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Deontay Wilder vs Marlon Hayes — record, stats and common opponents compared

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Deontay Wilder

Marlon Hayes

Deontay Wilder (45-4-1) and Marlon Hayes (1-12 across 13 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

Hayes

Tracked record

1–12

counted from 13 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 Marlon Hayes have met 1 time; Wilder leads 1–0.

Deontay Wilder and Marlon Hayes have met 1 time; Wilder leads 1–0.
Met2012Feb 25Series
Deontay WilderFighter AWWon1–0W–L
Marlon HayesFighter BLLost0–1W–L
ResultTKOR41Meeting

The Numbers

Wilder 7 · Hayes 0 of 7 measurable rows
WilderHayes
Record†
45-4-1 (edge)1-12
Win %0–100%
91% (edge)
7.7%
Wins by knockoutmax 43
43 (edge)
0
KO ratenot comparable
95.56%—
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)‡0–100%
96% (edge)
0%
Times stopped‡max 5
3 (edge)
5
Title reignsmax 1
1 (edge)
0
Bouts per year§max 2.9
2.9 (edge)
0.8
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 50
50
13

† 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″
Marlon Hayes: No height on file
Reachnot held
Deontay Wilder: 83″
Marlon Hayes: No reach on file
Agenot held
Deontay Wilder: 41
Marlon Hayes: No date of birth
Stance
Deontay Wilder: Orthodox
Marlon Hayes: Not recorded

Deontay Wilder left, Marlon Hayes 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%

Marlon Hayes1 win · from 13 tracked bouts

Marlon Hayes: 1 tracked win — 1 on the cards (100%). Counted from 13 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

1 on the cards 100%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Deontay Wilder 50, Marlon Hayes 13 — 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

Marlon Hayes last boxed on Nov 21, 2018 — 2,892 days ago. Hayes had lost eight straight.LLLLL

Wilder Feb 2012Castillo Nov 2013Wright Aug 2014Kisner Mar 2015Karpency Nov 20180.8 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have Deontay Wilder and Marlon Hayes ever fought each other?
Yes. Deontay Wilder and Marlon Hayes met once on February 25, 2012, and Deontay Wilder won by TKO in round 4.
The meeting

WFeb 25, 2012 · Wilder · TKO R4

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Wilder or Hayes?
Deontay Wilder is 45-4-1 and Marlon Hayes is 1-12 across the 13 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%

Hayes1–127.7%

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

Wilder4395.6%

Hayes0

The Numbers ↓
Do Wilder and Hayes have any common opponents?
Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both Deontay Wilder and Marlon Hayes have faced.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Wilder and Hayes?
This comparison is drawn from 50 bouts tracked for Deontay Wilder and 13 bouts tracked for Marlon Hayes. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Wilder50bouts

Hayes13bouts

How They Win ↓

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