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Avni Yıldırım vs Glen Johnson — record, stats and common opponents compared

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Avni Yıldırım

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Glen Johnson

Avni Yıldırım (29-5) and Glen Johnson (54-21-2) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met once. They share no common opponents in Kill The Body's bout data.

Yıldırım

29

Wins18 KO · 62%

5

Losses

0

Draws34 tracked bouts

Johnson

54

Wins37 KO · 69%

21

Losses

2

Draws77 tracked bouts

Head to Head

Yıldırım leads 1–0

Avni Yıldırım and Glen Johnson have met 1 time; Yıldırım leads 1–0.

Avni Yıldırım and Glen Johnson have met 1 time; Yıldırım leads 1–0.
Met2015Aug 15Series
Avni YıldırımFighter AWWon1–0W–L
Glen JohnsonFighter BLLost0–1W–L
ResultUD1Meeting

The Numbers

Yıldırım 2 · Johnson 6 of 8 measurable rows
YıldırımJohnson
Record
29-5 (edge)54-21-2
Win %0–100%
85.3% (edge)
71.4%
Wins by knockoutmax 37
18
37 (edge)
KO rate0–100%
62.07%
68.52% (edge)
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)†0–100%
62%
69% (edge)
Times stopped†max 3
3
2 (edge)
Title reignsmax 3
0
3 (edge)
Bouts per year‡max 3.4
2.8
3.4 (edge)
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 77
34
77

† 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″
Avni Yıldırım: 6′0″ (edge)
Glen Johnson: 5′9″
Reach+5″
Avni Yıldırım: 70″
Glen Johnson: 75″ (edge)
Age22 yrs apart
Avni Yıldırım: 35
Glen Johnson: 57
Stance
Avni Yıldırım: Orthodox Stance
Glen Johnson: Orthodox

Avni Yıldırım left, Glen 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
Avni Yıldırım29 wins · from 34 tracked bouts

Avni Yıldırım: 29 tracked wins — 18 by KO/TKO (62%) and 11 on the cards (38%). Counted from 34 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

18 by KO/TKO 62%11 on the cards 38%

Glen Johnson54 wins · from 77 tracked bouts

Glen Johnson: 54 tracked wins — 37 by KO/TKO (69%) and 17 on the cards (31%). Counted from 77 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

37 by KO/TKO 69%17 on the cards 31%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Avni Yıldırım 34, Glen Johnson 77 — not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

No opponents in common across the bouts Kill The Body has tracked for these two.

Current Form

Oldest left · newest right

Avni Yıldırım has won five straight, the most recent against Konstantin Ponomarev. Yıldırım last boxed on Jun 6, 2026 — 138 days ago.WWWWW

Amanov Sep 2024Gorokhov Nov 2024Caicedo Jun 2025Egowa Nov 2025Ponomarev Jun 20262.8 tracked bouts per year

Glen Johnson last boxed on Aug 15, 2015 — 4,086 days ago. Johnson had lost three straight, after two straight wins.WWLLL

Gunn Dec 2013Velasquez Feb 2014Makabu Jun 2014Skoglund Dec 2014Yıldırım Aug 20153.4 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have Avni Yıldırım and Glen Johnson ever fought each other?
Yes. Avni Yıldırım and Glen Johnson met once on August 15, 2015, and Avni Yıldırım won by UD.
The meeting

WAug 15, 2015 · Yıldırım · UD

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Yıldırım or Johnson?
Avni Yıldırım is 29-5 and Glen Johnson is 54-21-2. Avni Yıldırım has the higher win percentage.
Records · win %

Yıldırım29–585.3%

Johnson54–21–271.4%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Yıldırım or Johnson?
Avni Yıldırım has 18 knockout wins and Glen Johnson has 37. Glen Johnson has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Yıldırım1862.1%

Johnson3768.5%

The Numbers ↓
Do Yıldırım and Johnson have any common opponents?
Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both Avni Yıldırım and Glen Johnson have faced.
Who is bigger, Yıldırım or Johnson?
Avni Yıldırım is the taller fighter at 182 cm, 7 cm above the other. Glen Johnson also has the longer reach, by 12 cm.
Height · reach

Yıldırım182 cm178 cm reach

Johnson175 cm190 cm reach

Tale of the Tape ↓
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Yıldırım and Johnson?
This comparison is drawn from 34 bouts tracked for Avni Yıldırım and 77 bouts tracked for Glen Johnson. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Yıldırım34bouts

Johnson77bouts

How They Win ↓

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