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Gennady Golovkin vs Nilson Julio Tapia — record, stats and common opponents compared

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Gennady Golovkin

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Nilson Julio Tapia

Gennady Golovkin (42-2-1) and Nilson Julio Tapia (15-3-1) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met once. They share 1 common opponent.

Golovkin

42

Wins37 KO · 88%

2

Losses

1

Draw45 tracked bouts

Tapia

15

Wins11 KO · 73%

3

Losses

1

Draw4 tracked bouts

Head to Head

Golovkin leads 1–0

Gennady Golovkin and Nilson Julio Tapia have met 1 time; Golovkin leads 1–0.

Gennady Golovkin and Nilson Julio Tapia have met 1 time; Golovkin leads 1–0.
Met2010Dec 16Series
Gennady GolovkinFighter AWWon1–0W–L
Nilson Julio TapiaFighter BLLost0–1W–L
ResultKOR31Meeting

The Numbers

Golovkin 8 · Tapia 0 of 8 measurable rows
GolovkinTapia
Record
42-2-1 (edge)15-3-1
Win %0–100%
94.4% (edge)
81.6%
Wins by knockoutmax 37
37 (edge)
11
KO rate0–100%
88.1% (edge)
73.33%
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)†0–100%
88% (edge)
50%
Times stopped†max 1
0 (edge)
1
Title reignsmax 15
15 (edge)
0
Bouts per year‡max 2.7
2.7 (edge)
1.5
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 45
45
4

† 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+2″
Gennady Golovkin: 5′10″
Nilson Julio Tapia: 6′0″ (edge)
Reachnot held
Gennady Golovkin: 70″
Nilson Julio Tapia: No reach on file
Age3 yrs apart
Gennady Golovkin: 44
Nilson Julio Tapia: 41
Stance
Gennady Golovkin: Orthodox
Nilson Julio Tapia: Orthodox

Gennady Golovkin left, Nilson Julio Tapia 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%

Nilson Julio Tapia2 wins · from 4 tracked bouts

Nilson Julio Tapia: 2 tracked wins — 1 by KO/TKO (50%) and 1 on the cards (50%). Counted from 4 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

1 by KO/TKO 50%1 on the cards 50%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Gennady Golovkin 45, Nilson Julio Tapia 4 — not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

1 shared

1 shared · even on 1

Golovkin

Opponent

Tapia

  • Gennady Golovkin

    Win, KO 1

    2010

    NúñezEven

    Nilson Julio Tapia

    Win, TKO 1

    2008

Both sides are set at the same size on purpose. Kill The Body does not score a second-round knockout above a split decision — the edge counts losses first and wins as the tiebreak, and the rest is yours to argue. Shared opponents are matched on fighter identity, not on name, so two different fighters with the same name never merge into one row.

Current Form

Oldest left · newest right

Gennady Golovkin last boxed on Sep 17, 2022 — 1,504 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

Nilson Julio Tapia last boxed on Dec 16, 2010 — 5,797 days ago. Tapia had won one in a row before losing by stoppage to Gennady Golovkin.WLWL

Núñez Mar 2008Trout Sep 2009Heiland Oct 2010Golovkin Dec 20101.5 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have Gennady Golovkin and Nilson Julio Tapia ever fought each other?
Yes. Gennady Golovkin and Nilson Julio Tapia met once on December 16, 2010, and Gennady Golovkin won by KO in round 3.
The meeting

WDec 16, 2010 · Golovkin · KO R3

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Golovkin or Tapia?
Gennady Golovkin is 42-2-1 and Nilson Julio Tapia is 15-3-1. Gennady Golovkin has the higher win percentage.
Records · win %

Golovkin42–2–194.4%

Tapia15–3–181.6%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Golovkin or Tapia?
Gennady Golovkin has 37 knockout wins and Nilson Julio Tapia has 11. Gennady Golovkin has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Golovkin3788.1%

Tapia1173.3%

The Numbers ↓
Do Golovkin and Tapia have any common opponents?
Gennady Golovkin and Nilson Julio Tapia share 1 common opponent: Milton Núñez. Neither fighter fared better across the shared opponents overall.
Shared opponent

Milton NúñezWW

Common Opponents ↓
Who is bigger, Golovkin or Tapia?
Nilson Julio Tapia is the taller fighter at 182 cm, 3 cm above the other.
Height · reach

Golovkin179 cm178 cm reach

Tapia182 cm

Tale of the Tape ↓
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Golovkin and Tapia?
This comparison is drawn from 45 bouts tracked for Gennady Golovkin and 4 bouts tracked for Nilson Julio Tapia. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Golovkin45bouts

Tapia4bouts

How They Win ↓

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