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Deontay Wilder vs Kelsey Arnold — record, stats and common opponents compared

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Deontay Wilder

Kelsey Arnold

Deontay Wilder (45-4-1) and Kelsey Arnold (0-4 across 4 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

Arnold

Tracked record

0–4

counted from 4 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 Kelsey Arnold have met 1 time; Wilder leads 1–0.

Deontay Wilder and Kelsey Arnold have met 1 time; Wilder leads 1–0.
Met2009Jun 26Series
Deontay WilderFighter AWWon1–0W–L
Kelsey ArnoldFighter BLLost0–1W–L
ResultKOR11Meeting

The Numbers

Wilder 5 · Arnold 0 of 5 measurable rows
WilderArnold
Record†
45-4-1 (edge)0-4
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‡levelmax 3
3
3
Title reignsmax 1
1 (edge)
0
Bouts per year§max 2.9
2.9 (edge)
1.5
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 50
50
4

† 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″
Kelsey Arnold: No height on file
Reachnot held
Deontay Wilder: 83″
Kelsey Arnold: No reach on file
Agenot held
Deontay Wilder: 40
Kelsey Arnold: No date of birth
Stance
Deontay Wilder: Orthodox
Kelsey Arnold: Not recorded

Deontay Wilder left, Kelsey Arnold 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%

Kelsey Arnold0 wins · from 4 tracked bouts

Kelsey Arnold: no tracked wins in the 4 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

No tracked wins for Arnold yet.

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Deontay Wilder 50, Kelsey Arnold 4 — 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 — 200 days ago.WLLWW

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

Kelsey Arnold last boxed on Dec 1, 2011 — 5,438 days ago. Arnold had lost four straight.LLLL

Hamer Apr 2009Wilder Jun 2009Jr. Feb 2011Flores Dec 20111.5 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have Deontay Wilder and Kelsey Arnold ever fought each other?
Yes. Deontay Wilder and Kelsey Arnold met once on June 26, 2009, and Deontay Wilder won by KO in round 1.
The meeting

WJun 26, 2009 · Wilder · KO R1

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Wilder or Arnold?
Deontay Wilder is 45-4-1 and Kelsey Arnold is 0-4 across the 4 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%

Arnold0–40%

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

Wilder4395.6%

Arnold0

The Numbers ↓
Do Wilder and Arnold have any common opponents?
Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both Deontay Wilder and Kelsey Arnold have faced.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Wilder and Arnold?
This comparison is drawn from 50 bouts tracked for Deontay Wilder and 4 bouts tracked for Kelsey Arnold. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Wilder50bouts

Arnold4bouts

How They Win ↓

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