236.4%

Hayden1–325%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Payne or Hayden?
Craig Payne has 8 knockout wins and Darren Hayden has 0. Craig Payne has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Payne872.7%

Hayden0

The Numbers ↓
Do Payne and Hayden have any common opponents?
Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both Craig Payne and Darren Hayden have faced.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Payne and Hayden?
This comparison is drawn from 33 bouts tracked for Craig Payne and 4 bouts tracked for Darren Hayden. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Payne33bouts

Hayden4bouts

How They Win ↓

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