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Roman Simakov vs Sergey Kovalev — record, stats and common opponents compared

🇷🇺RUSSIA

Roman Simakov

🇷🇺RUSSIA

Sergey Kovalev

Roman Simakov (0-1 across 1 tracked bouts) and Sergey Kovalev (36-5-1) 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.

Simakov

Tracked record

0–1

counted from 1 bout Kill The Body has ingested

Kovalev

36

Wins30 KO · 83%

5

Losses

1

Draw42 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

Kovalev leads 1–0

Roman Simakov and Sergey Kovalev have met 1 time; Kovalev leads 1–0.

Roman Simakov and Sergey Kovalev have met 1 time; Kovalev leads 1–0.
Met2011Dec 5Series
Roman SimakovFighter ALLost0–1W–L
Sergey KovalevFighter BWWon1–0W–L
ResultTKOR71Meeting

The Numbers

Simakov 1 · Kovalev 4 of 5 measurable rows
SimakovKovalev
Record†
0-136-5-1 (edge)
Win %0–100%
0%
86.9% (edge)
Wins by knockoutmax 30
0
30 (edge)
KO ratenot comparable
—83.33%
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)‡not comparable
—83%
Times stopped‡max 3
1 (edge)
3
Title reignsmax 5
0
5 (edge)
Bouts per year§not comparable
—2.7
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 42
1
42

† 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
Roman Simakov: No height on file
Sergey Kovalev: 6′0″
Reachnot held
Roman Simakov: No reach on file
Sergey Kovalev: 72″
Agenot comparable
Roman Simakov: Died aged 27
Sergey Kovalev: 43
Stance
Roman Simakov: Not recorded
Sergey Kovalev: Orthodox

Roman Simakov left, Sergey Kovalev right, as everywhere on this page. Age is stated, not scored — neither age nor stance carries an edge.

How They Win

Tracked bouts only
Roman Simakov0 wins · from 1 tracked bout

Roman Simakov: no tracked wins in the 1 bout Kill The Body has ingested.

No tracked wins for Simakov yet.

Sergey Kovalev36 wins · from 42 tracked bouts

Sergey Kovalev: 36 tracked wins — 30 by KO/TKO (83%) and 6 on the cards (17%). Counted from 42 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

30 by KO/TKO 83%6 on the cards 17%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Roman Simakov 1, Sergey Kovalev 42 — 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

Roman Simakov has lost the most recent, to Sergey Kovalev. Simakov last boxed on Dec 5, 2011.L

Kovalev Dec 2011

Sergey Kovalev has won once since losing a decision to Robin Sirwan Safar. Kovalev last boxed on Apr 18, 2025 — 548 days ago.WLWLW

Yarde Aug 2019Álvarez Nov 2019Pulev May 2022Safar May 2024Mann Apr 20252.7 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have Roman Simakov and Sergey Kovalev ever fought each other?
Yes. Roman Simakov and Sergey Kovalev met once on December 5, 2011, and Sergey Kovalev won by TKO in round 7.
The meeting

LDec 5, 2011 · Kovalev · TKO R7

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Simakov or Kovalev?
Roman Simakov is 0-1 across the 1 bouts Kill The Body has tracked and Sergey Kovalev is 36-5-1. Sergey Kovalev has the higher win percentage. Records shown as tracked have not yet been independently verified as complete career totals.
Records · win %

Simakov0–10%

Kovalev36–5–186.9%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Simakov or Kovalev?
Roman Simakov has 0 knockout wins and Sergey Kovalev has 30. Sergey Kovalev has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Simakov0

Kovalev3083.3%

The Numbers ↓
Do Simakov and Kovalev have any common opponents?
Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both Roman Simakov and Sergey Kovalev have faced.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Simakov and Kovalev?
This comparison is drawn from 1 bout tracked for Roman Simakov and 42 bouts tracked for Sergey Kovalev. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Simakov1bout

Kovalev42bouts

How They Win ↓

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