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Erislandy Lara vs Gary O'Sullivan — record, stats and common opponents compared

🇨🇺MIDDLEWEIGHT

Erislandy Lara

🇮🇪IRELAND

Gary O'Sullivan

Erislandy Lara (32-3-3) and Gary O'Sullivan (32-6) 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.

Lara

32

Wins19 KO · 59%

3

Losses

3

Draws38 tracked bouts

O'Sullivan

32

Wins21 KO · 66%

6

Losses

0

Draws38 tracked bouts

Head to Head

Lara leads 1–0

Erislandy Lara and Gary O'Sullivan have met 1 time; Lara leads 1–0.

Erislandy Lara and Gary O'Sullivan have met 1 time; Lara leads 1–0.
Met2022May 28Series
Erislandy LaraFighter AWWon1–0W–L
Gary O'SullivanFighter BLLost0–1W–L
ResultTKOR81Meeting

The Numbers

Lara 5 · O'Sullivan 3 of 8 measurable rows
LaraO'Sullivan
Record
32-3-3 (edge)32-6
Win %0–100%
88.2% (edge)
84.2%
Wins by knockoutmax 21
19
21 (edge)
KO rate0–100%
59.38%
65.63% (edge)
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)†0–100%
59%
66% (edge)
Times stopped†max 4
0 (edge)
4
Title reignsmax 4
4 (edge)
0
Bouts per year‡max 2.2
2.2 (edge)
2.1
Bouts trackedlevelmax 38
38
38

† 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+1″
Erislandy Lara: 5′9″
Gary O'Sullivan: 5′10″ (edge)
Reach+6″
Erislandy Lara: 76″ (edge)
Gary O'Sullivan: 70″
Age1 yr apart
Erislandy Lara: 43
Gary O'Sullivan: 42
Stance
Erislandy Lara: Southpaw
Gary O'Sullivan: Orthodox

Erislandy Lara left, Gary O'Sullivan right, as everywhere on this page. Age is stated, not scored — neither age nor stance carries an edge.

How They Win

Tracked bouts only
Erislandy Lara32 wins · from 38 tracked bouts

Erislandy Lara: 32 tracked wins — 19 by KO/TKO (59%) and 13 on the cards (41%). Counted from 38 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

19 by KO/TKO 59%13 on the cards 41%

Gary O'Sullivan32 wins · from 38 tracked bouts

Gary O'Sullivan: 32 tracked wins — 21 by KO/TKO (66%), 10 on the cards (31%) and 1 by another method or unrecorded (3%). Counted from 38 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

21 by KO/TKO 66%10 on the cards 31%1 by another method or unrecorded 3%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Erislandy Lara 38, Gary O'Sullivan 38 — 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

Erislandy Lara has won seven straight, the most recent against Johan Gonzalez. Lara last boxed on Dec 6, 2025 — 319 days ago.WWWWW

LaManna May 2021O'Sullivan May 2022Zerafa Mar 2024García Sep 2024Gonzalez Dec 20252.2 tracked bouts per year

Gary O'Sullivan has won once since losses to Erislandy Lara and Sofiane Khati. O'Sullivan last boxed on Oct 10, 2025 — 377 days ago.LWLLW

Munguia Jan 2020Robakidze May 2021Lara May 2022Khati Mar 2024Pawlowski Oct 20252.1 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have Erislandy Lara and Gary O'Sullivan ever fought each other?
Yes. Erislandy Lara and Gary O'Sullivan met once on May 28, 2022, and Erislandy Lara won by TKO in round 8.
The meeting

WMay 28, 2022 · Lara · TKO R8

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Lara or O'Sullivan?
Erislandy Lara is 32-3-3 and Gary O'Sullivan is 32-6. Erislandy Lara has the higher win percentage.
Records · win %

Lara32–3–388.2%

O'Sullivan32–684.2%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Lara or O'Sullivan?
Erislandy Lara has 19 knockout wins and Gary O'Sullivan has 21. Gary O'Sullivan has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Lara1959.4%

O'Sullivan2165.6%

The Numbers ↓
Do Lara and O'Sullivan have any common opponents?
Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both Erislandy Lara and Gary O'Sullivan have faced.
Who is bigger, Lara or O'Sullivan?
Gary O'Sullivan is the taller fighter at 178 cm, 3 cm above the other. Erislandy Lara also has the longer reach, by 13 cm.
Height · reach

Lara175 cm192 cm reach

O'Sullivan178 cm179 cm reach

Tale of the Tape ↓
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Lara and O'Sullivan?
This comparison is drawn from 38 bouts tracked for Erislandy Lara and 38 bouts tracked for Gary O'Sullivan. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Lara38bouts

O'Sullivan38bouts

How They Win ↓

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