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Julius Long vs Nikolay Popov — record, stats and common opponents compared

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Julius Long

Nikolay Popov

Julius Long (18-25-1) 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.

Long

18

Wins14 KO · 78%

25

Losses

1

Draw44 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

Long leads 1–0

Julius Long and Nikolay Popov have met 1 time; Long leads 1–0.

Julius Long and Nikolay Popov have met 1 time; Long leads 1–0.
Met2004Jun 8Series
Julius LongFighter AWWon1–0W–L
Nikolay PopovFighter BLLost0–1W–L
ResultTDR61Meeting

The Numbers

Long 3 · Popov 3 of 6 measurable rows
LongPopov
Record†
18-25-13-1 (edge)
Win %0–100%
42%
75% (edge)
Wins by knockoutmax 14
14 (edge)
1
KO ratenot comparable
77.78%—
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)‡0–100%
72% (edge)
33%
Times stopped‡max 10
10
0 (edge)
Title reignslevelmax 0
0
0
Bouts per year§max 2.4
2.4 (edge)
1.5
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 44
44
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
Julius Long: 7′1″
Nikolay Popov: No height on file
Reachnot held
Julius Long: 90″
Nikolay Popov: No reach on file
Agenot held
Julius Long: 49
Nikolay Popov: No date of birth
Stance
Julius Long: Orthodox
Nikolay Popov: Not recorded

Julius Long 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
Julius Long18 wins · from 44 tracked bouts

Julius Long: 18 tracked wins — 13 by KO/TKO (72%), 4 on the cards (22%) and 1 by another method or unrecorded (6%). Counted from 44 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

13 by KO/TKO 72%4 on the cards 22%1 by another method or unrecorded 6%

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 — Julius Long 44, 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

Julius Long last boxed on Jul 26, 2019 — 2,643 days ago. Long had lost four straight, after one straight win.WLLLL

Tupou Oct 2016Browne Sep 2018Ahio Mar 2019Maximov Jun 2019Opelu Jul 20192.4 tracked bouts per year

Nikolay Popov last boxed on Apr 26, 2006 — 7,482 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 Julius Long and Nikolay Popov ever fought each other?
Yes. Julius Long and Nikolay Popov met once on June 8, 2004, and Julius Long won by TD in round 6.
The meeting

WJun 8, 2004 · Long · TD R6

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Long or Popov?
Julius Long is 18-25-1 and Nikolay Popov is 3-1 across the 4 bouts Kill The Body has tracked. Nikolay Popov has the higher win percentage. Records shown as tracked have not yet been independently verified as complete career totals.
Records · win %

Long18–25–142%

Popov3–175%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Long or Popov?
Julius Long has 14 knockout wins and Nikolay Popov has 1. Julius Long has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Long1477.8%

Popov1

The Numbers ↓
Do Long and Popov have any common opponents?
Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both Julius Long and Nikolay Popov have faced.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Long and Popov?
This comparison is drawn from 44 bouts tracked for Julius Long and 4 bouts tracked for Nikolay Popov. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Long44bouts

Popov4bouts

How They Win ↓

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