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Gerald McClellan vs Nigel Benn — record, stats and common opponents compared

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Gerald McClellan

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Nigel Benn

Gerald McClellan (31-3) and Nigel Benn (42-5-1) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met once. They share 1 common opponent.

McClellan

31

Wins29 KO · 94%

3

Losses

0

Draws34 tracked bouts

Benn

42

Wins35 KO · 83%

5

Losses

1

Draw48 tracked bouts

Head to Head

Benn leads 1–0

Gerald McClellan and Nigel Benn have met 1 time; Benn leads 1–0.

Gerald McClellan and Nigel Benn have met 1 time; Benn leads 1–0.
Met1995Feb 25Series
Gerald McClellanFighter ALLost0–1W–L
Nigel BennFighter BWWon1–0W–L
ResultTKOR101Meeting

The Numbers

McClellan 6 · Benn 1 of 7 measurable rows
McClellanBenn
Record
31-3 (edge)42-5-1
Win %0–100%
91.2% (edge)
88.5%
Wins by knockoutmax 35
29
35 (edge)
KO rate0–100%
93.55% (edge)
83.33%
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)†0–100%
94% (edge)
83%
Times stopped†max 4
1 (edge)
4
Title reignslevelmax 2
2
2
Bouts per year‡max 5.2
5.2 (edge)
4.9
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 48
34
48

† 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+3″
Gerald McClellan: 6′1″ (edge)
Nigel Benn: 5′10″
Reach+4″
Gerald McClellan: 77″ (edge)
Nigel Benn: 73″
Age4 yrs apart
Gerald McClellan: 58
Nigel Benn: 62
Stance
Gerald McClellan: Orthodox
Nigel Benn: Orthodox

Gerald McClellan left, Nigel Benn right, as everywhere on this page. Age is stated, not scored — neither age nor stance carries an edge.

How They Win

Tracked bouts only
Gerald McClellan31 wins · from 34 tracked bouts

Gerald McClellan: 31 tracked wins — 29 by KO/TKO (94%) and 2 on the cards (6%). Counted from 34 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

29 by KO/TKO 94%2 on the cards 6%

Nigel Benn42 wins · from 48 tracked bouts

Nigel Benn: 42 tracked wins — 35 by KO/TKO (83%) and 7 on the cards (17%). Counted from 48 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

35 by KO/TKO 83%7 on the cards 17%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Gerald McClellan 34, Nigel Benn 48 — not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

1 shared

1 shared · even on 1

McClellan

Opponent

Benn

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

Gerald McClellan last boxed on Feb 25, 1995 — 11,559 days ago. McClellan had won four in a row before losing by stoppage to Nigel Benn.WWWWL

Jackson May 1993Bell Aug 1993Baptist Mar 1994Jackson May 1994Benn Feb 19955.2 tracked bouts per year

Nigel Benn last boxed on Nov 9, 1996 — 10,936 days ago. Benn had lost three straight, after two straight wins.WWLLL

Nardiello Jul 1995Perez Sep 1995Malinga Mar 1996Collins Jul 1996Collins Nov 19964.9 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have Gerald McClellan and Nigel Benn ever fought each other?
Yes. Gerald McClellan and Nigel Benn met once on February 25, 1995, and Nigel Benn won by TKO in round 10.
The meeting

LFeb 25, 1995 · Benn · TKO R10

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, McClellan or Benn?
Gerald McClellan is 31-3 and Nigel Benn is 42-5-1. Gerald McClellan has the higher win percentage.
Records · win %

McClellan31–391.2%

Benn42–5–188.5%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, McClellan or Benn?
Gerald McClellan has 29 knockout wins and Nigel Benn has 35. Nigel Benn has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

McClellan2993.6%

Benn3583.3%

The Numbers ↓
Do McClellan and Benn have any common opponents?
Gerald McClellan and Nigel Benn share 1 common opponent: Sanderline Williams. Neither fighter fared better across the shared opponents overall.
Shared opponent

Sanderline WilliamsWW

Common Opponents ↓
Who is bigger, McClellan or Benn?
Gerald McClellan is the taller fighter at 185 cm, 8 cm above the other. Gerald McClellan also has the longer reach, by 11 cm.
Height · reach

McClellan185 cm196 cm reach

Benn177 cm185 cm reach

Tale of the Tape ↓
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on McClellan and Benn?
This comparison is drawn from 34 bouts tracked for Gerald McClellan and 48 bouts tracked for Nigel Benn. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

McClellan34bouts

Benn48bouts

How They Win ↓

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