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Nigel Benn vs Steve Collins — record, stats and common opponents compared

🇬🇧UNITED KINGDOM

Nigel Benn

🇮🇪IRELAND

Steve Collins

Nigel Benn (42-5-1) and Steve Collins (36-3) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met 2 times. They share 2 common opponents.

Benn

42

Wins35 KO · 83%

5

Losses

1

Draw48 tracked bouts

Collins

36

Wins21 KO · 58%

3

Losses

0

Draws43 tracked bouts

Head to Head

Collins leads 2–0

Nigel Benn and Steve Collins have met 2 times; Collins leads 2–0.

Nigel Benn and Steve Collins have met 2 times; Collins leads 2–0.
Met1996Jul 61996Nov 9Series
Nigel BennFighter ALLostLLost0–2W–L
Steve CollinsFighter BWWonWWon2–0W–L
ResultTKOR4RTDR62Meetings

The Numbers

Benn 4 · Collins 3 of 7 measurable rows
BennCollins
Record
42-5-136-3 (edge)
Win %0–100%
88.5%
92.3% (edge)
Wins by knockoutmax 35
35 (edge)
21
KO rate0–100%
83.33% (edge)
58.33%
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)†0–100%
83% (edge)
58%
Times stopped†max 4
4
0 (edge)
Title reignslevelmax 2
2
2
Bouts per year‡max 4.9
4.9 (edge)
1.4
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 48
48
43

† 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″
Steve Collins: No height on file
Reach+2″
Nigel Benn: 73″ (edge)
Steve Collins: 71″
AgeSame age
Nigel Benn: 62
Steve Collins: 62
Stance
Nigel Benn: Orthodox
Steve Collins: Orthodox

Nigel Benn left, Steve Collins 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%

Steve Collins38 wins · from 43 tracked bouts

Steve Collins: 38 tracked wins — 22 by KO/TKO (58%) and 16 on the cards (42%). Counted from 43 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

22 by KO/TKO 58%16 on the cards 42%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Nigel Benn 48, Steve Collins 43 — not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

2 shared

2 shared · Collins better on 1 · even on 1

Benn

Opponent

Collins

  • Nigel Benn

    0–1–1 against

    Draw, SD

    1993

    Loss, TKO 9

    1990

    EubankCollins better

    Steve Collins

    2–0 against

    Win, SD

    1995

    Win, UD

    1995

  • Nigel Benn

    Win, KO 2

    1988

    ChirinoEven

    Steve Collins

    Win, TKO 6

    1990

Both sides are set at the same size on purpose. Kill The Body does not score a second-round knockout above a split decision — the edge counts losses first and wins as the tiebreak, and the rest is yours to argue. Shared opponents are matched on fighter identity, not on name, so two different fighters with the same name never merge into one row.

Current Form

Oldest left · newest right

Nigel Benn last boxed on Nov 9, 1996 — 10,935 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

Steve Collins last boxed on Aug 18, 2018 — 2,983 days ago. Collins had lost two straight, after three straight wins.WWWLL

Cummings Jul 1997Fulton Aug 2007Williams May 2011Jennings Jun 2012Ward Aug 20181.4 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have Nigel Benn and Steve Collins ever fought each other?
Yes. Nigel Benn and Steve Collins have met 2 times and Steve Collins leads the series 2-0.
The 2 meetings

LNov 9, 1996 · Collins · RTD R6

LJul 6, 1996 · Collins · TKO R4

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Benn or Collins?
Nigel Benn is 42-5-1 and Steve Collins is 36-3. Steve Collins has the higher win percentage.
Records · win %

Benn42–5–188.5%

Collins36–392.3%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Benn or Collins?
Nigel Benn has 35 knockout wins and Steve Collins has 21. Nigel Benn has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Benn3583.3%

Collins2158.3%

The Numbers ↓
Do Benn and Collins have any common opponents?
Nigel Benn and Steve Collins share 2 common opponents: Chris Eubank and Fermin Chirino. Steve Collins fared better against 1 of them.
2 shared opponents

Chris Eubank0–1–1W

Fermin ChirinoWW

Common Opponents ↓
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Benn and Collins?
This comparison is drawn from 48 bouts tracked for Nigel Benn and 43 bouts tracked for Steve Collins. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Benn48bouts

Collins43bouts

How They Win ↓

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