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Malik Zinad vs Tsvetozar Iliev — record, stats and common opponents compared

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Malik Zinad

Tsvetozar Iliev

Malik Zinad (24-1) and Tsvetozar Iliev (0-7 across 7 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.

Zinad

24

Wins18 KO · 75%

1

Loss

0

Draws25 tracked bouts

Iliev

Tracked record

0–7

counted from 7 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

Zinad leads 1–0

Malik Zinad and Tsvetozar Iliev have met 1 time; Zinad leads 1–0.

Malik Zinad and Tsvetozar Iliev have met 1 time; Zinad leads 1–0.
Met2017Dec 9Series
Malik ZinadFighter AWWon1–0W–L
Tsvetozar IlievFighter BLLost0–1W–L
ResultTKOR21Meeting

The Numbers

Zinad 5 · Iliev 0 of 5 measurable rows
ZinadIliev
Record†
24-1 (edge)0-7
Win %0–100%
96% (edge)
0%
Wins by knockoutmax 18
18 (edge)
0
KO ratenot comparable
75%—
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)‡not comparable
75%—
Times stopped‡max 5
1 (edge)
5
Title reignslevelmax 0
0
0
Bouts per year§max 2.5
2.5 (edge)
1.6
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 25
25
7

† 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
Malik Zinad: 6′1″
Tsvetozar Iliev: No height on file
Agenot held
Malik Zinad: 32
Tsvetozar Iliev: No date of birth
Stance
Malik Zinad: Orthodox
Tsvetozar Iliev: Not recorded

Malik Zinad left, Tsvetozar Iliev right, as everywhere on this page. Age is stated, not scored — neither age nor stance carries an edge.

How They Win

Tracked bouts only
Malik Zinad24 wins · from 25 tracked bouts

Malik Zinad: 24 tracked wins — 18 by KO/TKO (75%), 5 on the cards (21%) and 1 by another method or unrecorded (4%). Counted from 25 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

18 by KO/TKO 75%5 on the cards 21%1 by another method or unrecorded 4%

Tsvetozar Iliev0 wins · from 7 tracked bouts

Tsvetozar Iliev: no tracked wins in the 7 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

No tracked wins for Iliev yet.

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Malik Zinad 25, Tsvetozar Iliev 7 — 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

Malik Zinad has won two straight since losing by stoppage to Dmitry Bivol. Zinad last boxed on Nov 30, 2025 — 326 days ago.WWLWW

Diallo Mar 2023Pampellone Apr 2024Bivol Jun 2024Dzindo Feb 2025Bilić Nov 20252.5 tracked bouts per year

Tsvetozar Iliev last boxed on Dec 9, 2017 — 3,239 days ago. Iliev had lost seven straight.LLLLL

Hill Oct 2014Johnson Jun 2015Yarde Apr 2016Arthur Feb 2017Zinad Dec 20171.6 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have Malik Zinad and Tsvetozar Iliev ever fought each other?
Yes. Malik Zinad and Tsvetozar Iliev met once on December 9, 2017, and Malik Zinad won by TKO in round 2.
The meeting

WDec 9, 2017 · Zinad · TKO R2

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Zinad or Iliev?
Malik Zinad is 24-1 and Tsvetozar Iliev is 0-7 across the 7 bouts Kill The Body has tracked. Malik Zinad has the higher win percentage. Records shown as tracked have not yet been independently verified as complete career totals.
Records · win %

Zinad24–196%

Iliev0–70%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Zinad or Iliev?
Malik Zinad has 18 knockout wins and Tsvetozar Iliev has 0. Malik Zinad has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Zinad1875%

Iliev0

The Numbers ↓
Do Zinad and Iliev have any common opponents?
Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both Malik Zinad and Tsvetozar Iliev have faced.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Zinad and Iliev?
This comparison is drawn from 25 bouts tracked for Malik Zinad and 7 bouts tracked for Tsvetozar Iliev. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Zinad25bouts

Iliev7bouts

How They Win ↓

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