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Gennady Golovkin vs Steve Rolls — record, stats and common opponents compared

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Gennady Golovkin

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Steve Rolls

Gennady Golovkin (42-2-1) and Steve Rolls (22-4) 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

Rolls

22

Wins12 KO · 55%

4

Losses

0

Draws26 tracked bouts

Head to Head

Golovkin leads 1–0

Gennady Golovkin and Steve Rolls have met 1 time; Golovkin leads 1–0.

Gennady Golovkin and Steve Rolls have met 1 time; Golovkin leads 1–0.
Met2019Jun 8Series
Gennady GolovkinFighter AWWon1–0W–L
Steve RollsFighter BLLost0–1W–L
ResultKOR41Meeting

The Numbers

Golovkin 8 · Rolls 0 of 8 measurable rows
GolovkinRolls
Record
42-2-1 (edge)22-4
Win %0–100%
94.4% (edge)
84.6%
Wins by knockoutmax 37
37 (edge)
12
KO rate0–100%
88.1% (edge)
54.55%
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)†0–100%
88% (edge)
55%
Times stopped†max 2
0 (edge)
2
Title reignsmax 15
15 (edge)
0
Bouts per year‡max 2.7
2.7 (edge)
2
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 45
45
26

† 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″
Steve Rolls: No height on file
Reachnot held
Gennady Golovkin: 70″
Steve Rolls: No reach on file
Age2 yrs apart
Gennady Golovkin: 44
Steve Rolls: 42
Stance
Gennady Golovkin: Orthodox
Steve Rolls: Orthodox

Gennady Golovkin left, Steve Rolls 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%

Steve Rolls22 wins · from 26 tracked bouts

Steve Rolls: 22 tracked wins — 12 by KO/TKO (55%) and 10 on the cards (45%). Counted from 26 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

12 by KO/TKO 55%10 on the cards 45%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Gennady Golovkin 45, Steve Rolls 26 — 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 — 1,497 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

Steve Rolls last boxed on Mar 7, 2024 — 960 days ago. Rolls had lost two straight, after one straight win.WLWLL

Brooker Dec 2021Berlanga Mar 2022Gamhour Jul 2022Williams Sep 2023Butler Mar 20242 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have Gennady Golovkin and Steve Rolls ever fought each other?
Yes. Gennady Golovkin and Steve Rolls met once on June 8, 2019, and Gennady Golovkin won by KO in round 4.
The meeting

WJun 8, 2019 · Golovkin · KO R4

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Golovkin or Rolls?
Gennady Golovkin is 42-2-1 and Steve Rolls is 22-4. Gennady Golovkin has the higher win percentage.
Records · win %

Golovkin42–2–194.4%

Rolls22–484.6%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Golovkin or Rolls?
Gennady Golovkin has 37 knockout wins and Steve Rolls has 12. Gennady Golovkin has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Golovkin3788.1%

Rolls1254.6%

The Numbers ↓
Do Golovkin and Rolls have any common opponents?
Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both Gennady Golovkin and Steve Rolls have faced.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Golovkin and Rolls?
This comparison is drawn from 45 bouts tracked for Gennady Golovkin and 26 bouts tracked for Steve Rolls. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Golovkin45bouts

Rolls26bouts

How They Win ↓

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