Igor Mikhalkin (25-3) and Sergey Kovalev (36-5-1) 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.
Igor Mikhalkin vs Sergey Kovalev — record, stats and common opponents compared
Head to Head
Sergey Kovalev leads 1–0- Sergey Kovalev wonMikhalkin vs KovalevMar 3, 2018 · TKO · R7
The Numbers
- 25-3 (edge)
- Record
- 36-5-1
- 89.3% (edge)
- Win %
- 86.9%
- 11
- Wins by knockout
- 30 (edge)
- 44%
- KO rate
- 83.33% (edge)
- 44%
- Stoppage rate (tracked wins)
- 83% (edge)
- 2 (edge)
- Times stopped
- 3
- 0
- Title reigns
- 5 (edge)
- 1.9
- Bouts per year
- 2.7 (edge)
- 28
- Bouts tracked
- 42
Counted from bouts Kill The Body has ingested, not a career total.
Counted from bouts Kill The Body has ingested, not a career total.
Across each fighter's tracked career span.
Tale of the Tape
- 6′1″ (185 cm) (edge)
- Height
- 6′0″ (183 cm)
- 75″ (191 cm) (edge)
- Reach
- 72″ (184 cm)
- 41
- Age
- 43
- Southpaw
- Stance
- Orthodox
- Russian
- Nationality
- Russian
How They Win
Tracked bouts onlyIgor Mikhalkin · 25 wins
KO/TKO
11
Decision
13
Other
1
Sergey Kovalev · 36 wins
KO/TKO
30
Decision
6
Other
0
Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter (28 and 42 respectively), 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
Igor Mikhalkin
WLWWW
W1 streak · last fought Nov 12, 2022
Sergey Kovalev
WLWLW
W1 streak · last fought Apr 18, 2025
Common Questions
- Have Igor Mikhalkin and Sergey Kovalev ever fought each other?
- Yes. Igor Mikhalkin and Sergey Kovalev met once on March 3, 2018, and Sergey Kovalev won by TKO in round 7.
- Who has the better record, Igor Mikhalkin or Sergey Kovalev?
- Igor Mikhalkin is 25-3 and Sergey Kovalev is 36-5-1. Igor Mikhalkin has the higher win percentage.
- Who has more knockouts, Igor Mikhalkin or Sergey Kovalev?
- Igor Mikhalkin has 11 knockout wins and Sergey Kovalev has 30. Sergey Kovalev has more.
- Do Igor Mikhalkin and Sergey Kovalev have any common opponents?
- Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both Igor Mikhalkin and Sergey Kovalev have faced.
- Who is bigger, Igor Mikhalkin or Sergey Kovalev?
- Igor Mikhalkin is the taller fighter at 185 cm, 2 cm above the other. Igor Mikhalkin also has the longer reach, by 7 cm.
- How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Igor Mikhalkin and Sergey Kovalev?
- This comparison is drawn from 28 bouts tracked for Igor Mikhalkin and 42 bouts tracked for Sergey Kovalev. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.