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Eleider Álvarez vs Sergey Kovalev — record, stats and common opponents compared

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Eleider Álvarez

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Sergey Kovalev

Eleider Álvarez (25-2) and Sergey Kovalev (36-5-1) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met 2 times. They share 2 common opponents.

Álvarez

25

Wins13 KO · 52%

2

Losses

0

Draws27 tracked bouts

Kovalev

36

Wins30 KO · 83%

5

Losses

1

Draw42 tracked bouts

Head to Head

Series level 1–1

Eleider Álvarez and Sergey Kovalev have met 2 times; Series level 1–1.

Eleider Álvarez and Sergey Kovalev have met 2 times; Series level 1–1.
Met2018Aug 42019Feb 2Series
Eleider ÁlvarezFighter AWWonLLost1–1W–L
Sergey KovalevFighter BLLostWWon1–1W–L
ResultTKOR7UD2Meetings

The Numbers

Álvarez 3 · Kovalev 5 of 8 measurable rows
ÁlvarezKovalev
Record
25-2 (edge)36-5-1
Win %0–100%
92.6% (edge)
86.9%
Wins by knockoutmax 30
13
30 (edge)
KO rate0–100%
52%
83.33% (edge)
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)†0–100%
52%
83% (edge)
Times stopped†max 3
1 (edge)
3
Title reignsmax 5
0
5 (edge)
Bouts per year‡max 2.7
2.5
2.7 (edge)
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 42
27
42

† 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

HeightLevel
Eleider Álvarez: 6′0″
Sergey Kovalev: 6′0″
Reach+4″
Eleider Álvarez: 76″ (edge)
Sergey Kovalev: 72″
Age1 yr apart
Eleider Álvarez: 42
Sergey Kovalev: 43
Stance
Eleider Álvarez: Orthodox
Sergey Kovalev: Orthodox

Eleider Álvarez left, Sergey Kovalev right, as everywhere on this page. Age is stated, not scored — neither age nor stance carries an edge.

How They Win

Tracked bouts only
Eleider Álvarez25 wins · from 27 tracked bouts

Eleider Álvarez: 25 tracked wins — 13 by KO/TKO (52%) and 12 on the cards (48%). Counted from 27 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

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

Sergey Kovalev36 wins · from 42 tracked bouts

Sergey Kovalev: 36 tracked wins — 30 by KO/TKO (83%) and 6 on the cards (17%). Counted from 42 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

30 by KO/TKO 83%6 on the cards 17%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Eleider Álvarez 27, Sergey Kovalev 42 — not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

2 shared

2 shared · Kovalev better on 1 · even on 1

Álvarez

Opponent

Kovalev

  • Eleider Álvarez

    Win, MD

    2017

    PascalKovalev better

    Sergey Kovalev

    2–0 against

    Win, RTD 7

    2016

    Win, TKO 8

    2015

  • Eleider Álvarez

    Win, MD

    2015

    ChilembaEven

    Sergey Kovalev

    Win, UD

    2016

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

Eleider Álvarez last boxed on Aug 22, 2020 — 2,249 days ago. Álvarez had won one in a row before losing by stoppage to Joe Smith, Jr..WWLWL

Pascal Jun 2017Kovalev Aug 2018Kovalev Feb 2019Seals Jan 2020Jr. Aug 20202.5 tracked bouts per year

Sergey Kovalev has won once since losing a decision to Robin Sirwan Safar. Kovalev last boxed on Apr 18, 2025 — 549 days ago.WLWLW

Yarde Aug 2019Álvarez Nov 2019Pulev May 2022Safar May 2024Mann Apr 20252.7 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have Eleider Álvarez and Sergey Kovalev ever fought each other?
Yes. Eleider Álvarez and Sergey Kovalev have met 2 times and the series is level at 1-1.
The 2 meetings

LFeb 2, 2019 · Kovalev · UD

WAug 4, 2018 · Álvarez · TKO R7

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Álvarez or Kovalev?
Eleider Álvarez is 25-2 and Sergey Kovalev is 36-5-1. Eleider Álvarez has the higher win percentage.
Records · win %

Álvarez25–292.6%

Kovalev36–5–186.9%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Álvarez or Kovalev?
Eleider Álvarez has 13 knockout wins and Sergey Kovalev has 30. Sergey Kovalev has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Álvarez1352%

Kovalev3083.3%

The Numbers ↓
Do Álvarez and Kovalev have any common opponents?
Eleider Álvarez and Sergey Kovalev share 2 common opponents: Jean Pascal and Isaac Chilemba. Sergey Kovalev fared better against 1 of them.
2 shared opponents

Jean PascalWW

Isaac ChilembaWW

Common Opponents ↓
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Álvarez and Kovalev?
This comparison is drawn from 27 bouts tracked for Eleider Álvarez and 42 bouts tracked for Sergey Kovalev. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Álvarez27bouts

Kovalev42bouts

How They Win ↓

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