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Craig Richards vs Dmitry Bivol — record, stats and common opponents compared

LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT

Craig Richards

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Dmitry Bivol

Craig Richards (20-4-1) and Dmitry Bivol (25-1) 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.

Richards

20

Wins

4

Losses

1

Draw6 tracked bouts

Bivol

25

Wins12 KO · 48%

1

Loss

0

Draws26 tracked bouts

Head to Head

Bivol leads 1–0

Craig Richards and Dmitry Bivol have met 1 time; Bivol leads 1–0.

Craig Richards and Dmitry Bivol have met 1 time; Bivol leads 1–0.
Met2021May 1Series
Craig RichardsFighter ALLost0–1W–L
Dmitry BivolFighter BWWon1–0W–L
ResultUD1Meeting

The Numbers

Richards 1 · Bivol 6 of 7 measurable rows
RichardsBivol
Record
20-4-125-1 (edge)
Win %0–100%
82%
96.2% (edge)
Wins by knockoutmax 12
0
12 (edge)
KO rate0–100%
0%
48% (edge)
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)†0–100%
100% (edge)
48%
Times stopped†levelmax 0
0
0
Title reignsmax 2
0
2 (edge)
Bouts per year‡max 2.3
0.7
2.3 (edge)
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 26
6
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
Craig Richards: No height on file
Dmitry Bivol: 6′0″
Reachnot held
Craig Richards: No reach on file
Dmitry Bivol: 72″
Agenot held
Craig Richards: No date of birth
Dmitry Bivol: 35
Stance
Craig Richards: Not recorded
Dmitry Bivol: Orthodox

Craig Richards left, Dmitry Bivol 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 Richards1 win · from 6 tracked bouts

Craig Richards: 1 tracked win — 1 by KO/TKO (100%). Counted from 6 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

1 by KO/TKO 100%

Dmitry Bivol25 wins · from 26 tracked bouts

Dmitry Bivol: 25 tracked wins — 12 by KO/TKO (48%) and 13 on the cards (52%). Counted from 26 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

12 by KO/TKO 48%13 on the cards 52%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Craig Richards 6, Dmitry Bivol 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

Craig Richards had won one in a row before losing a decision to Radivoje Kalajdzic. Richards last boxed on Sep 26, 2026 — 24 days ago.LLLWL

Bivol May 2021Buatsi May 2022Hutchinson Jun 2024Azeez Dec 2025Kalajdzic Sep 20260.7 tracked bouts per year

Dmitry Bivol has won two straight since losing a decision to Artur Beterbiev. Bivol last boxed on May 30, 2026 — 143 days ago.WWLWW

Arthur Dec 2023Zinad Jun 2024Beterbiev Oct 2024Beterbiev Feb 2025Eifert May 20262.3 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have Craig Richards and Dmitry Bivol ever fought each other?
Yes. Craig Richards and Dmitry Bivol met once on May 1, 2021, and Dmitry Bivol won by UD.
The meeting

LMay 1, 2021 · Bivol · UD

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Richards or Bivol?
Craig Richards is 20-4-1 and Dmitry Bivol is 25-1. Dmitry Bivol has the higher win percentage.
Records · win %

Richards20–4–182%

Bivol25–196.2%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Richards or Bivol?
Craig Richards has 0 knockout wins and Dmitry Bivol has 12. Dmitry Bivol has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Richards0

Bivol1248%

The Numbers ↓
Do Richards and Bivol have any common opponents?
Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both Craig Richards and Dmitry Bivol have faced.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Richards and Bivol?
This comparison is drawn from 6 bouts tracked for Craig Richards and 26 bouts tracked for Dmitry Bivol. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Richards6bouts

Bivol26bouts

How They Win ↓

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