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Dmitry Bivol vs Sullivan Barrera — record, stats and common opponents compared

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Dmitry Bivol

🇨🇺CUBA

Sullivan Barrera

Dmitry Bivol (25-1) and Sullivan Barrera (22-5) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met once. They share 3 common opponents.

Bivol

25

Wins12 KO · 48%

1

Loss

0

Draws26 tracked bouts

Barrera

22

Wins14 KO · 64%

5

Losses

0

Draws27 tracked bouts

Head to Head

Bivol leads 1–0

Dmitry Bivol and Sullivan Barrera have met 1 time; Bivol leads 1–0.

Dmitry Bivol and Sullivan Barrera have met 1 time; Bivol leads 1–0.
Met2018Mar 3Series
Dmitry BivolFighter AWWon1–0W–L
Sullivan BarreraFighter BLLost0–1W–L
ResultTKO1Meeting

The Numbers

Bivol 5 · Barrera 3 of 8 measurable rows
BivolBarrera
Record
25-1 (edge)22-5
Win %0–100%
96.2% (edge)
81.5%
Wins by knockoutmax 14
12
14 (edge)
KO rate0–100%
48%
63.64% (edge)
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)†0–100%
48%
64% (edge)
Times stopped†max 3
0 (edge)
3
Title reignsmax 2
2 (edge)
0
Bouts per year‡max 2.3
2.3 (edge)
1.9
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 27
26
27

† 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+2″
Dmitry Bivol: 6′0″
Sullivan Barrera: 6′2″ (edge)
Reach+1″
Dmitry Bivol: 72″
Sullivan Barrera: 73″ (edge)
Age9 yrs apart
Dmitry Bivol: 35
Sullivan Barrera: 44
Stance
Dmitry Bivol: Orthodox
Sullivan Barrera: Orthodox

Dmitry Bivol left, Sullivan Barrera right, as everywhere on this page. Age is stated, not scored — neither age nor stance carries an edge.

How They Win

Tracked bouts only
Dmitry Bivol25 wins · from 26 tracked bouts

Dmitry Bivol: 25 tracked wins — 12 by KO/TKO (48%) and 13 on the cards (52%). Counted from 26 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

12 by KO/TKO 48%13 on the cards 52%

Sullivan Barrera22 wins · from 27 tracked bouts

Sullivan Barrera: 22 tracked wins — 14 by KO/TKO (64%) and 8 on the cards (36%). Counted from 27 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

14 by KO/TKO 64%8 on the cards 36%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Dmitry Bivol 26, Sullivan Barrera 27 — not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

3 shared

3 shared · Bivol better on 1 · even on 2

Bivol

Opponent

Barrera

  • Dmitry Bivol

    Win, UD

    2022

    RamírezBivol better

    Sullivan Barrera

    Loss, KO 4

    2021

  • Dmitry Bivol

    Win, UD

    2019

    Jr.Even

    Sullivan Barrera

    Win, UD

    2017

  • Dmitry Bivol

    Win, UD

    2016

    ValeraEven

    Sullivan Barrera

    Win, UD

    2017

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

Dmitry Bivol has won two straight since losing a decision to Artur Beterbiev. Bivol last boxed on May 30, 2026 — 141 days ago.WWLWW

Arthur Dec 2023Zinad Jun 2024Beterbiev Oct 2024Beterbiev Feb 2025Eifert May 20262.3 tracked bouts per year

Sullivan Barrera last boxed on Mar 14, 2024 — 948 days ago. Barrera had lost three straight, after one straight win.LWLLL

Bivol Mar 2018Monaghan Nov 2018Hart Jun 2019Ramírez Jul 2021Kalajdzic Mar 20241.9 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have Dmitry Bivol and Sullivan Barrera ever fought each other?
Yes. Dmitry Bivol and Sullivan Barrera met once on March 3, 2018, and Dmitry Bivol won by TKO.
The meeting

WMar 3, 2018 · Bivol · TKO

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Bivol or Barrera?
Dmitry Bivol is 25-1 and Sullivan Barrera is 22-5. Dmitry Bivol has the higher win percentage.
Records · win %

Bivol25–196.2%

Barrera22–581.5%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Bivol or Barrera?
Dmitry Bivol has 12 knockout wins and Sullivan Barrera has 14. Sullivan Barrera has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Bivol1248%

Barrera1463.6%

The Numbers ↓
Do Bivol and Barrera have any common opponents?
Dmitry Bivol and Sullivan Barrera share 3 common opponents: Gilberto Ramírez, Joe Smith, Jr. and Felix Valera. Dmitry Bivol fared better against 1 of them.
3 shared opponents

Gilberto RamírezWL

Joe Smith, Jr.WW

Felix ValeraWW

Common Opponents ↓
Who is bigger, Bivol or Barrera?
Sullivan Barrera is the taller fighter at 188 cm, 5 cm above the other. Sullivan Barrera also has the longer reach, by 2 cm.
Height · reach

Bivol183 cm183 cm reach

Barrera188 cm185 cm reach

Tale of the Tape ↓
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Bivol and Barrera?
This comparison is drawn from 26 bouts tracked for Dmitry Bivol and 27 bouts tracked for Sullivan Barrera. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Bivol26bouts

Barrera27bouts

How They Win ↓

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