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Craig Payne vs John Bray — record, stats and common opponents compared

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Craig Payne

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John Bray

Craig Payne (11-20-2) and John Bray (1-0-1 across 2 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

Bray

Tracked record

1–0–1

counted from 2 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

Bray leads 1–0

Craig Payne and John Bray have met 1 time; Bray leads 1–0.

Craig Payne and John Bray have met 1 time; Bray leads 1–0.
Met1994May 6Series
Craig PayneFighter ALLost0–1W–L
John BrayFighter BWWon1–0W–L
ResultPTS1Meeting

The Numbers

Payne 3 · Bray 3 of 6 measurable rows
PayneBray
Record†
11-20-21-0-1 (edge)
Win %0–100%
36.4%
75% (edge)
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
0 (edge)
Title reignslevelmax 0
0
0
Bouts per year§max 2.1
2.1 (edge)
1.5
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 33
33
2

† 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″
John Bray: No height on file
Agenot comparable
Craig Payne: Died aged 55
John Bray: 56
Stance
Craig Payne: Orthodox
John Bray: Not recorded

Craig Payne left, John Bray 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%

John Bray1 win · from 2 tracked bouts

John Bray: 1 tracked win — 1 on the cards (100%). Counted from 2 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, John Bray 2 — 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

John Bray last boxed on Sep 15, 1995 — 11,358 days ago. Bray had drawn the most recent tracked bout with Cliff Couser.WD

Payne May 1994Couser Sep 19951.5 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have Craig Payne and John Bray ever fought each other?
Yes. Craig Payne and John Bray met once on May 6, 1994, and John Bray won by PTS.
The meeting

LMay 6, 1994 · Bray · PTS

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Payne or Bray?
Craig Payne is 11-20-2 and John Bray is 1-0-1 across the 2 bouts Kill The Body has tracked. John Bray 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%

Bray1–0–175%

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

Payne872.7%

Bray0

The Numbers ↓
Do Payne and Bray have any common opponents?
Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both Craig Payne and John Bray have faced.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Payne and Bray?
This comparison is drawn from 33 bouts tracked for Craig Payne and 2 bouts tracked for John Bray. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Payne33bouts

Bray2bouts

How They Win ↓

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