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Arthur Pelkey vs Jim Johnson — record, stats and common opponents compared

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Arthur Pelkey

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Jim Johnson

Arthur Pelkey (27-23-6) and Jim Johnson (35-35-13) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met once. They share 3 common opponents.

Pelkey

27

Wins17 KO · 63%

23

Losses

6

Draws11 tracked bouts

Johnson

35

Wins23 KO · 66%

35

Losses

13

Draws84 tracked bouts

Head to Head

Johnson leads 1–0

Arthur Pelkey and Jim Johnson have met 1 time; Johnson leads 1–0.

Arthur Pelkey and Jim Johnson have met 1 time; Johnson leads 1–0.
Met1915Apr 30Series
Arthur PelkeyFighter ALLost0–1W–L
Jim JohnsonFighter BWWon1–0W–L
ResultKOR71Meeting

The Numbers

Pelkey 3 · Johnson 4 of 7 measurable rows
PelkeyJohnson
Record
27-23-6 (edge)35-35-13
Win %0–100%
53.6% (edge)
50%
Wins by knockoutmax 23
17
23 (edge)
KO rate0–100%
62.96%
65.71% (edge)
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)†0–100%
100% (edge)
66%
Times stopped†max 7
7
4 (edge)
Title reignslevelmax 0
0
0
Bouts per year‡max 8.9
1.9
8.9 (edge)
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 84
11
84

† 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

Height+3″
Arthur Pelkey: 6′2″ (edge)
Jim Johnson: 5′11″
Reachnot held
Arthur Pelkey: 77″
Jim Johnson: No reach on file
Agenot comparable
Arthur Pelkey: Died aged 36
Jim Johnson: Died aged 31
Stance
Arthur Pelkey: Orthodox
Jim Johnson: Not recorded

Arthur Pelkey left, Jim Johnson right, as everywhere on this page. Age is stated, not scored — neither age nor stance carries an edge.

How They Win

Tracked bouts only
Arthur Pelkey1 win · from 11 tracked bouts

Arthur Pelkey: 1 tracked win — 1 by KO/TKO (100%). Counted from 11 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

1 by KO/TKO 100%

Jim Johnson35 wins · from 84 tracked bouts

Jim Johnson: 35 tracked wins — 23 by KO/TKO (66%), 4 on the cards (11%) and 8 by another method or unrecorded (23%). Counted from 84 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

23 by KO/TKO 66%4 on the cards 11%8 by another method or unrecorded 23%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Arthur Pelkey 11, Jim Johnson 84 — not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

3 shared

3 shared · Pelkey better on 2 · Johnson better on 1

Pelkey

Opponent

Johnson

  • Arthur Pelkey

    Loss, TKO 8

    1915

    JeanettePelkey better

    Jim Johnson

    2–7–1 against

    Loss, PTS

    1918

    Win, NWS

    1915

    Draw, PTS

    1914

    Loss, NWS

    1914

    Loss, NWS

    1914

    Loss, NWS

    1914

    Loss, DQ

    1913

    Loss, NWS

    1913

    Loss, NWS

    1912

    Win, NWS

    1912

  • Arthur Pelkey

    0–2 against

    Loss, KO 13

    1917

    Loss, KO 13

    1916

    NorfolkJohnson better

    Jim Johnson

    Loss, NWS

    1918

  • Arthur Pelkey

    Loss, KO 4

    1914

    McVeyPelkey better

    Jim Johnson

    0–6–1 against

    Loss, PTS

    1917

    Loss, PTS

    1917

    Loss, NWS

    1915

    Loss, PTS

    1915

    Loss, NWS

    1914

    Loss, KO 21

    1910

    Draw, PTS

    1910

Both sides are set at the same size on purpose. Kill The Body does not score a second-round knockout above a split decision — the edge counts losses first and wins as the tiebreak, and the rest is yours to argue. Shared opponents are matched on fighter identity, not on name, so two different fighters with the same name never merge into one row.

Current Form

Oldest left · newest right

Arthur Pelkey has lost eight straight. Pelkey last boxed on May 29, 1918.LLLLL

Johnson Apr 1915Smith Jun 1916Norfolk Dec 1916Norfolk Feb 1917Dempsey May 19181.9 tracked bouts per year

Jim Johnson has lost six straight. Johnson last boxed on Aug 27, 1918.LLLLL

Langford Jun 1918Norfolk Jul 1918Langford Aug 1918Langford Aug 1918Jeanette Aug 19188.9 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have Arthur Pelkey and Jim Johnson ever fought each other?
Yes. Arthur Pelkey and Jim Johnson met once on April 30, 1915, and Jim Johnson won by KO in round 7.
The meeting

LApr 30, 1915 · Johnson · KO R7

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Pelkey or Johnson?
Arthur Pelkey is 27-23-6 and Jim Johnson is 35-35-13. Arthur Pelkey has the higher win percentage.
Records · win %

Pelkey27–23–653.6%

Johnson35–35–1350%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Pelkey or Johnson?
Arthur Pelkey has 17 knockout wins and Jim Johnson has 23. Jim Johnson has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Pelkey1763%

Johnson2365.7%

The Numbers ↓
Do Pelkey and Johnson have any common opponents?
Arthur Pelkey and Jim Johnson share 3 common opponents: Joe Jeanette, Kid Norfolk and Sam McVey. Arthur Pelkey fared better against 2 of them.
3 shared opponents

Joe JeanetteL2–7–1

Kid NorfolkLL

Sam McVeyL0–6–1

Common Opponents ↓
Who is bigger, Pelkey or Johnson?
Arthur Pelkey is the taller fighter at 187 cm, 7 cm above the other.
Height · reach

Pelkey187 cm196 cm reach

Johnson180 cm

Tale of the Tape ↓
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Pelkey and Johnson?
This comparison is drawn from 11 bouts tracked for Arthur Pelkey and 84 bouts tracked for Jim Johnson. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Pelkey11bouts

Johnson84bouts

How They Win ↓

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