Have David Haye and Nikolai Valuev ever fought each other?

Yes. David Haye and Nikolai Valuev met once on November 7, 2009, and David Haye won by MD.

Who has the better record, Haye or Valuev?

David Haye is 28-4 and Nikolai Valuev is 50-2. Nikolai Valuev has the higher win percentage.

Who has more knockouts, Haye or Valuev?

David Haye has 26 knockout wins and Nikolai Valuev has 34. Nikolai Valuev has more.

Do Haye and Valuev have any common opponents?

David Haye and Nikolai Valuev share 2 common opponents: John Ruiz and Monte Barrett. Nikolai Valuev fared better against 1 of them.

How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Haye and Valuev?

This comparison is drawn from 32 bouts tracked for David Haye and 53 bouts tracked for Nikolai Valuev. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

David Haye vs Nikolai Valuev — Records, Stats & Common Opponents

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Nikolai Valuev

David Haye (28-4) and Nikolai Valuev (50-2) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met once. They share 2 common opponents.

Haye

Wins26 KO · 93%

Losses

Draws32 tracked bouts

Valuev

Wins34 KO · 68%

Losses

Draws53 tracked bouts

Head to Head

Haye leads 1–0

David Haye and Nikolai Valuev have met 1 time; Haye leads 1–0.
Met	2009Nov 7	Series
David HayeFighter A	WWon	1–0W–L
Nikolai ValuevFighter B	LLost	0–1W–L
Result	MDHaye vs Valuev	1Meeting

Haye vs Valuev · Nov 7, 2009

The Numbers

Haye 3 · Valuev 5 of 8 measurable rows

HayeEdge = longer wingValuev

Record: 28-450-2 (edge)
Win %0–100%: 87.5%
96.2% (edge)
Wins by knockoutmax 34: 26
34 (edge)
KO rate0–100%: 92.86% (edge)
68%
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)^†0–100%: 93% (edge)
68%
Times stopped^†max 3: 3
0 (edge)
Title reignsmax 5: 5 (edge)
2
Bouts per year^‡max 3.3: 2.1
3.3 (edge)
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 53: 32
53

† 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: David Haye: 6′3″; Nikolai Valuev: No height on file
Reachnot held: David Haye: 78″; Nikolai Valuev: No reach on file
Age7 yrs apart: David Haye: 46; Nikolai Valuev: 53
Stance: David Haye: Orthodox; Nikolai Valuev: Orthodox

David Haye left, Nikolai Valuev right, as everywhere on this page. Age is stated, not scored — neither age nor stance carries an edge.

How They Win

Tracked bouts only

David Haye28 wins · from 32 tracked bouts

26 by KO/TKO 93%2 on the cards 7%

Nikolai Valuev50 wins · from 53 tracked bouts

34 by KO/TKO 68%15 on the cards 30%1 by another method or unrecorded 2%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — David Haye 32, Nikolai Valuev 53 — not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

2 shared

2 shared · Valuev better on 1 · even on 12 shared · Nikolai Valuev better on 1 · even on 1

HayeDavid Haye

Opponent

ValuevNikolai Valuev

David Haye
Win, TKO 9
2010Apr 2010
RuizJohn RuizUnited States 44–9–1Valuev betterNikolai Valuev better — 2–0 to 1–0
Nikolai Valuev
2–0 against
Win, UD
2008Aug 2008
Win, MD
2005Dec 2005
David Haye
Win, TKO 5
2008Nov 2008
BarrettMonte BarrettUnited States 35–11–2 · HeavyweightEvenEven — 1–0 both
Nikolai Valuev
Win, TKO 11
2006Oct 2006

Both sides are set at the same size on purpose. Kill The Body does not score a second-round knockout above a split decision — the edge counts losses first and wins as the tiebreak, and the rest is yours to argue. Shared opponents are matched on fighter identity, not on name, so two different fighters with the same name never merge into one row.

Current Form

Oldest left · newest right

David Haye last boxed on May 5, 2018 — 3,088 days ago. Haye had lost two straight, after three straight wins.WWWLL

Chisora Jul 2012Mori Jan 2016Gjergjaj May 2016Bellew Mar 2017Bellew May 20182.1 tracked bouts per year

Nikolai Valuev last boxed on Nov 7, 2009 — 6,189 days ago. Valuev had won four in a row before losing a decision to David Haye.WWWWL

Bergeron Sep 2007Liakhovich Feb 2008Ruiz Aug 2008Holyfield Dec 2008Haye Nov 20093.3 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them

Have David Haye and Nikolai Valuev ever fought each other?: Yes. David Haye and Nikolai Valuev met once on November 7, 2009, and David Haye won by MD.
Who has the better record, Haye or Valuev?: David Haye is 28-4 and Nikolai Valuev is 50-2. Nikolai Valuev has the higher win percentage.
Who has more knockouts, Haye or Valuev?: David Haye has 26 knockout wins and Nikolai Valuev has 34. Nikolai Valuev has more.
Do Haye and Valuev have any common opponents?: David Haye and Nikolai Valuev share 2 common opponents: John Ruiz and Monte Barrett. Nikolai Valuev fared better against 1 of them.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Haye and Valuev?: This comparison is drawn from 32 bouts tracked for David Haye and 53 bouts tracked for Nikolai Valuev. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

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