Have Keith Holmes and Paul Vaden ever fought each other?

Yes. Keith Holmes and Paul Vaden met once on December 5, 1997, and Keith Holmes won by TKO in round 11.

Who has the better record, Holmes or Vaden?

Keith Holmes is 41-5 and Paul Vaden is 29-3. Paul Vaden has the higher win percentage.

Who has more knockouts, Holmes or Vaden?

Keith Holmes has 25 knockout wins and Paul Vaden has 16. Keith Holmes has more.

Do Holmes and Vaden have any common opponents?

Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both Keith Holmes and Paul Vaden have faced.

Who is bigger, Holmes or Vaden?

Keith Holmes is the taller fighter at 188 cm, 1 cm above the other. Keith Holmes also has the longer reach, by 8 cm.

How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Holmes and Vaden?

This comparison is drawn from 46 bouts tracked for Keith Holmes and 2 bouts tracked for Paul Vaden. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

Keith Holmes vs Paul Vaden — Records, Stats & Common Opponents

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Keith Holmes (41-5) and Paul Vaden (29-3) 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.

Holmes

Wins25 KO · 61%

Losses

Draws46 tracked bouts

Vaden

Wins16 KO · 55%

Losses

Draws2 tracked bouts

Head to Head

Holmes leads 1–0

Keith Holmes and Paul Vaden have met 1 time; Holmes leads 1–0.
Met	1997Dec 5	Series
Keith HolmesFighter A	WWon	1–0W–L
Paul VadenFighter B	LLost	0–1W–L
Result	TKOR11Holmes vs Vaden	1Meeting

Holmes vs Vaden · Dec 5, 1997

The Numbers

Holmes 5 · Vaden 2 of 7 measurable rows

HolmesEdge = longer wingVaden

Record: 41-529-3 (edge)
Win %0–100%: 89.1%
90.6% (edge)
Wins by knockoutmax 25: 25 (edge)
16
KO rate0–100%: 60.98% (edge)
55.17%
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)^†not comparable: 61%—
Times stopped^†max 1: 0 (edge)
1
Title reignsmax 2: 2 (edge)
1
Bouts per year^‡max 2.3: 2.3 (edge)
1
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 46: 46
2

† 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

HeightLevel: Keith Holmes: 6′2″; Paul Vaden: 6′2″
Reach+3″: Keith Holmes: 78″ (edge); Paul Vaden: 75″
Age1 yr apart: Keith Holmes: 57; Paul Vaden: 58
Stance: Keith Holmes: Southpaw; Paul Vaden: Not recorded

Keith Holmes left, Paul Vaden right, as everywhere on this page. Age is stated, not scored — neither age nor stance carries an edge.

How They Win

Tracked bouts only

Keith Holmes41 wins · from 46 tracked bouts

25 by KO/TKO 61%16 on the cards 39%

Paul Vaden0 wins · from 2 tracked bouts

No tracked wins for Vaden yet.

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Keith Holmes 46, Paul Vaden 2 — 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

Keith Holmes last boxed on Jun 6, 2009 — 6,347 days ago. Holmes had won two straight since losses to Roman Karmazin and Tito Mendoza.WLLWW

Toygonbaev Mar 2004Karmazin Apr 2005Mendoza Aug 2006Cummings Oct 2006Lockett Jun 20092.3 tracked bouts per year

Paul Vaden last boxed on Dec 5, 1997 — 10,548 days ago. Vaden had lost two straight.LL

Norris Dec 1995Holmes Dec 19971 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

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Have Keith Holmes and Paul Vaden ever fought each other?: Yes. Keith Holmes and Paul Vaden met once on December 5, 1997, and Keith Holmes won by TKO in round 11.
Who has the better record, Holmes or Vaden?: Keith Holmes is 41-5 and Paul Vaden is 29-3. Paul Vaden has the higher win percentage.
Who has more knockouts, Holmes or Vaden?: Keith Holmes has 25 knockout wins and Paul Vaden has 16. Keith Holmes has more.
Do Holmes and Vaden have any common opponents?: Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both Keith Holmes and Paul Vaden have faced.
Who is bigger, Holmes or Vaden?: Keith Holmes is the taller fighter at 188 cm, 1 cm above the other. Keith Holmes also has the longer reach, by 8 cm.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Holmes and Vaden?: This comparison is drawn from 46 bouts tracked for Keith Holmes and 2 bouts tracked for Paul Vaden. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

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