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.
Ray Mercer (36-7-1 across 44 tracked bouts) and Shannon Briggs (60-6-1) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met once. They share 5 common opponents.
Ray Mercer vs Shannon Briggs — record, stats and common opponents compared
Head to Head
Shannon Briggs leads 1–0- Shannon Briggs wonBriggs vs MercerAug 26, 2005 · KO · R7
The Numbers
- 36-7-1
- Record
- 60-6-1 (edge)
- 83%
- Win %
- 90.3% (edge)
- 24
- Wins by knockout
- 53 (edge)
- —
- KO rate
- 88.33%
- 72%
- Stoppage rate (tracked wins)
- 88% (edge)
- 2
- Times stopped
- 2
- 1
- Title reigns
- 1
- 2.3
- Bouts per year
- 2.9 (edge)
- 44
- Bouts tracked
- 68
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
- 6′1″ (185 cm)
- Height
- 6′4″ (193 cm) (edge)
- 77″ (196 cm)
- Reach
- 80″ (203 cm) (edge)
- 65
- Age
- 54
- Orthodox
- Stance
- Orthodox
- —
- Division
- Heavyweight
- American
- Nationality
- United States
How They Win
Tracked bouts onlyRay Mercer · 36 wins
KO/TKO
26
Decision
10
Other
0
Shannon Briggs · 60 wins
KO/TKO
53
Decision
7
Other
0
Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter (44 and 68 respectively), not from a career-complete method table.
Common Opponents
5 sharedShared opponents are matched on fighter identity, not on name — two different fighters with the same name never merge into one row.
Current Form
Ray Mercer
WLWLW
W1 streak · last fought Sep 5, 2008
Shannon Briggs
WWWWW
W9 streak · last fought May 21, 2016
Common Questions
- Have Ray Mercer and Shannon Briggs ever fought each other?
- Yes. Ray Mercer and Shannon Briggs met once on August 26, 2005, and Shannon Briggs won by KO in round 7.
- Who has the better record, Ray Mercer or Shannon Briggs?
- Ray Mercer is 36-7-1 across the 44 bouts Kill The Body has tracked and Shannon Briggs is 60-6-1. Shannon Briggs has the higher win percentage. Records shown as tracked have not yet been independently verified as complete career totals.
- Who has more knockouts, Ray Mercer or Shannon Briggs?
- Ray Mercer has 24 knockout wins and Shannon Briggs has 53. Shannon Briggs has more.
- Do Ray Mercer and Shannon Briggs have any common opponents?
- Ray Mercer and Shannon Briggs share 5 common opponents: Brian Scott, Darroll Wilson and Jeff Pegues (and 2 others). Neither fighter fared better across the shared opponents overall.
- Who is bigger, Ray Mercer or Shannon Briggs?
- Shannon Briggs is the taller fighter at 193 cm, 8 cm above the other. Shannon Briggs also has the longer reach, by 7 cm.
- How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Ray Mercer and Shannon Briggs?
- This comparison is drawn from 44 bouts tracked for Ray Mercer and 68 bouts tracked for Shannon Briggs. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.