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Badou Jack vs James DeGale — record, stats and common opponents compared

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Badou Jack

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James DeGale

Badou Jack (29-4-3) and James DeGale (25-3-1) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met once. They share 4 common opponents.

Jack

29

Wins17 KO · 59%

4

Losses

3

Draws36 tracked bouts

DeGale

25

Wins15 KO · 60%

3

Losses

1

Draw30 tracked bouts

Head to Head

Series level 0–0 with 1 draw

Badou Jack and James DeGale have met 1 time; Series level 0–0 with 1 draw.

Badou Jack and James DeGale have met 1 time; Series level 0–0 with 1 draw.
Met2017Jan 14Series
Badou JackFighter ADDraw0–0–1W–L–D
James DeGaleFighter BDDraw0–0–1W–L–D
ResultMD1Meeting

The Numbers

Jack 1 · DeGale 6 of 7 measurable rows
JackDeGale
Record
29-4-325-3-1 (edge)
Win %0–100%
84.7%
87.9% (edge)
Wins by knockoutmax 17
17 (edge)
15
KO rate0–100%
58.62%
60% (edge)
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)†0–100%
59%
62% (edge)
Times stopped†max 1
1
0 (edge)
Title reignslevelmax 2
2
2
Bouts per year‡max 3
2.2
3 (edge)
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 36
36
30

† 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
Badou Jack: 6′1″
James DeGale: 6′1″
Reach+1″
Badou Jack: 73″
James DeGale: 74″ (edge)
Age2 yrs apart
Badou Jack: 42
James DeGale: 40
Stance
Badou Jack: Not recorded
James DeGale: Southpaw

Badou Jack left, James DeGale right, as everywhere on this page. Age is stated, not scored — neither age nor stance carries an edge.

How They Win

Tracked bouts only
Badou Jack29 wins · from 36 tracked bouts

Badou Jack: 29 tracked wins — 17 by KO/TKO (59%), 11 on the cards (38%) and 1 by another method or unrecorded (3%). Counted from 36 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

17 by KO/TKO 59%11 on the cards 38%1 by another method or unrecorded 3%

James DeGale26 wins · from 30 tracked bouts

James DeGale: 26 tracked wins — 16 by KO/TKO (62%) and 10 on the cards (38%). Counted from 30 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

16 by KO/TKO 62%10 on the cards 38%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Badou Jack 36, James DeGale 30 — not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

4 shared

4 shared · Jack better on 1 · DeGale better on 1 · even on 2

Jack

Opponent

DeGale

  • Badou Jack

    Win, DQ

    2016

    ButeEven

    James DeGale

    Win, UD

    2015

  • Badou Jack

    Win, TKO 6

    2013

    MedinaEven

    James DeGale

    Win, UD

    2016

  • Badou Jack

    Win, SD

    2015

    GrovesJack better

    James DeGale

    Loss, MD

    2011

  • Badou Jack

    Draw, MD

    2013

    PeribánDeGale better

    James DeGale

    2–0 against

    Win, TKO 3

    2014

    Win, TKO 3

    2014

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

Badou Jack had won four in a row before losing a decision to Noel Mikaelian. Jack last boxed on Dec 13, 2025 — 310 days ago.WWWWL

Atiyo May 2022Rivera Aug 2022Makabu Feb 2023Mikaelian May 2025Mikaelian Dec 20252.2 tracked bouts per year

James DeGale last boxed on Feb 23, 2019 — 2,795 days ago. DeGale had won two in a row before losing a decision to Chris Eubank Jr.DLWWL

Jack Jan 2017Truax Dec 2017Truax Apr 2018Muñoz Sep 2018Jr Feb 20193 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have Badou Jack and James DeGale ever fought each other?
Yes. Badou Jack and James DeGale met once on January 14, 2017, and the bout was a draw by MD.
The meeting

DJan 14, 2017 · Draw · MD

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Jack or DeGale?
Badou Jack is 29-4-3 and James DeGale is 25-3-1. James DeGale has the higher win percentage.
Records · win %

Jack29–4–384.7%

DeGale25–3–187.9%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Jack or DeGale?
Badou Jack has 17 knockout wins and James DeGale has 15. Badou Jack has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Jack1758.6%

DeGale1560%

The Numbers ↓
Do Jack and DeGale have any common opponents?
Badou Jack and James DeGale share 4 common opponents: Lucian Bute, Rogelio Medina and George Groves (and 1 other). Neither fighter fared better across the shared opponents overall.
4 shared opponents

Lucian ButeWW

Rogelio MedinaWW

George GrovesWL

Marco Antonio PeribánDW

Common Opponents ↓
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Jack and DeGale?
This comparison is drawn from 36 bouts tracked for Badou Jack and 30 bouts tracked for James DeGale. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Jack36bouts

DeGale30bouts

How They Win ↓

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