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Elijah Akana vs Ryad Merhy — record, stats and common opponents compared

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Elijah Akana

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Ryad Merhy

Elijah Akana (1-0 across 1 tracked bout) and Ryad Merhy (36-3) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. They haven't fought, in the fights Kill The Body tracks. They share no common opponents in Kill The Body's bout data.

Akana

Tracked record

1–0

counted from 1 bout Kill The Body has ingested

Merhy

36

Wins29 KO · 81%

3

Losses

0

Draws39 tracked bouts

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

Elijah Akana and Ryad Merhy haven't fought — no bout between them in the fights we track.

Haven't fought

No bout between them in the fights we track.

The Numbers

Akana 3 · Merhy 3 of 6 measurable rows
AkanaMerhy
Record†
1-0 (edge)36-3
Win %0–100%
100% (edge)
92.3%
Wins by knockoutmax 29
0
29 (edge)
KO ratenot comparable
—80.56%
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)‡0–100%
0%
81% (edge)
Times stopped‡max 1
0 (edge)
1
Title reignsmax 3
0
3 (edge)
Bouts per year§not comparable
—3
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 39
1
39

† 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
Elijah Akana: No height on file
Ryad Merhy: 5′11″
Agenot held
Elijah Akana: No date of birth
Ryad Merhy: 33
Stance
Elijah Akana: Not recorded
Ryad Merhy: Orthodox

Elijah Akana left, Ryad Merhy right, as everywhere on this page. Age is stated, not scored — neither age nor stance carries an edge.

How They Win

Tracked bouts only
Elijah Akana1 win · from 1 tracked bout

Elijah Akana: 1 tracked win — 1 on the cards (100%). Counted from 1 bout Kill The Body has ingested.

1 on the cards 100%

Ryad Merhy36 wins · from 39 tracked bouts

Ryad Merhy: 36 tracked wins — 29 by KO/TKO (81%) and 7 on the cards (19%). Counted from 39 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

29 by KO/TKO 81%7 on the cards 19%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Elijah Akana 1, Ryad Merhy 39 — 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

Elijah Akana has won once, the most recent against Giovanni Payne. Akana last boxed on Aug 29, 2026 — 67 days ago.W

Payne Aug 2026

Ryad Merhy has won four straight since losing a decision to Jared Anderson. Merhy last boxed on May 30, 2026 — 158 days ago.LWWWW

Anderson Apr 2024Haxhijaj Oct 2024Pesic Jun 2025Niang Oct 2025Lerena May 20263 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have Elijah Akana and Ryad Merhy ever fought each other?
Elijah Akana and Ryad Merhy haven't fought, in the fights Kill The Body tracks.
Who has the better record, Akana or Merhy?
Elijah Akana is 1-0 across the 1 bout Kill The Body has tracked and Ryad Merhy is 36-3. Elijah Akana has the higher win percentage. Records shown as tracked have not yet been independently verified as complete career totals.
Records · win %

Akana1–0100%

Merhy36–392.3%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Akana or Merhy?
Elijah Akana has 0 knockout wins and Ryad Merhy has 29. Ryad Merhy has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Akana0

Merhy2980.6%

The Numbers ↓
Do Akana and Merhy have any common opponents?
Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both Elijah Akana and Ryad Merhy have faced.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Akana and Merhy?
This comparison is drawn from 1 bout tracked for Elijah Akana and 39 bouts tracked for Ryad Merhy. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Akana1bout

Merhy39bouts

How They Win ↓

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