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Artur Beterbiev vs Joe Smith, Jr. — record, stats and common opponents compared

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Artur Beterbiev

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Joe Smith, Jr.

Artur Beterbiev (21-1) and Joe Smith, Jr. (28-5) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met once. They share 1 common opponent.

Beterbiev

21

Wins20 KO · 95%

1

Loss

0

Draws22 tracked bouts

Jr.

28

Wins22 KO · 79%

5

Losses

0

Draws33 tracked bouts

Head to Head

Beterbiev leads 1–0

Artur Beterbiev and Joe Smith, Jr. have met 1 time; Beterbiev leads 1–0.

Artur Beterbiev and Joe Smith, Jr. have met 1 time; Beterbiev leads 1–0.
Met2022Jun 18Series
Artur BeterbievFighter AWWon1–0W–L
Joe Smith, Jr.Fighter BLLost0–1W–L
ResultTKOR21Meeting

The Numbers

Beterbiev 6 · Jr. 2 of 8 measurable rows
BeterbievJr.
Record
21-1 (edge)28-5
Win %0–100%
95.5% (edge)
84.8%
Wins by knockoutmax 22
20
22 (edge)
KO rate0–100%
95.24% (edge)
78.57%
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)†0–100%
95% (edge)
79%
Times stopped†max 2
0 (edge)
2
Title reignsmax 5
5 (edge)
1
Bouts per year‡max 2.4
1.9
2.4 (edge)
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 33
22
33

† 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

HeightLevel
Artur Beterbiev: 6′0″
Joe Smith, Jr.: 6′0″
Reach+3″
Artur Beterbiev: 73″
Joe Smith, Jr.: 76″ (edge)
Age4 yrs apart
Artur Beterbiev: 41
Joe Smith, Jr.: 37
Stance
Artur Beterbiev: Orthodox
Joe Smith, Jr.: Orthodox

Artur Beterbiev left, Joe Smith, Jr. right, as everywhere on this page. Age is stated, not scored — neither age nor stance carries an edge.

How They Win

Tracked bouts only
Artur Beterbiev21 wins · from 22 tracked bouts

Artur Beterbiev: 21 tracked wins — 20 by KO/TKO (95%) and 1 on the cards (5%). Counted from 22 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

20 by KO/TKO 95%1 on the cards 5%

Joe Smith, Jr.28 wins · from 33 tracked bouts

Joe Smith, Jr.: 28 tracked wins — 22 by KO/TKO (79%) and 6 on the cards (21%). Counted from 33 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

22 by KO/TKO 79%6 on the cards 21%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Artur Beterbiev 22, Joe Smith, Jr. 33 — not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

1 shared

1 shared · Beterbiev better on 1

Beterbiev

Opponent

Jr.

  • Artur Beterbiev

    1–1 against

    Loss, MD

    2025

    Win, MD

    2024

    BivolBeterbiev better

    Joe Smith, Jr.

    Loss, UD

    2019

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

Artur Beterbiev had won four in a row before losing a decision to Dmitry Bivol. Beterbiev last boxed on Feb 22, 2025 — 607 days ago.WWWWL

Jr. Jun 2022Yarde Jan 2023Smith Jan 2024Bivol Oct 2024Bivol Feb 20251.9 tracked bouts per year

Joe Smith, Jr. last boxed on Oct 7, 2023 — 1,111 days ago. Jr. had lost two straight, after three straight wins.WWWLL

Álvarez Aug 2020Vlasov Apr 2021Geffrard Jan 2022Beterbiev Jun 2022Ramírez Oct 20232.4 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have Artur Beterbiev and Joe Smith, Jr. ever fought each other?
Yes. Artur Beterbiev and Joe Smith, Jr. met once on June 18, 2022, and Artur Beterbiev won by TKO in round 2.
The meeting

WJun 18, 2022 · Beterbiev · TKO R2

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Beterbiev or Jr.?
Artur Beterbiev is 21-1 and Joe Smith, Jr. is 28-5. Artur Beterbiev has the higher win percentage.
Records · win %

Beterbiev21–195.5%

Jr.28–584.8%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Beterbiev or Jr.?
Artur Beterbiev has 20 knockout wins and Joe Smith, Jr. has 22. Joe Smith, Jr. has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Beterbiev2095.2%

Jr.2278.6%

The Numbers ↓
Do Beterbiev and Jr. have any common opponents?
Artur Beterbiev and Joe Smith, Jr. share 1 common opponent: Dmitry Bivol. Artur Beterbiev fared better against 1 of them.
Shared opponent

Dmitry Bivol1–1L

Common Opponents ↓
Who is bigger, Beterbiev or Jr.?
Joe Smith, Jr. is the taller fighter at 183 cm, 1 cm above the other. Joe Smith, Jr. also has the longer reach, by 8 cm.
Height · reach

Beterbiev182 cm185 cm reach

Jr.183 cm193 cm reach

Tale of the Tape ↓
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Beterbiev and Jr.?
This comparison is drawn from 22 bouts tracked for Artur Beterbiev and 33 bouts tracked for Joe Smith, Jr.. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Beterbiev22bouts

Jr.33bouts

How They Win ↓

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