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Adrian Diaconu vs Chad Dawson

A fight that actually happened — and everything both records say about it.

Meetings on record

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Adrian Diaconu and Chad Dawson met once (2011). Chad Dawson won in 2011 by decision.

SOURCE·Adrian Diaconu and Chad Dawson — English Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)·both records name the other·REVIEWED AUG 2026

How this head-to-head is established

  1. This pairing exists only because at least one of the two articles' own results tables names the other fighter. No matchup on this site is speculative and none is a hypothetical.
  2. Every figure in the comparison below comes from that fighter's own page and carries the same source line. A dash means the source states nothing, not that the value is zero.
  3. Common opponents are found by matching linked bout lists, which is only possible because every fight list here is linked to every other. A shared opponent is not a transitive result and this page does not treat it as one.
  4. Nothing on this page predicts an outcome. It is a comparison of what is on record.

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Side by side

What both records stateAUG 2026
Adrian DiaconuChad Dawson
72″ (183 cm)Reach—
68.9″ (175 cm)Height73″ (185.4 cm)
+4.57%Reach advantage—
27–3Record36–5
56%Finish rate53%
24Longest unbeaten run29
28Recorded bouts43
OrthodoxStanceSouthpaw

A comparison of what is on record. Nothing here predicts a result.

Common opponents

Both fought these 1. This is the comparison the siloed databases cannot make, because it needs every fight list linked to every other.

OpponentAdrian DiaconuChad Dawson
Jean Pascal L L

Both records, drawn

The same ledger line on each: wins stamped above the rule, losses below, the mark's shape carrying how it ended.

Adrian Diaconu

20002010win v Francis Doiron, 2001, kowin v Claudio Ortiz, 2001, decisionwin v Eric Olds, 2001win v Todd Black, 2001win v Mark Newton, 2001win v Shaun Creegan, 2002, decisionwin v Kenny Bowman, 2002win v Ganny Dovidovas, 2002, kowin v Melroy Corbin, 2002, decisionwin v Rico Cason, 2003, kowin v Tiwon Taylor, 2003, kowin v Ronald Cobbs, 2003, kowin v Isidore Janvier, 2003, decisionwin v Ron Johnson, 2003, kowin v Roberto Coelho, 2004, decisionwin v Darrin Humphrey, 2005, kowin v Conal MacPhee, 2005, kowin v James Crawford, 2005, kowin v Jesse Sanders, 2005, kowin v Orlando Rivera, 2006, decisionwin v Andre Thysse, 2006, decisionwin v Max Heyman, 2006, kowin v Rico Hoye, 2007, kowin v Chris Henry, 2008, decisionloss v Jean Pascal, 2009, decisionwin v David Whittom, 2009, decisionwin v Omar Sheika, 2010, decisionloss v Chad Dawson, 2011, decision
WON ABOVE·LOST BELOW BAR = STOPPAGE·BROKEN BAR = SUBMISSION·TICK = DECISION 2001–2011
2010 win vs Francis Doiron (2001)win vs Claudio Ortiz (2001)win vs Eric Olds (2001)win vs Todd Black (2001)win vs Mark Newton (2001)win vs Shaun Creegan (2002)win vs Kenny Bowman (2002)win vs Ganny Dovidovas (2002)win vs Melroy Corbin (2002)win vs Rico Cason (2003)win vs Tiwon Taylor (2003)win vs Ronald Cobbs (2003)win vs Isidore Janvier (2003)win vs Ron Johnson (2003)win vs Roberto Coelho (2004)win vs Darrin Humphrey (2005)win vs Conal MacPhee (2005)win vs James Crawford (2005)win vs Jesse Sanders (2005)win vs Orlando Rivera (2006)win vs Andre Thysse (2006)win vs Max Heyman (2006)win vs Rico Hoye (2007)win vs Chris Henry (2008)loss vs Jean Pascal (2009)win vs David Whittom (2009)win vs Omar Sheika (2010)loss vs Chad Dawson (2011)
winlossdraw / NC2001–2011

Chad Dawson

20002010win v James Orso, 2001, kowin v Antonio Baker, 2001win v Steve Garrett, 2001win v John Romans William, 2002, kowin v Faustino Gonzalez, 2002, decisionwin v Gary Grant, 2002, kowin v Chad Sawyer, 2002, decisionwin v Martin Desjardins, 2002win v Jerald Lowe, 2002, kowin v Dumont Welliver, 2003win v Brett Lally, 2003, kowin v Earl Allen, 2003, kowin v Willie Lee, 2003, kowin v Shannon Miller, 2003, decisionwin v Carl Daniels, 2004, kowin v Darnell Wilson, 2004, decisionresult not stated v Aundalen Sloan, 2004, decisionwin v Ian Gardner, 2005, kowin v Ronald Boddie, 2005, kowin v Efrain Garcia, 2005, kowin v Eric Harding, 2006, decisionwin v Jamie Hearn, 2006, kowin v Jason Naugler, 2006, decisionwin v Epifanio Mendoza, 2007, kowin v Jesus Ruiz, 2007, kowin v Tomasz Adamek, 2007, decisionwin v Antonio Tarver, 2008, decisionwin v Glen Johnson, 2008, decisionwin v Glen Johnson, 2009, decisionwin v Antonio Tarver, 2009, decisionloss v Jean Pascal, 2010nc v Bernard Hopkins, 2011, kowin v Adrian Diaconu, 2011, decisionloss v Andre Ward, 2012, kowin v Bernard Hopkins, 2012loss v Adonis Stevenson, 2013, koloss v Tommy Karpency, 2014win v George Blades, 2014, kowin v Shujaa El Amin, 2015, decisionwin v Cornelius White, 2016, koloss v Andrzej Fonfara, 2017, kowin v Denis Grachev, 2019, decisionwin v Quinton Rankin, 2019, decision
WON ABOVE·LOST BELOW BAR = STOPPAGE·BROKEN BAR = SUBMISSION·TICK = DECISION 2001–2019
2010 win vs James Orso (2001)win vs Antonio Baker (2001)win vs Steve Garrett (2001)win vs John Romans William (2002)win vs Faustino Gonzalez (2002)win vs Gary Grant (2002)win vs Chad Sawyer (2002)win vs Martin Desjardins (2002)win vs Jerald Lowe (2002)win vs Dumont Welliver (2003)win vs Brett Lally (2003)win vs Earl Allen (2003)win vs Willie Lee (2003)win vs Shannon Miller (2003)win vs Carl Daniels (2004)win vs Darnell Wilson (2004)? vs Aundalen Sloan (2004)win vs Ian Gardner (2005)win vs Ronald Boddie (2005)win vs Efrain Garcia (2005)win vs Eric Harding (2006)win vs Jamie Hearn (2006)win vs Jason Naugler (2006)win vs Epifanio Mendoza (2007)win vs Jesus Ruiz (2007)win vs Tomasz Adamek (2007)win vs Antonio Tarver (2008)win vs Glen Johnson (2008)win vs Glen Johnson (2009)win vs Antonio Tarver (2009)loss vs Jean Pascal (2010)nc vs Bernard Hopkins (2011)win vs Adrian Diaconu (2011)loss vs Andre Ward (2012)win vs Bernard Hopkins (2012)loss vs Adonis Stevenson (2013)loss vs Tommy Karpency (2014)win vs George Blades (2014)win vs Shujaa El Amin (2015)win vs Cornelius White (2016)loss vs Andrzej Fonfara (2017)win vs Denis Grachev (2019)win vs Quinton Rankin (2019)
winlossdraw / NC2001–2019
Cross-references
Adrian Diaconu

The full ledger: 28 bouts, the reach placed in its cohort, and what the record does not say.

27–3 Chad Dawson

The same, from the other corner — 43 bouts and the cohort Dawson is ranked inside.

36–5 Every confirmed matchup

The other 899 pairings whose own records confirm the fight happened — not a list of fights anyone imagined.

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