Evander Holyfield (44-10-2) and Nikolai Valuev (50-2) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met once. They share 2 common opponents.
Evander Holyfield vs Nikolai Valuev — record, stats and common opponents compared
Head to Head
Nikolai Valuev leads 1–0- Nikolai Valuev wonValuev vs HolyfieldDec 20, 2008 · MD
The Numbers
- 44-10-2
- Record
- 50-2 (edge)
- 80.4%
- Win %
- 96.2% (edge)
- 29
- Wins by knockout
- 34 (edge)
- 65.91%
- KO rate
- 68% (edge)
- 67%
- Stoppage rate (tracked wins)
- 69% (edge)
- 2
- Times stopped
- 0 (edge)
- 11 (edge)
- Title reigns
- 2
- 2.2
- Bouts per year
- 3.4 (edge)
- 59
- Bouts tracked
- 54
Counted from bouts Kill The Body has ingested, not a career total.
Counted from bouts Kill The Body has ingested, not a career total.
Across each fighter's tracked career span.
Tale of the Tape
- 6′2″ (189 cm)
- Height
- —
- 78″ (197 cm)
- Reach
- —
- 63
- Age
- 53
- Orthodox
- Stance
- Orthodox
- United States
- Nationality
- Russia
How They Win
Tracked bouts onlyEvander Holyfield · 46 wins
KO/TKO
31
Decision
13
Other
2
Nikolai Valuev · 51 wins
KO/TKO
35
Decision
15
Other
1
Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter (59 and 54 respectively), not from a career-complete method table.
Common Opponents
2 sharedEvander Holyfield
DSD · Dec 2001LUD · Mar 2001WUD · Aug 2000Nikolai Valuev
WUD · Aug 2008WMD · Dec 2005
Shared opponents are matched on fighter identity, not on name — two different fighters with the same name never merge into one row.
Current Form
Evander Holyfield
WNCWLL
W1 streak · last fought May 7, 2011
Nikolai Valuev
LWWWW
L1 streak · last fought Nov 7, 2009
Common Questions
- Have Evander Holyfield and Nikolai Valuev ever fought each other?
- Yes. Evander Holyfield and Nikolai Valuev met once on December 20, 2008, and Nikolai Valuev won by MD.
- Who has the better record, Evander Holyfield or Nikolai Valuev?
- Evander Holyfield is 44-10-2 and Nikolai Valuev is 50-2. Nikolai Valuev has the higher win percentage.
- Who has more knockouts, Evander Holyfield or Nikolai Valuev?
- Evander Holyfield has 29 knockout wins and Nikolai Valuev has 34. Nikolai Valuev has more.
- Do Evander Holyfield and Nikolai Valuev have any common opponents?
- Evander Holyfield and Nikolai Valuev share 2 common opponents: John Ruiz and Larry Donald. Nikolai Valuev fared better against 2 of them.
- How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Evander Holyfield and Nikolai Valuev?
- This comparison is drawn from 59 bouts tracked for Evander Holyfield and 54 bouts tracked for Nikolai Valuev. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.