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Lindell Holmes vs Steve Darnell — record, stats and common opponents compared

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Lindell Holmes

Steve Darnell

Lindell Holmes (45-8) and Steve Darnell (0-2 across 2 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.

Holmes

45

Wins36 KO · 80%

8

Losses

0

Draws54 tracked bouts

Darnell

Tracked record

0–2

counted from 2 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

Holmes leads 1–0

Lindell Holmes and Steve Darnell have met 1 time; Holmes leads 1–0.

Lindell Holmes and Steve Darnell have met 1 time; Holmes leads 1–0.
Met1988May 9Series
Lindell HolmesFighter AWWon1–0W–L
Steve DarnellFighter BLLost0–1W–L
ResultTKOR21Meeting

The Numbers

Holmes 5 · Darnell 1 of 6 measurable rows
HolmesDarnell
Record†
45-8 (edge)0-2
Win %0–100%
84.9% (edge)
0%
Wins by knockoutmax 36
36 (edge)
0
KO ratenot comparable
80%—
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)‡not comparable
80%—
Times stopped‡max 5
5
2 (edge)
Title reignsmax 1
1 (edge)
0
Bouts per year§max 4
4 (edge)
0.4
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 54
54
2

† 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
Lindell Holmes: 5′8″
Steve Darnell: No height on file
Reachnot held
Lindell Holmes: 72″
Steve Darnell: No reach on file
Agenot held
Lindell Holmes: 69
Steve Darnell: No date of birth
Stance
Lindell Holmes: Orthodox
Steve Darnell: Not recorded

Lindell Holmes left, Steve Darnell right, as everywhere on this page. Age is stated, not scored — neither age nor stance carries an edge.

How They Win

Tracked bouts only
Lindell Holmes45 wins · from 54 tracked bouts

Lindell Holmes: 45 tracked wins — 36 by KO/TKO (80%) and 9 on the cards (20%). Counted from 54 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

36 by KO/TKO 80%9 on the cards 20%

Steve Darnell0 wins · from 2 tracked bouts

Steve Darnell: no tracked wins in the 2 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

No tracked wins for Darnell yet.

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Lindell Holmes 54, Steve Darnell 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

Lindell Holmes last boxed on Jun 17, 1993 — 12,178 days ago. Holmes had lost two straight, after one straight win.WLWLL

Byrd Mar 1991Horn May 1991Moncrief Nov 1992Eubank Feb 1993Emébé Jun 19934 tracked bouts per year

Steve Darnell last boxed on Jul 20, 1993 — 12,145 days ago. Darnell had lost two straight.LL

Holmes May 1988Brewer Jul 19930.4 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have Lindell Holmes and Steve Darnell ever fought each other?
Yes. Lindell Holmes and Steve Darnell met once on May 9, 1988, and Lindell Holmes won by TKO in round 2.
The meeting

WMay 9, 1988 · Holmes · TKO R2

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Holmes or Darnell?
Lindell Holmes is 45-8 and Steve Darnell is 0-2 across the 2 bouts Kill The Body has tracked. Lindell Holmes has the higher win percentage. Records shown as tracked have not yet been independently verified as complete career totals.
Records · win %

Holmes45–884.9%

Darnell0–20%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Holmes or Darnell?
Lindell Holmes has 36 knockout wins and Steve Darnell has 0. Lindell Holmes has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Holmes3680%

Darnell0

The Numbers ↓
Do Holmes and Darnell have any common opponents?
Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both Lindell Holmes and Steve Darnell have faced.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Holmes and Darnell?
This comparison is drawn from 54 bouts tracked for Lindell Holmes and 2 bouts tracked for Steve Darnell. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Holmes54bouts

Darnell2bouts

How They Win ↓

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