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Mike Sawyer vs Steven Nelson — record, stats and common opponents compared

Mike Sawyer

LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT

Steven Nelson

Mike Sawyer (0-3 across 3 tracked bouts) and Steven Nelson (20-2) 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.

Sawyer

Tracked record

0–3

counted from 3 bouts Kill The Body has ingested

Nelson

20

Wins16 KO · 80%

2

Losses

0

Draws22 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

Nelson leads 1–0

Mike Sawyer and Steven Nelson have met 1 time; Nelson leads 1–0.

Mike Sawyer and Steven Nelson have met 1 time; Nelson leads 1–0.
Met2018Mar 31Series
Mike SawyerFighter ALLost0–1W–L
Steven NelsonFighter BWWon1–0W–L
ResultKOR21Meeting

The Numbers

Sawyer 0 · Nelson 5 of 5 measurable rows
SawyerNelson
Record†
0-320-2 (edge)
Win %0–100%
0%
90.9% (edge)
Wins by knockoutmax 16
0
16 (edge)
KO ratenot comparable
—80%
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)‡not comparable
—80%
Times stopped‡max 3
3
1 (edge)
Title reignslevelmax 0
0
0
Bouts per year§max 2.3
1.2
2.3 (edge)
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 22
3
22

† 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
Mike Sawyer: No height on file
Steven Nelson: 5′10″
Reachnot held
Mike Sawyer: No reach on file
Steven Nelson: 76″
Agenot held
Mike Sawyer: No date of birth
Steven Nelson: 38
Stance
Mike Sawyer: Not recorded
Steven Nelson: Orthodox

Mike Sawyer left, Steven Nelson right, as everywhere on this page. Age is stated, not scored — neither age nor stance carries an edge.

How They Win

Tracked bouts only
Mike Sawyer0 wins · from 3 tracked bouts

Mike Sawyer: no tracked wins in the 3 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

No tracked wins for Sawyer yet.

Steven Nelson20 wins · from 22 tracked bouts

Steven Nelson: 20 tracked wins — 16 by KO/TKO (80%) and 4 on the cards (20%). Counted from 22 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

16 by KO/TKO 80%4 on the cards 20%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Mike Sawyer 3, Steven Nelson 22 — 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

Mike Sawyer last boxed on Mar 31, 2018 — 3,124 days ago. Sawyer had lost three straight.LLL

Lange Oct 2015Lee Dec 2015Nelson Mar 20181.2 tracked bouts per year

Steven Nelson has lost two straight, after three straight wins. Nelson last boxed on Sep 13, 2025 — 401 days ago.WWWLL

Ballard Dec 2022Montgomery Jul 2023Vazquez Aug 2024Pacheco Jan 2025Martinez Sep 20252.3 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have Mike Sawyer and Steven Nelson ever fought each other?
Yes. Mike Sawyer and Steven Nelson met once on March 31, 2018, and Steven Nelson won by KO in round 2.
The meeting

LMar 31, 2018 · Nelson · KO R2

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Sawyer or Nelson?
Mike Sawyer is 0-3 across the 3 bouts Kill The Body has tracked and Steven Nelson is 20-2. Steven Nelson has the higher win percentage. Records shown as tracked have not yet been independently verified as complete career totals.
Records · win %

Sawyer0–30%

Nelson20–290.9%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Sawyer or Nelson?
Mike Sawyer has 0 knockout wins and Steven Nelson has 16. Steven Nelson has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Sawyer0

Nelson1680%

The Numbers ↓
Do Sawyer and Nelson have any common opponents?
Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both Mike Sawyer and Steven Nelson have faced.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Sawyer and Nelson?
This comparison is drawn from 3 bouts tracked for Mike Sawyer and 22 bouts tracked for Steven Nelson. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Sawyer3bouts

Nelson22bouts

How They Win ↓

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