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Badou Jack vs Nathan Cleverly — record, stats and common opponents compared

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Badou Jack

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Nathan Cleverly

Badou Jack (29-4-3) and Nathan Cleverly (30-4) 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.

Jack

29

Wins17 KO · 59%

4

Losses

3

Draws36 tracked bouts

Cleverly

30

Wins16 KO · 53%

4

Losses

0

Draws34 tracked bouts

Head to Head

Jack leads 1–0

Badou Jack and Nathan Cleverly have met 1 time; Jack leads 1–0.

Badou Jack and Nathan Cleverly have met 1 time; Jack leads 1–0.
Met2017Aug 26Series
Badou JackFighter AWWon1–0W–L
Nathan CleverlyFighter BLLost0–1W–L
ResultTKOR51Meeting

The Numbers

Jack 4 · Cleverly 3 of 7 measurable rows
JackCleverly
Record
29-4-330-4 (edge)
Win %0–100%
84.7%
88.2% (edge)
Wins by knockoutmax 17
17 (edge)
16
KO rate0–100%
58.62% (edge)
53.33%
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)†0–100%
59% (edge)
53%
Times stopped†max 2
1 (edge)
2
Title reignslevelmax 2
2
2
Bouts per year‡max 2.8
2.2
2.8 (edge)
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 36
36
34

† 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+1″
Badou Jack: 6′1″
Nathan Cleverly: 6′2″ (edge)
Reach+3″
Badou Jack: 73″
Nathan Cleverly: 76″ (edge)
Age3 yrs apart
Badou Jack: 42
Nathan Cleverly: 39
Stance
Badou Jack: Not recorded
Nathan Cleverly: Orthodox

Badou Jack left, Nathan Cleverly 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%

Nathan Cleverly30 wins · from 34 tracked bouts

Nathan Cleverly: 30 tracked wins — 16 by KO/TKO (53%) and 14 on the cards (47%). Counted from 34 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

16 by KO/TKO 53%14 on the cards 47%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Badou Jack 36, Nathan Cleverly 34 — 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

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

Nathan Cleverly last boxed on Aug 26, 2017 — 3,341 days ago. Cleverly had won one in a row before losing by stoppage to Badou Jack.LWLWL

Bellew Nov 2014Man May 2015Fonfara Oct 2015Brähmer Oct 2016Jack Aug 20172.8 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have Badou Jack and Nathan Cleverly ever fought each other?
Yes. Badou Jack and Nathan Cleverly met once on August 26, 2017, and Badou Jack won by TKO in round 5.
The meeting

WAug 26, 2017 · Jack · TKO R5

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Jack or Cleverly?
Badou Jack is 29-4-3 and Nathan Cleverly is 30-4. Nathan Cleverly has the higher win percentage.
Records · win %

Jack29–4–384.7%

Cleverly30–488.2%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Jack or Cleverly?
Badou Jack has 17 knockout wins and Nathan Cleverly has 16. Badou Jack has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Jack1758.6%

Cleverly1653.3%

The Numbers ↓
Do Jack and Cleverly have any common opponents?
Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both Badou Jack and Nathan Cleverly have faced.
Who is bigger, Jack or Cleverly?
Nathan Cleverly is the taller fighter at 188 cm, 3 cm above the other. Nathan Cleverly also has the longer reach, by 8 cm.
Height · reach

Jack185 cm185 cm reach

Cleverly188 cm193 cm reach

Tale of the Tape ↓
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Jack and Cleverly?
This comparison is drawn from 36 bouts tracked for Badou Jack and 34 bouts tracked for Nathan Cleverly. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Jack36bouts

Cleverly34bouts

How They Win ↓

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