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Ray Mercer vs Tim Sylvia

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

Meetings on record

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Ray Mercer and Tim Sylvia met once (2009). Ray Mercer won in 2009 by ko.

SOURCE·Ray Mercer and Tim Sylvia — 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
Ray MercerTim Sylvia
77″ (195.6 cm)Reach80″ (203.2 cm)
73″ (185.4 cm)Height80″ (203.2 cm)
+5.5%Reach advantage0%
1–0Record31–10
100%Finish rate77%
20Longest unbeaten run11
47Recorded bouts39
OrthodoxStance—

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

Both records, drawn

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

Ray Mercer

198019902000win v Ossie Ocasio, 1989win v Jerry Jones, 1989, decisionwin v Eddie Richardson, 1989, kowin v Arthel Lawhorne, 1989, kowin v Dino Homsey, 1989, kowin v Tracy Thomas, 1989, kowin v Al Evans, 1989, kowin v Ken Crosby, 1989, kowin v David Hopkins, 1989, kowin v Garing Lane, 1989win v Luis Walford, 1989win v Jesse McGhee, 1989win v Bert Cooper, 1990, decisionwin v Lionel Washington, 1990, kowin v Kimmuel Odum, 1990, decisionwin v Wesley Watson, 1990, kowin v Tommy Morrison, 1991, kowin v Francesco Damiani, 1991, kowin v Jerry Halstead, 1992, kowin v Mike Dixon, 1992loss v Larry Holmes, 1992, decisionwin v Jesse Ferguson, 1993, decisionwin v Mark Wills, 1993, decisionwin v Tony Willis, 1993, kodraw v Marion Wilson, 1994, drawloss v Evander Holyfield, 1995, decisionwin v Tim Witherspoon, 1996, decisionloss v Lennox Lewis, 1996win v Leo Loiacono, 1998, kowin v Jimmy Haynes, 1999, kowin v Brian Scott, 2001, kowin v Don Steele, 2001, kowin v Jeff Pegues, 2001, koloss v Wladimir Klitschko, 2002, kowin v Troy Weida, 2002, kowin v Shawn Robinson, 2003, kowin v Mario Cawley, 2003, kowin v Steve Pannell, 2004, koloss v Musashi, 2004, decisionloss v Shannon Briggs, 2005, kowin v Darroll Wilson, 2005, decisionloss v Remy Bonjasky, 2005, koloss v Kimbo Slice, 2007, submissionwin v Mikael Lindblad, 2007, kowin v Richel Hersisia, 2008, decisionloss v Derric Rossy, 2008, decisionwin v Tim Sylvia, 2009, ko
WON ABOVE·LOST BELOW BAR = STOPPAGE·BROKEN BAR = SUBMISSION·TICK = DECISION 1989–2009
1990 2000 win vs Ossie Ocasio (1989)win vs Jerry Jones (1989)win vs Eddie Richardson (1989)win vs Arthel Lawhorne (1989)win vs Dino Homsey (1989)win vs Tracy Thomas (1989)win vs Al Evans (1989)win vs Ken Crosby (1989)win vs David Hopkins (1989)win vs Garing Lane (1989)win vs Luis Walford (1989)win vs Jesse McGhee (1989)win vs Bert Cooper (1990)win vs Lionel Washington (1990)win vs Kimmuel Odum (1990)win vs Wesley Watson (1990)win vs Tommy Morrison (1991)win vs Francesco Damiani (1991)win vs Jerry Halstead (1992)win vs Mike Dixon (1992)loss vs Larry Holmes (1992)win vs Jesse Ferguson (1993)win vs Mark Wills (1993)win vs Tony Willis (1993)draw vs Marion Wilson (1994)loss vs Evander Holyfield (1995)win vs Tim Witherspoon (1996)loss vs Lennox Lewis (1996)win vs Leo Loiacono (1998)win vs Jimmy Haynes (1999)win vs Brian Scott (2001)win vs Don Steele (2001)win vs Jeff Pegues (2001)loss vs Wladimir Klitschko (2002)win vs Troy Weida (2002)win vs Shawn Robinson (2003)win vs Mario Cawley (2003)win vs Steve Pannell (2004)loss vs Musashi (2004)loss vs Shannon Briggs (2005)win vs Darroll Wilson (2005)loss vs Remy Bonjasky (2005)loss vs Kimbo Slice (2007)win vs Mikael Lindblad (2007)win vs Richel Hersisia (2008)loss vs Derric Rossy (2008)win vs Tim Sylvia (2009)
winlossdraw / NC1989–2009

Tim Sylvia

20002010UNFILEDwin v Greg Wikan, 2001, submissionwin v Ben Rothwell, 2001, decisionwin v Gabe Beauperthy, 2001, submissionwin v Randy Durant, 2001, kowin v Wesley Correira, 2002, kowin v Jeff Gerlick, 2002, kowin v Mike Whitehead, 2002, kowin v Matt Frembling, 2002, decisionwin v Gan McGee, 2003, kowin v Ricco Rodriguez, 2003, kowin v Wes Sims, 2004, koloss v Frank Mir, 2004, submissionwin v Tra Telligman, 2005, kowin v Mike Block, 2005, koloss v Andrei Arlovski, 2005, submissionwin v Jeff Monson, 2006, decisionwin v Andrei Arlovski, 2006, decisionwin v Assuério Silva, 2006, decisionwin v Brandon Vera, 2007, decisionloss v Randy Couture, 2007, decisionloss v Fedor Emelianenko, 2008, submissionloss v Antônio Rodrigo Nogueira, 2008, submissionwin v Jason Riley, 2009, koloss v Ray Mercer, 2009, kowin v Vince Lucero, 2010, submissionwin v Paul Buentello, 2010, kowin v Mariusz Pudzianowski, 2010, submissionwin v Andreas Kraniotakes, 2011, decisionwin v Patrick Barrentine, 2011, koloss v Abe Wagner, 2011, koloss v Satoshi Ishii, 2012, decisionnc v Andrei Arlovski, 2012win v Randy Smith, 2012, koloss v Ruslan Magomedov, 2013, decisionloss v Tony Johnson, 2013, kowin v Jason Lambert, no date on recordwin v Boyd Ballard, no date on recordwin v Gino de la Cruz, no date on recordwin v Ernest Henderson, no date on record
WON ABOVE·LOST BELOW BAR = STOPPAGE·BROKEN BAR = SUBMISSION·TICK = DECISION 2001–2013 · 4 UNDATED
2010 win vs Greg Wikan (2001)win vs Ben Rothwell (2001)win vs Gabe Beauperthy (2001)win vs Randy Durant (2001)win vs Wesley Correira (2002)win vs Jeff Gerlick (2002)win vs Mike Whitehead (2002)win vs Matt Frembling (2002)win vs Gan McGee (2003)win vs Ricco Rodriguez (2003)win vs Wes Sims (2004)loss vs Frank Mir (2004)win vs Tra Telligman (2005)win vs Mike Block (2005)loss vs Andrei Arlovski (2005)win vs Jeff Monson (2006)win vs Andrei Arlovski (2006)win vs Assuério Silva (2006)win vs Brandon Vera (2007)loss vs Randy Couture (2007)loss vs Fedor Emelianenko (2008)loss vs Antônio Rodrigo Nogueira (2008)win vs Jason Riley (2009)loss vs Ray Mercer (2009)win vs Vince Lucero (2010)win vs Paul Buentello (2010)win vs Mariusz Pudzianowski (2010)win vs Andreas Kraniotakes (2011)win vs Patrick Barrentine (2011)loss vs Abe Wagner (2011)loss vs Satoshi Ishii (2012)nc vs Andrei Arlovski (2012)win vs Randy Smith (2012)loss vs Ruslan Magomedov (2013)loss vs Tony Johnson (2013)
winlossdraw / NC2001–2013
Cross-references
Ray Mercer

The full ledger: 47 bouts, the reach placed in its cohort, and what the record does not say.

1–0 Tim Sylvia

The same, from the other corner — 39 bouts and the cohort Sylvia is ranked inside.

31–10 Every confirmed matchup

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

900 BOUTS
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