Have Dave Ryan and Josh Taylor ever fought each other?

Yes. Dave Ryan and Josh Taylor met once on October 21, 2016, and Josh Taylor won by TKO in round 5.

Who has the better record, Ryan or Taylor?

Dave Ryan is 17-10 and Josh Taylor is 19-3. Josh Taylor has the higher win percentage.

Who has more knockouts, Ryan or Taylor?

Dave Ryan has 4 knockout wins and Josh Taylor has 13. Josh Taylor has more.

Do Ryan and Taylor have any common opponents?

Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both Dave Ryan and Josh Taylor have faced.

Who is bigger, Ryan or Taylor?

Dave Ryan is the taller fighter at 180 cm, 2 cm above the other.

How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Ryan and Taylor?

This comparison is drawn from 27 bouts tracked for Dave Ryan and 23 bouts tracked for Josh Taylor. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

Dave Ryan vs Josh Taylor — Records, Stats & Common Opponents

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Dave Ryan (17-10) and Josh Taylor (19-3) 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.

Ryan

Wins4 KO · 24%

Losses

Draws27 tracked bouts

Taylor

Wins13 KO · 68%

Losses

Draws23 tracked bouts

Head to Head

Taylor leads 1–0

Dave Ryan and Josh Taylor have met 1 time; Taylor leads 1–0.
Met	2016Oct 21	Series
Dave RyanFighter A	LLost	0–1W–L
Josh TaylorFighter B	WWon	1–0W–L
Result	TKOR5Taylor vs Ryan	1Meeting

Taylor vs Ryan · Oct 21, 2016

The Numbers

Ryan 1 · Taylor 7 of 8 measurable rows

RyanEdge = longer wingTaylor

Record: 17-1019-3 (edge)
Win %0–100%: 63%
86.4% (edge)
Wins by knockoutmax 13: 4
13 (edge)
KO rate0–100%: 23.53%
68.42% (edge)
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)^†0–100%: 24%
70% (edge)
Times stopped^†max 2: 2
0 (edge)
Title reignsmax 5: 0
5 (edge)
Bouts per year^‡max 2.8: 2.8 (edge)
2.3
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 27: 27
23

† 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+1″: Dave Ryan: 5′11″ (edge); Josh Taylor: 5′10″
Reachnot held: Dave Ryan: No reach on file; Josh Taylor: 70″
Age8 yrs apart: Dave Ryan: 43; Josh Taylor: 35
Stance: Dave Ryan: Orthodox; Josh Taylor: Southpaw

Dave Ryan left, Josh Taylor right, as everywhere on this page. Age is stated, not scored — neither age nor stance carries an edge.

How They Win

Tracked bouts only

Dave Ryan17 wins · from 27 tracked bouts

4 by KO/TKO 24%12 on the cards 71%1 by another method or unrecorded 6%

Josh Taylor20 wins · from 23 tracked bouts

14 by KO/TKO 70%6 on the cards 30%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Dave Ryan 27, Josh Taylor 23 — 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

Dave Ryan last boxed on Oct 21, 2016 — 3,649 days ago. Ryan had lost two straight, after three straight wins.WWWLL

McCloskey Dec 2013Nurse Oct 2014Hibbert May 2015Hibbert Sep 2015Taylor Oct 20162.8 tracked bouts per year

Josh Taylor has lost three straight, after two straight wins. Taylor last boxed on May 24, 2025 — 512 days ago.WWLLL

Ramírez May 2021Catterall Feb 2022López Jun 2023Catterall May 2024Essuman May 20252.3 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them

Have Dave Ryan and Josh Taylor ever fought each other?: Yes. Dave Ryan and Josh Taylor met once on October 21, 2016, and Josh Taylor won by TKO in round 5.
Who has the better record, Ryan or Taylor?: Dave Ryan is 17-10 and Josh Taylor is 19-3. Josh Taylor has the higher win percentage.
Who has more knockouts, Ryan or Taylor?: Dave Ryan has 4 knockout wins and Josh Taylor has 13. Josh Taylor has more.
Do Ryan and Taylor have any common opponents?: Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both Dave Ryan and Josh Taylor have faced.
Who is bigger, Ryan or Taylor?: Dave Ryan is the taller fighter at 180 cm, 2 cm above the other.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Ryan and Taylor?: This comparison is drawn from 27 bouts tracked for Dave Ryan and 23 bouts tracked for Josh Taylor. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

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