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Lionell Thompson vs Sergey Kovalev — record, stats and common opponents compared

Lionell Thompson

🇷🇺RUSSIA

Sergey Kovalev

Lionell Thompson (3-3 across 6 tracked bouts) and Sergey Kovalev (36-5-1) 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.

Thompson

Tracked record

3–3

counted from 6 bouts Kill The Body has ingested

Kovalev

36

Wins30 KO · 83%

5

Losses

1

Draw42 tracked bouts

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

Kovalev leads 1–0

Lionell Thompson and Sergey Kovalev have met 1 time; Kovalev leads 1–0.

Lionell Thompson and Sergey Kovalev have met 1 time; Kovalev leads 1–0.
Met2012Sep 21Series
Lionell ThompsonFighter ALLost0–1W–L
Sergey KovalevFighter BWWon1–0W–L
ResultTKOR31Meeting

The Numbers

Thompson 1 · Kovalev 6 of 7 measurable rows
ThompsonKovalev
Record†
3-336-5-1 (edge)
Win %0–100%
50%
86.9% (edge)
Wins by knockoutmax 30
0
30 (edge)
KO ratenot comparable
—83.33%
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)‡0–100%
0%
83% (edge)
Times stopped‡max 3
1 (edge)
3
Title reignsmax 6
0
6 (edge)
Bouts per year§max 2.7
0.7
2.7 (edge)
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 42
6
42

† 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
Lionell Thompson: No height on file
Sergey Kovalev: 6′0″
Reachnot held
Lionell Thompson: No reach on file
Sergey Kovalev: 72″
Agenot held
Lionell Thompson: No date of birth
Sergey Kovalev: 43
Stance
Lionell Thompson: Not recorded
Sergey Kovalev: Orthodox

Lionell Thompson left, Sergey Kovalev right, as everywhere on this page. Age is stated, not scored — neither age nor stance carries an edge.

How They Win

Tracked bouts only
Lionell Thompson3 wins · from 6 tracked bouts

Lionell Thompson: 3 tracked wins — 3 on the cards (100%). Counted from 6 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

3 on the cards 100%

Sergey Kovalev36 wins · from 42 tracked bouts

Sergey Kovalev: 36 tracked wins — 30 by KO/TKO (83%) and 6 on the cards (17%). Counted from 42 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

30 by KO/TKO 83%6 on the cards 17%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Lionell Thompson 6, Sergey Kovalev 42 — 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

Lionell Thompson last boxed on Dec 28, 2019 — 2,490 days ago. Thompson had won once since losing a decision to Edwin Rodríguez.LLWLW

Kovalev Sep 2012Kalajdzic Mar 2014George Sep 2016Rodríguez Feb 2018Uzcátegui Dec 20190.7 tracked bouts per year

Sergey Kovalev has won once since losing a decision to Robin Sirwan Safar. Kovalev last boxed on Apr 18, 2025 — 552 days ago.WLWLW

Yarde Aug 2019Álvarez Nov 2019Pulev May 2022Safar May 2024Mann Apr 20252.7 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have Lionell Thompson and Sergey Kovalev ever fought each other?
Yes. Lionell Thompson and Sergey Kovalev met once on September 21, 2012, and Sergey Kovalev won by TKO in round 3.
The meeting

LSep 21, 2012 · Kovalev · TKO R3

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Thompson or Kovalev?
Lionell Thompson is 3-3 across the 6 bouts Kill The Body has tracked and Sergey Kovalev is 36-5-1. Sergey Kovalev has the higher win percentage. Records shown as tracked have not yet been independently verified as complete career totals.
Records · win %

Thompson3–350%

Kovalev36–5–186.9%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Thompson or Kovalev?
Lionell Thompson has 0 knockout wins and Sergey Kovalev has 30. Sergey Kovalev has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Thompson0

Kovalev3083.3%

The Numbers ↓
Do Thompson and Kovalev have any common opponents?
Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both Lionell Thompson and Sergey Kovalev have faced.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Thompson and Kovalev?
This comparison is drawn from 6 bouts tracked for Lionell Thompson and 42 bouts tracked for Sergey Kovalev. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Thompson6bouts

Kovalev42bouts

How They Win ↓

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