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.
Nigel Benn (42-5-1) and Russell Barker (0-1 across 1 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.
Nigel Benn vs Russell Barker — record, stats and common opponents compared
Head to Head
Nigel Benn leads 1–0- Nigel Benn wonBenn vs BarkerOct 13, 1987 · TKO · R1
The Numbers
- 42-5-1 (edge)
- Record
- 0-1
- 88.5% (edge)
- Win %
- 0%
- 35 (edge)
- Wins by knockout
- 0
- 83.33%
- KO rate
- —
- 83%
- Stoppage rate (tracked wins)
- —
- 4
- Times stopped
- 1 (edge)
- 2 (edge)
- Title reigns
- 0
- 4.9
- Bouts per year
- —
- 48
- Bouts tracked
- 1
One or both records are tracked, not career-verified.
Counted from bouts Kill The Body has ingested, not a career total.
Counted from bouts Kill The Body has ingested, not a career total.
Across each fighter's tracked career span.
Tale of the Tape
- 5′10″ (177 cm)
- Height
- —
- 73″ (185 cm)
- Reach
- —
- 62
- Age
- —
- Orthodox
- Stance
- —
- United Kingdom
- Nationality
- —
How They Win
Tracked bouts onlyNigel Benn · 42 wins
KO/TKO
35
Decision
7
Other
0
Russell Barker · 0 wins
No tracked wins yet.
Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter (48 and 1 respectively), 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
Nigel Benn
LLLWW
L3 streak · last fought Nov 9, 1996
Russell Barker
L
L1 streak · last fought Oct 13, 1987
Common Questions
- Have Nigel Benn and Russell Barker ever fought each other?
- Yes. Nigel Benn and Russell Barker met once on October 13, 1987, and Nigel Benn won by TKO in round 1.
- Who has the better record, Nigel Benn or Russell Barker?
- Nigel Benn is 42-5-1 and Russell Barker is 0-1 across the 1 bouts Kill The Body has tracked. Nigel Benn has the higher win percentage. Records shown as tracked have not yet been independently verified as complete career totals.
- Who has more knockouts, Nigel Benn or Russell Barker?
- Nigel Benn has 35 knockout wins and Russell Barker has 0. Nigel Benn has more.
- Do Nigel Benn and Russell Barker have any common opponents?
- Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both Nigel Benn and Russell Barker have faced.
- How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Nigel Benn and Russell Barker?
- This comparison is drawn from 48 bouts tracked for Nigel Benn and 1 bout tracked for Russell Barker. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.