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Deontay Wilder vs Ethan Cox — record, stats and common opponents compared

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Deontay Wilder

Ethan Cox

Deontay Wilder (45-4-1) and Ethan Cox (0-2 across 2 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.

Wilder

45

Wins43 KO · 96%

4

Losses

1

Draw50 tracked bouts

Cox

Tracked record

0–2

counted from 2 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

Wilder leads 1–0

Deontay Wilder and Ethan Cox have met 1 time; Wilder leads 1–0.

Deontay Wilder and Ethan Cox have met 1 time; Wilder leads 1–0.
Met2008Nov 15Series
Deontay WilderFighter AWWon1–0W–L
Ethan CoxFighter BLLost0–1W–L
ResultTKOR21Meeting

The Numbers

Wilder 4 · Cox 1 of 5 measurable rows
WilderCox
Record†
45-4-1 (edge)0-2
Win %0–100%
91% (edge)
0%
Wins by knockoutmax 43
43 (edge)
0
KO ratenot comparable
95.56%—
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)‡not comparable
96%—
Times stopped‡max 3
3
2 (edge)
Title reignsmax 1
1 (edge)
0
Bouts per year§not comparable
2.9—
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 50
50
2

† 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
Deontay Wilder: 6′7″
Ethan Cox: No height on file
Reachnot held
Deontay Wilder: 83″
Ethan Cox: No reach on file
Agenot held
Deontay Wilder: 41
Ethan Cox: No date of birth
Stance
Deontay Wilder: Orthodox
Ethan Cox: Not recorded

Deontay Wilder left, Ethan Cox right, as everywhere on this page. Age is stated, not scored — neither age nor stance carries an edge.

How They Win

Tracked bouts only
Deontay Wilder45 wins · from 50 tracked bouts

Deontay Wilder: 45 tracked wins — 43 by KO/TKO (96%) and 2 on the cards (4%). Counted from 50 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

43 by KO/TKO 96%2 on the cards 4%

Ethan Cox0 wins · from 2 tracked bouts

Ethan Cox: no tracked wins in the 2 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

No tracked wins for Cox yet.

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Deontay Wilder 50, Ethan Cox 2 — 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

Deontay Wilder has won two straight since losses to Joseph Parker and Zhang Zhilei. Wilder last boxed on Apr 4, 2026 — 201 days ago.WLLWW

Helenius Oct 2022Parker Dec 2023Zhilei Jun 2024Herndon Jun 2025Chisora Apr 20262.9 tracked bouts per year

Ethan Cox last boxed on Dec 20, 2008 — 6,515 days ago. Cox had lost two straight.LL

Wilder Nov 2008Kayode Dec 2008

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have Deontay Wilder and Ethan Cox ever fought each other?
Yes. Deontay Wilder and Ethan Cox met once on November 15, 2008, and Deontay Wilder won by TKO in round 2.
The meeting

WNov 15, 2008 · Wilder · TKO R2

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Wilder or Cox?
Deontay Wilder is 45-4-1 and Ethan Cox is 0-2 across the 2 bouts Kill The Body has tracked. Deontay Wilder has the higher win percentage. Records shown as tracked have not yet been independently verified as complete career totals.
Records · win %

Wilder45–4–191%

Cox0–20%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Wilder or Cox?
Deontay Wilder has 43 knockout wins and Ethan Cox has 0. Deontay Wilder has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Wilder4395.6%

Cox0

The Numbers ↓
Do Wilder and Cox have any common opponents?
Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both Deontay Wilder and Ethan Cox have faced.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Wilder and Cox?
This comparison is drawn from 50 bouts tracked for Deontay Wilder and 2 bouts tracked for Ethan Cox. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Wilder50bouts

Cox2bouts

How They Win ↓

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