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John McDermott vs Nikolay Popov — record, stats and common opponents compared

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John McDermott

Nikolay Popov

John McDermott (28-8) and Nikolay Popov (3-1 across 4 tracked bouts) 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.

McDermott

28

Wins18 KO · 64%

8

Losses

0

Draws36 tracked bouts

Popov

Tracked record

3–1

counted from 4 bouts Kill The Body has ingested

Heads up: at least one of these records is a tracked record — the wins and losses Kill The Body has ingested so far, not an independently verified career total. Treat the comparison as a read on the bouts we hold, not a settled ledger.

Head to Head

Popov leads 1–0

John McDermott and Nikolay Popov have met 1 time; Popov leads 1–0.

John McDermott and Nikolay Popov have met 1 time; Popov leads 1–0.
Met2003Sep 18Series
John McDermottFighter ALLost0–1W–L
Nikolay PopovFighter BWWon1–0W–L
ResultTKOR21Meeting

The Numbers

McDermott 5 · Popov 1 of 6 measurable rows
McDermottPopov
Record†
28-8 (edge)3-1
Win %0–100%
77.8% (edge)
75%
Wins by knockoutmax 18
18 (edge)
1
KO ratenot comparable
64.29%—
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)‡0–100%
64% (edge)
33%
Times stopped‡max 4
4
0 (edge)
Title reignslevelmax 0
0
0
Bouts per year§max 2.9
2.9 (edge)
1.5
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 36
36
4

† One or both records are tracked, not career-verified. · ‡ 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
John McDermott: 6′3″
Nikolay Popov: No height on file
Reachnot held
John McDermott: 76″
Nikolay Popov: No reach on file
Agenot held
John McDermott: 46
Nikolay Popov: No date of birth
Stance
John McDermott: Orthodox
Nikolay Popov: Not recorded

John McDermott left, Nikolay Popov right, as everywhere on this page. Age is stated, not scored — neither age nor stance carries an edge.

How They Win

Tracked bouts only
John McDermott28 wins · from 36 tracked bouts

John McDermott: 28 tracked wins — 18 by KO/TKO (64%) and 10 on the cards (36%). Counted from 36 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

18 by KO/TKO 64%10 on the cards 36%

Nikolay Popov3 wins · from 4 tracked bouts

Nikolay Popov: 3 tracked wins — 1 by KO/TKO (33%) and 2 on the cards (67%). Counted from 4 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

1 by KO/TKO 33%2 on the cards 67%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — John McDermott 36, Nikolay Popov 4 — 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

John McDermott last boxed on Mar 15, 2013 — 4,966 days ago. McDermott had won two straight since losing by stoppage to David Price.LWLWW

Fury Jun 2010Olubamiwo Feb 2011Price Jan 2012Dolgovs Feb 2012Skelton Mar 20132.9 tracked bouts per year

Nikolay Popov last boxed on Apr 26, 2006 — 7,481 days ago. Popov had won once since losing to Julius Long.WWLW

McDermott Sep 2003Sanders Jan 2004Long Jun 2004Seferi Apr 20061.5 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have John McDermott and Nikolay Popov ever fought each other?
Yes. John McDermott and Nikolay Popov met once on September 18, 2003, and Nikolay Popov won by TKO in round 2.
The meeting

LSep 18, 2003 · Popov · TKO R2

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, McDermott or Popov?
John McDermott is 28-8 and Nikolay Popov is 3-1 across the 4 bouts Kill The Body has tracked. John McDermott has the higher win percentage. Records shown as tracked have not yet been independently verified as complete career totals.
Records · win %

McDermott28–877.8%

Popov3–175%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, McDermott or Popov?
John McDermott has 18 knockout wins and Nikolay Popov has 1. John McDermott has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

McDermott1864.3%

Popov1

The Numbers ↓
Do McDermott and Popov have any common opponents?
Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both John McDermott and Nikolay Popov have faced.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on McDermott and Popov?
This comparison is drawn from 36 bouts tracked for John McDermott and 4 bouts tracked for Nikolay Popov. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

McDermott36bouts

Popov4bouts

How They Win ↓

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