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Nigel Benn vs Russell Barker — record, stats and common opponents compared

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Nigel Benn

Russell Barker

Nigel Benn (42-5-1) and Russell Barker (0-1 across 1 tracked bout) 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.

Benn

42

Wins35 KO · 83%

5

Losses

1

Draw48 tracked bouts

Barker

Tracked record

0–1

counted from 1 bout 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

Benn leads 1–0

Nigel Benn and Russell Barker have met 1 time; Benn leads 1–0.

Nigel Benn and Russell Barker have met 1 time; Benn leads 1–0.
Met1987Oct 13Series
Nigel BennFighter AWWon1–0W–L
Russell BarkerFighter BLLost0–1W–L
ResultTKOR11Meeting

The Numbers

Benn 4 · Barker 1 of 5 measurable rows
BennBarker
Record†
42-5-1 (edge)0-1
Win %0–100%
88.5% (edge)
0%
Wins by knockoutmax 35
35 (edge)
0
KO ratenot comparable
83.33%—
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)‡not comparable
83%—
Times stopped‡max 4
4
1 (edge)
Title reignsmax 2
2 (edge)
0
Bouts per year§not comparable
4.9—
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 48
48
1

† 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
Nigel Benn: 5′10″
Russell Barker: No height on file
Reachnot held
Nigel Benn: 73″
Russell Barker: No reach on file
Agenot held
Nigel Benn: 62
Russell Barker: No date of birth
Stance
Nigel Benn: Orthodox
Russell Barker: Not recorded

Nigel Benn left, Russell Barker right, as everywhere on this page. Age is stated, not scored — neither age nor stance carries an edge.

How They Win

Tracked bouts only
Nigel Benn42 wins · from 48 tracked bouts

Nigel Benn: 42 tracked wins — 35 by KO/TKO (83%) and 7 on the cards (17%). Counted from 48 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

35 by KO/TKO 83%7 on the cards 17%

Russell Barker0 wins · from 1 tracked bout

Russell Barker: no tracked wins in the 1 bout Kill The Body has ingested.

No tracked wins for Barker yet.

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Nigel Benn 48, Russell Barker 1 — 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

Nigel Benn last boxed on Nov 9, 1996 — 10,937 days ago. Benn had lost three straight, after two straight wins.WWLLL

Nardiello Jul 1995Perez Sep 1995Malinga Mar 1996Collins Jul 1996Collins Nov 19964.9 tracked bouts per year

Russell Barker last boxed on Oct 13, 1987 — 14,252 days ago. Barker had lost the most recent, to Nigel Benn.L

Benn Oct 1987

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
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.
The meeting

WOct 13, 1987 · Benn · TKO R1

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Benn or Barker?
Nigel Benn is 42-5-1 and Russell Barker is 0-1 across the 1 bout 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.
Records · win %

Benn42–5–188.5%

Barker0–10%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Benn or Barker?
Nigel Benn has 35 knockout wins and Russell Barker has 0. Nigel Benn has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Benn3583.3%

Barker0

The Numbers ↓
Do Benn and 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 Benn and 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.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Benn48bouts

Barker1bout

How They Win ↓

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