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Darren Barker vs Paul Samuels — record, stats and common opponents compared

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Darren Barker

Paul Samuels

Darren Barker (26-2) and Paul Samuels (0-6-1 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 no common opponents in Kill The Body's bout data.

Barker

26

Wins16 KO · 62%

2

Losses

0

Draws28 tracked bouts

Samuels

Tracked record

0–6–1

counted from 7 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

Barker leads 1–0

Darren Barker and Paul Samuels have met 1 time; Barker leads 1–0.

Darren Barker and Paul Samuels have met 1 time; Barker leads 1–0.
Met2006Dec 8Series
Darren BarkerFighter AWWon1–0W–L
Paul SamuelsFighter BLLost0–1W–L
ResultKOR11Meeting

The Numbers

Barker 6 · Samuels 0 of 6 measurable rows
BarkerSamuels
Record†
26-2 (edge)0-6-1
Win %0–100%
92.9% (edge)
7.1%
Wins by knockoutmax 16
16 (edge)
0
KO ratenot comparable
61.54%—
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)‡not comparable
62%—
Times stopped‡max 5
2 (edge)
5
Title reignsmax 6
6 (edge)
0
Bouts per year§max 3
3 (edge)
0.8
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 28
28
7

† 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
Darren Barker: 6′0″
Paul Samuels: No height on file
Reachnot held
Darren Barker: 73″
Paul Samuels: No reach on file
Agenot held
Darren Barker: 44
Paul Samuels: No date of birth
Stance
Darren Barker: Orthodox
Paul Samuels: Not recorded

Darren Barker left, Paul Samuels right, as everywhere on this page. Age is stated, not scored — neither age nor stance carries an edge.

How They Win

Tracked bouts only
Darren Barker26 wins · from 28 tracked bouts

Darren Barker: 26 tracked wins — 16 by KO/TKO (62%) and 10 on the cards (38%). Counted from 28 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

16 by KO/TKO 62%10 on the cards 38%

Paul Samuels0 wins · from 7 tracked bouts

Paul Samuels: no tracked wins in the 7 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

No tracked wins for Samuels yet.

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Darren Barker 28, Paul Samuels 7 — 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

Darren Barker last boxed on Dec 7, 2013 — 4,702 days ago. Barker had won three in a row before losing by stoppage to Felix Sturm.LWWWL

Martínez Oct 2011Hope Dec 2012Rotolo Mar 2013Geale Aug 2013Sturm Dec 20133 tracked bouts per year

Paul Samuels last boxed on Sep 17, 2011 — 5,514 days ago. Samuels had lost six straight.LLLLL

Barker Dec 2006Groves Mar 2009Mendy Apr 2011Hill May 2011Smith Sep 20110.8 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have Darren Barker and Paul Samuels ever fought each other?
Yes. Darren Barker and Paul Samuels met once on December 8, 2006, and Darren Barker won by KO in round 1.
The meeting

WDec 8, 2006 · Barker · KO R1

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Barker or Samuels?
Darren Barker is 26-2 and Paul Samuels is 0-6-1 across the 7 bouts Kill The Body has tracked. Darren Barker has the higher win percentage. Records shown as tracked have not yet been independently verified as complete career totals.
Records · win %

Barker26–292.9%

Samuels0–6–17.1%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Barker or Samuels?
Darren Barker has 16 knockout wins and Paul Samuels has 0. Darren Barker has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Barker1661.5%

Samuels0

The Numbers ↓
Do Barker and Samuels have any common opponents?
Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both Darren Barker and Paul Samuels have faced.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Barker and Samuels?
This comparison is drawn from 28 bouts tracked for Darren Barker and 7 bouts tracked for Paul Samuels. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Barker28bouts

Samuels7bouts

How They Win ↓

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