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Gennady Golovkin vs Mikhail Makarov — record, stats and common opponents compared

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Gennady Golovkin

Mikhail Makarov

Gennady Golovkin (42-2-1) and Mikhail Makarov (0-1 across 1 tracked bout) 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

Makarov

Tracked record

0–1

counted from 1 bout Kill The Body has ingested

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

Golovkin leads 1–0

Gennady Golovkin and Mikhail Makarov have met 1 time; Golovkin leads 1–0.

Gennady Golovkin and Mikhail Makarov have met 1 time; Golovkin leads 1–0.
Met2009Nov 21Series
Gennady GolovkinFighter AWWon1–0W–L
Mikhail MakarovFighter BLLost0–1W–L
ResultKOR21Meeting

The Numbers

Golovkin 5 · Makarov 0 of 5 measurable rows
GolovkinMakarov
Record†
42-2-1 (edge)0-1
Win %0–100%
94.4% (edge)
0%
Wins by knockoutmax 37
37 (edge)
0
KO ratenot comparable
88.1%—
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)‡not comparable
88%—
Times stopped‡max 1
0 (edge)
1
Title reignsmax 15
15 (edge)
0
Bouts per year§not comparable
2.7—
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 45
45
1

† 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
Gennady Golovkin: 5′10″
Mikhail Makarov: No height on file
Reachnot held
Gennady Golovkin: 70″
Mikhail Makarov: No reach on file
Agenot held
Gennady Golovkin: 44
Mikhail Makarov: No date of birth
Stance
Gennady Golovkin: Orthodox
Mikhail Makarov: Not recorded

Gennady Golovkin left, Mikhail Makarov 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%

Mikhail Makarov0 wins · from 1 tracked bout

Mikhail Makarov: no tracked wins in the 1 bout Kill The Body has ingested.

No tracked wins for Makarov yet.

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Gennady Golovkin 45, Mikhail Makarov 1 — 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 — 1,500 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

Mikhail Makarov last boxed on Nov 21, 2009 — 6,183 days ago. Makarov had lost the most recent, to Gennady Golovkin.L

Golovkin Nov 2009

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have Gennady Golovkin and Mikhail Makarov ever fought each other?
Yes. Gennady Golovkin and Mikhail Makarov met once on November 21, 2009, and Gennady Golovkin won by KO in round 2.
The meeting

WNov 21, 2009 · Golovkin · KO R2

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Golovkin or Makarov?
Gennady Golovkin is 42-2-1 and Mikhail Makarov is 0-1 across the 1 bout Kill The Body has tracked. Gennady Golovkin has the higher win percentage. Records shown as tracked have not yet been independently verified as complete career totals.
Records · win %

Golovkin42–2–194.4%

Makarov0–10%

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

Golovkin3788.1%

Makarov0

The Numbers ↓
Do Golovkin and Makarov have any common opponents?
Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both Gennady Golovkin and Mikhail Makarov have faced.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Golovkin and Makarov?
This comparison is drawn from 45 bouts tracked for Gennady Golovkin and 1 bout tracked for Mikhail Makarov. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Golovkin45bouts

Makarov1bout

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