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Godfrey Nyakana vs Verno Phillips — record, stats and common opponents compared

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Godfrey Nyakana

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Verno Phillips

Godfrey Nyakana (31-4-1) and Verno Phillips (42-11-1) 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.

Nyakana

31

Wins19 KO · 61%

4

Losses

1

Draw1 tracked bout

Phillips

42

Wins21 KO · 50%

11

Losses

1

Draw56 tracked bouts

Head to Head

Phillips leads 1–0

Godfrey Nyakana and Verno Phillips have met 1 time; Phillips leads 1–0.

Godfrey Nyakana and Verno Phillips have met 1 time; Phillips leads 1–0.
Met1997Aug 29Series
Godfrey NyakanaFighter ALLost0–1W–L
Verno PhillipsFighter BWWon1–0W–L
ResultTKOR111Meeting

The Numbers

Nyakana 4 · Phillips 2 of 6 measurable rows
NyakanaPhillips
Record
31-4-1 (edge)42-11-1
Win %0–100%
87.5% (edge)
78.7%
Wins by knockoutmax 21
19
21 (edge)
KO rate0–100%
61.29% (edge)
50%
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)†not comparable
—50%
Times stopped†max 2
1 (edge)
2
Title reignsmax 3
0
3 (edge)
Bouts per year‡not comparable
—2.7
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 56
1
56

† 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
Godfrey Nyakana: No height on file
Verno Phillips: 5′7″
Reachnot held
Godfrey Nyakana: No reach on file
Verno Phillips: 69″
Age3 yrs apart
Godfrey Nyakana: 59
Verno Phillips: 56
Stance
Godfrey Nyakana: Not recorded
Verno Phillips: Orthodox

Godfrey Nyakana left, Verno Phillips right, as everywhere on this page. Age is stated, not scored — neither age nor stance carries an edge.

How They Win

Tracked bouts only
Godfrey Nyakana0 wins · from 1 tracked bout

Godfrey Nyakana: no tracked wins in the 1 bout Kill The Body has ingested.

No tracked wins for Nyakana yet.

Verno Phillips42 wins · from 56 tracked bouts

Verno Phillips: 42 tracked wins — 21 by KO/TKO (50%), 20 on the cards (48%) and 1 by another method or unrecorded (2%). Counted from 56 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

21 by KO/TKO 50%20 on the cards 48%1 by another method or unrecorded 2%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Godfrey Nyakana 1, Verno Phillips 56 — 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

Godfrey Nyakana last boxed on Aug 29, 1997 — 10,647 days ago. Nyakana had lost the most recent, to Verno Phillips.L

Phillips Aug 1997

Verno Phillips last boxed on Nov 29, 2008 — 6,537 days ago. Phillips had won four in a row before losing by stoppage to Paul Williams.WWWWL

Candelo Apr 2006Reid Aug 2006Sanchez Feb 2007Spinks Mar 2008Williams Nov 20082.7 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have Godfrey Nyakana and Verno Phillips ever fought each other?
Yes. Godfrey Nyakana and Verno Phillips met once on August 29, 1997, and Verno Phillips won by TKO in round 11.
The meeting

LAug 29, 1997 · Phillips · TKO R11

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Nyakana or Phillips?
Godfrey Nyakana is 31-4-1 and Verno Phillips is 42-11-1. Godfrey Nyakana has the higher win percentage.
Records · win %

Nyakana31–4–187.5%

Phillips42–11–178.7%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Nyakana or Phillips?
Godfrey Nyakana has 19 knockout wins and Verno Phillips has 21. Verno Phillips has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Nyakana1961.3%

Phillips2150%

The Numbers ↓
Do Nyakana and Phillips have any common opponents?
Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both Godfrey Nyakana and Verno Phillips have faced.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Nyakana and Phillips?
This comparison is drawn from 1 bout tracked for Godfrey Nyakana and 56 bouts tracked for Verno Phillips. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Nyakana1bout

Phillips56bouts

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