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Gennady Golovkin vs Ian Gardner — record, stats and common opponents compared

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Gennady Golovkin

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Ian Gardner

Gennady Golovkin (42-2-1) and Ian Gardner (21-4) 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.

Golovkin

42

Wins37 KO · 88%

2

Losses

1

Draw45 tracked bouts

Gardner

21

Wins

4

Losses

0

Draws25 tracked bouts

Head to Head

Golovkin leads 1–0

Gennady Golovkin and Ian Gardner have met 1 time; Golovkin leads 1–0.

Gennady Golovkin and Ian Gardner have met 1 time; Golovkin leads 1–0.
Met2008Apr 5Series
Gennady GolovkinFighter AWWon1–0W–L
Ian GardnerFighter BLLost0–1W–L
ResultUD1Meeting

The Numbers

Golovkin 7 · Gardner 1 of 8 measurable rows
GolovkinGardner
Record
42-2-1 (edge)21-4
Win %0–100%
94.4% (edge)
84%
Wins by knockoutmax 37
37 (edge)
0
KO rate0–100%
88.1% (edge)
0%
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)†0–100%
88% (edge)
43%
Times stopped†max 1
0 (edge)
1
Title reignsmax 15
15 (edge)
0
Bouts per year‡max 3.1
2.7
3.1 (edge)
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 45
45
25

† 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
Gennady Golovkin: 5′10″
Ian Gardner: No height on file
Reachnot held
Gennady Golovkin: 70″
Ian Gardner: No reach on file
Age1 yr apart
Gennady Golovkin: 44
Ian Gardner: 45
Stance
Gennady Golovkin: Orthodox
Ian Gardner: Not recorded

Gennady Golovkin left, Ian Gardner right, as everywhere on this page. Age is stated, not scored — neither age nor stance carries an edge.

How They Win

Tracked bouts only
Gennady Golovkin42 wins · from 45 tracked bouts

Gennady Golovkin: 42 tracked wins — 37 by KO/TKO (88%) and 5 on the cards (12%). Counted from 45 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

37 by KO/TKO 88%5 on the cards 12%

Ian Gardner21 wins · from 25 tracked bouts

Ian Gardner: 21 tracked wins — 9 by KO/TKO (43%) and 12 on the cards (57%). Counted from 25 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

9 by KO/TKO 43%12 on the cards 57%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Gennady Golovkin 45, Ian Gardner 25 — 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

Gennady Golovkin last boxed on Sep 17, 2022 — 1,498 days ago. Golovkin had won four in a row before losing a decision to Canelo Álvarez.WWWWL

Rolls Jun 2019Derevyanchenko Oct 2019Szeremeta Dec 2020Murata Apr 2022Álvarez Sep 20222.7 tracked bouts per year

Ian Gardner last boxed on May 30, 2009 — 6,356 days ago. Gardner had won once since losing a decision to Gennady Golovkin.WLWLW

Salem Jul 2005Dawson Nov 2005Latimore Jan 2007Golovkin Apr 2008Thomas May 20093.1 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have Gennady Golovkin and Ian Gardner ever fought each other?
Yes. Gennady Golovkin and Ian Gardner met once on April 5, 2008, and Gennady Golovkin won by UD.
The meeting

WApr 5, 2008 · Golovkin · UD

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Golovkin or Gardner?
Gennady Golovkin is 42-2-1 and Ian Gardner is 21-4. Gennady Golovkin has the higher win percentage.
Records · win %

Golovkin42–2–194.4%

Gardner21–484%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Golovkin or Gardner?
Gennady Golovkin has 37 knockout wins and Ian Gardner has 0. Gennady Golovkin has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Golovkin3788.1%

Gardner0

The Numbers ↓
Do Golovkin and Gardner have any common opponents?
Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both Gennady Golovkin and Ian Gardner have faced.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Golovkin and Gardner?
This comparison is drawn from 45 bouts tracked for Gennady Golovkin and 25 bouts tracked for Ian Gardner. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Golovkin45bouts

Gardner25bouts

How They Win ↓

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