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Allen Matthews (1-5-1 across 7 tracked bouts) and Ken Overlin (136-19-10) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met once. They share 3 common opponents.

Allen Matthews vs Ken Overlin — record, stats and common opponents compared

Allen Matthews

Tracked record

1–5–1

7 tracked bouts

🇺🇸MIDDLEWEIGHT

Ken Overlin

136–19–10

169 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

Ken Overlin leads 1–0

The Numbers

1-5-1
Record
136-19-10 (edge)

One or both records are tracked, not career-verified.

21.4%
Win %
85.5% (edge)
0
Wins by knockout
24 (edge)
KO rate
17.65%
0%
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)
18% (edge)

Counted from bouts Kill The Body has ingested, not a career total.

2
Times stopped
2

Counted from bouts Kill The Body has ingested, not a career total.

0
Title reigns
0
1.7
Bouts per year
14.5 (edge)

Across each fighter's tracked career span.

7
Bouts tracked
169

Tale of the Tape

Height
5′9″ (175 cm)
Reach
70″ (178 cm)
Age
116
Stance
Orthodox
Division
Middleweight
Nationality
American

How They Win

Tracked bouts only

Allen Matthews · 1 wins

KO/TKO
0
Decision
1
Other
0

Ken Overlin · 136 wins

KO/TKO
24
Decision
112
Other
0

Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter (7 and 169 respectively), not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

3 shared
  • Allen Matthews

    LTKO R9 · Aug 1937

    Al Hostak

    Ken Overlin

    WUD · Nov 1941
  • Allen Matthews

    LTKO R4 · Apr 1940

    Ceferino Garcia

    Ken Overlin

    WUD · May 1940
  • Allen Matthews

    LUD · Oct 1936

    Freddie Steele

    Ken Overlin

    LKO R4 · Sep 1937

Shared opponents are matched on fighter identity, not on name — two different fighters with the same name never merge into one row.

Current Form

Allen Matthews

LLLDL

L3 streak · last fought Apr 24, 1940

Ken Overlin

WWWWD

W4 streak · last fought Sep 26, 1942

Common Questions

Have Allen Matthews and Ken Overlin ever fought each other?
Yes. Allen Matthews and Ken Overlin met once on October 18, 1939, and Ken Overlin won by UD.
Who has the better record, Allen Matthews or Ken Overlin?
Allen Matthews is 1-5-1 across the 7 bouts Kill The Body has tracked and Ken Overlin is 136-19-10. Ken Overlin has the higher win percentage. Records shown as tracked have not yet been independently verified as complete career totals.
Who has more knockouts, Allen Matthews or Ken Overlin?
Allen Matthews has 0 knockout wins and Ken Overlin has 24. Ken Overlin has more.
Do Allen Matthews and Ken Overlin have any common opponents?
Allen Matthews and Ken Overlin share 3 common opponents: Al Hostak, Ceferino Garcia and Freddie Steele. Ken Overlin fared better against 2 of them.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Allen Matthews and Ken Overlin?
This comparison is drawn from 7 bouts tracked for Allen Matthews and 169 bouts tracked for Ken Overlin. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

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