Have John Ryder and Nick Blackwell ever fought each other?

Yes. John Ryder and Nick Blackwell met once on May 30, 2015, and Nick Blackwell won by TKO in round 7.

Who has the better record, Ryder or Blackwell?

John Ryder is 32-7 and Nick Blackwell is 19-4-1. John Ryder has the higher win percentage.

Who has more knockouts, Ryder or Blackwell?

John Ryder has 18 knockout wins and Nick Blackwell has 8. John Ryder has more.

Do Ryder and Blackwell have any common opponents?

John Ryder and Nick Blackwell share 5 common opponents: Jack Arnfield, Sergey Khomitsky and Ruslans Pojonisevs (and 2 others). Neither fighter fared better across the shared opponents overall.

Who is bigger, Ryder or Blackwell?

Nick Blackwell is the taller fighter at 178 cm, 3 cm above the other. John Ryder also has the longer reach, by 3 cm.

How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Ryder and Blackwell?

This comparison is drawn from 39 bouts tracked for John Ryder and 24 bouts tracked for Nick Blackwell. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

John Ryder vs Nick Blackwell — Records, Stats & Common Opponents

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John Ryder (32-7) and Nick Blackwell (19-4-1) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met once. They share 5 common opponents.

Ryder

Wins18 KO · 56%

Losses

Draws39 tracked bouts

Blackwell

Wins8 KO · 42%

Losses

Draw24 tracked bouts

Head to Head

Blackwell leads 1–0

John Ryder and Nick Blackwell have met 1 time; Blackwell leads 1–0.
Met	2015May 30	Series
John RyderFighter A	LLost	0–1W–L
Nick BlackwellFighter B	WWon	1–0W–L
Result	TKOR7Blackwell vs Ryder	1Meeting

Blackwell vs Ryder · May 30, 2015

The Numbers

Ryder 5 · Blackwell 1 of 6 measurable rows

RyderEdge = longer wingBlackwell

Record: 32-7 (edge)19-4-1
Win %0–100%: 82.1% (edge)
81.3%
Wins by knockoutmax 18: 18 (edge)
8
KO rate0–100%: 56.25% (edge)
42.11%
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)^†0–100%: 56% (edge)
42%
Times stopped^†levelmax 2: 2
2
Title reignslevelmax 0: 0
0
Bouts per year^‡max 3.6: 2.9
3.6 (edge)
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 39: 39
24

† 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+1″: John Ryder: 5′9″; Nick Blackwell: 5′10″ (edge)
Reach+1″: John Ryder: 72″ (edge); Nick Blackwell: 71″
Age3 yrs apart: John Ryder: 38; Nick Blackwell: 35
Stance: John Ryder: Southpaw; Nick Blackwell: Orthodox

John Ryder left, Nick Blackwell 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 Ryder32 wins · from 39 tracked bouts

18 by KO/TKO 56%13 on the cards 41%1 by another method or unrecorded 3%

Nick Blackwell19 wins · from 24 tracked bouts

8 by KO/TKO 42%11 on the cards 58%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — John Ryder 39, Nick Blackwell 24 — not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

5 shared

5 shared · Ryder better on 1 · Blackwell better on 1 · even on 35 shared · John Ryder better on 1 · Nick Blackwell better on 1 · even on 3

RyderJohn Ryder

Opponent

BlackwellNick Blackwell

John Ryder
Loss, UD
2016Sep 2016
ArnfieldJack ArnfieldUnited Kingdom 26–4Blackwell betterNick Blackwell better — 1–0 to 0–1
Nick Blackwell
Win, UD
2015Nov 2015
John Ryder
Win, UD
2016Jan 2016
KhomitskySergey KhomitskyBelarus 33–24–3Ryder betterJohn Ryder better — 1–0 to 0–0–1
Nick Blackwell
Draw, MD
2014Oct 2014
John Ryder
Win, PTS
2014Jul 2014
PojonisevsRuslans PojonisevsEvenEven — 1–0 both
Nick Blackwell
Win, PTS
2013Mar 2013
John Ryder
Loss, UD
2013Sep 2013
SaundersBilly Joe SaundersUnited Kingdom 30–1EvenEven — 0–1 both
Nick Blackwell
Loss, UD
2012Dec 2012
John Ryder
Win, TKO 2
2011Nov 2011
OsmanLuke OsmanEvenEven — 1–0 both
Nick Blackwell
Win, PTS
2010Oct 2010

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

John Ryder last boxed on Jan 27, 2024 — 994 days ago. Ryder had lost two straight, after three straight wins.WWWLL

Jurko Sep 2021Jacobs Feb 2022Parker Nov 2022Álvarez May 2023Munguia Jan 20242.9 tracked bouts per year

Nick Blackwell last boxed on Mar 26, 2016 — 3,857 days ago. Blackwell had won four in a row before losing by stoppage to Chris Eubank Jr.WWWWL

King Nov 2014Ryder May 2015Jones Jul 2015Arnfield Nov 2015Jr Mar 20163.6 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them

Have John Ryder and Nick Blackwell ever fought each other?: Yes. John Ryder and Nick Blackwell met once on May 30, 2015, and Nick Blackwell won by TKO in round 7.
Who has the better record, Ryder or Blackwell?: John Ryder is 32-7 and Nick Blackwell is 19-4-1. John Ryder has the higher win percentage.
Who has more knockouts, Ryder or Blackwell?: John Ryder has 18 knockout wins and Nick Blackwell has 8. John Ryder has more.
Do Ryder and Blackwell have any common opponents?: John Ryder and Nick Blackwell share 5 common opponents: Jack Arnfield, Sergey Khomitsky and Ruslans Pojonisevs (and 2 others). Neither fighter fared better across the shared opponents overall.
Who is bigger, Ryder or Blackwell?: Nick Blackwell is the taller fighter at 178 cm, 3 cm above the other. John Ryder also has the longer reach, by 3 cm.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Ryder and Blackwell?: This comparison is drawn from 39 bouts tracked for John Ryder and 24 bouts tracked for Nick Blackwell. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

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