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Darren Barker vs Sergio Martínez — record, stats and common opponents compared

🇬🇧MIDDLEWEIGHT

Darren Barker

🇦🇷ARGENTINA

Sergio Martínez

Darren Barker (26-2) and Sergio Martínez (57-3-2) 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

Martínez

57

Wins32 KO · 56%

3

Losses

2

Draws62 tracked bouts

Head to Head

Martínez leads 1–0

Darren Barker and Sergio Martínez have met 1 time; Martínez leads 1–0.

Darren Barker and Sergio Martínez have met 1 time; Martínez leads 1–0.
Met2011Oct 1Series
Darren BarkerFighter ALLost0–1W–L
Sergio MartínezFighter BWWon1–0W–L
ResultKOR111Meeting

The Numbers

Barker 4 · Martínez 3 of 7 measurable rows
BarkerMartínez
Record
26-257-3-2 (edge)
Win %0–100%
92.9%
93.5% (edge)
Wins by knockoutmax 32
16
32 (edge)
KO rate0–100%
61.54% (edge)
56.14%
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)†0–100%
62% (edge)
56%
Times stopped†levelmax 2
2
2
Title reignsmax 1
1 (edge)
0
Bouts per year‡max 3
3 (edge)
2.5
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 62
28
62

† 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

Height+2″
Darren Barker: 6′0″ (edge)
Sergio Martínez: 5′10″
ReachLevel
Darren Barker: 73″
Sergio Martínez: 73″
Age7 yrs apart
Darren Barker: 44
Sergio Martínez: 51
Stance
Darren Barker: Orthodox
Sergio Martínez: Southpaw

Darren Barker left, Sergio Martínez 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%

Sergio Martínez57 wins · from 62 tracked bouts

Sergio Martínez: 57 tracked wins — 32 by KO/TKO (56%), 24 on the cards (42%) and 1 by another method or unrecorded (2%). Counted from 62 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

32 by KO/TKO 56%24 on the cards 42%1 by another method or unrecorded 2%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Darren Barker 28, Sergio Martínez 62 — 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 — 4,700 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

Sergio Martínez last boxed on Mar 21, 2023 — 1,309 days ago. Martínez had won six straight, the most recent against Jhon Teherán.WWWWW

Koivula Dec 2020Rose Sep 2021McGowan Jan 2022Kidd Dec 2022Teherán Mar 20232.5 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have Darren Barker and Sergio Martínez ever fought each other?
Yes. Darren Barker and Sergio Martínez met once on October 1, 2011, and Sergio Martínez won by KO in round 11.
The meeting

LOct 1, 2011 · Martínez · KO R11

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Barker or Martínez?
Darren Barker is 26-2 and Sergio Martínez is 57-3-2. Sergio Martínez has the higher win percentage.
Records · win %

Barker26–292.9%

Martínez57–3–293.5%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Barker or Martínez?
Darren Barker has 16 knockout wins and Sergio Martínez has 32. Sergio Martínez has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Barker1661.5%

Martínez3256.1%

The Numbers ↓
Do Barker and Martínez have any common opponents?
Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both Darren Barker and Sergio Martínez have faced.
Who is bigger, Barker or Martínez?
Darren Barker is the taller fighter at 184 cm, 6 cm above the other.
Height · reach

Barker184 cm185 cm reach

Martínez178 cm185 cm reach

Tale of the Tape ↓
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Barker and Martínez?
This comparison is drawn from 28 bouts tracked for Darren Barker and 62 bouts tracked for Sergio Martínez. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Barker28bouts

Martínez62bouts

How They Win ↓

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