Heads up: at least one of these records is a tracked record — the wins and losses Kill The Body has ingested so far, not an independently verified career total. Treat the comparison as a read on the bouts we hold, not a settled ledger.
Bill McDowell (3-11-1 across 15 tracked bouts) and Ken Overlin (136-19-10) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met 2 times. They share 3 common opponents.
Bill McDowell vs Ken Overlin — record, stats and common opponents compared
Head to Head
Ken Overlin leads 1–0- DrawOverlin vs McDowellFeb 23, 1942 · PTS
- Ken Overlin wonOverlin vs McDowellSep 30, 1941 · PTS
The Numbers
- 3-11-1
- Record
- 136-19-10 (edge)
- 23.3%
- Win %
- 85.5% (edge)
- 0
- Wins by knockout
- 24 (edge)
- —
- KO rate
- 17.65%
- 0%
- Stoppage rate (tracked wins)
- 18% (edge)
- 5
- Times stopped
- 2 (edge)
- 0
- Title reigns
- 0
- 2.2
- Bouts per year
- 14.5 (edge)
- 15
- Bouts tracked
- 169
One or both records are tracked, not career-verified.
Counted from bouts Kill The Body has ingested, not a career total.
Counted from bouts Kill The Body has ingested, not a career total.
Across each fighter's tracked career span.
Tale of the Tape
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- Height
- 5′9″ (175 cm)
- —
- Reach
- 70″ (178 cm)
- —
- Age
- 116
- —
- Stance
- Orthodox
- —
- Division
- Middleweight
- —
- Nationality
- American
How They Win
Tracked bouts onlyBill McDowell · 3 wins
KO/TKO
0
Decision
3
Other
0
Ken Overlin · 136 wins
KO/TKO
24
Decision
112
Other
0
Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter (15 and 169 respectively), not from a career-complete method table.
Common Opponents
3 sharedShared opponents are matched on fighter identity, not on name — two different fighters with the same name never merge into one row.
Current Form
Bill McDowell
WLWLL
W1 streak · last fought Jul 16, 1945
Ken Overlin
WWWWD
W4 streak · last fought Sep 26, 1942
Common Questions
- Have Bill McDowell and Ken Overlin ever fought each other?
- Yes. Bill McDowell and Ken Overlin have met 2 times and Ken Overlin leads the series 1-0 with 1 draw.
- Who has the better record, Bill McDowell or Ken Overlin?
- Bill McDowell is 3-11-1 across the 15 bouts Kill The Body has tracked and Ken Overlin is 136-19-10. Ken Overlin has the higher win percentage. Records shown as tracked have not yet been independently verified as complete career totals.
- Who has more knockouts, Bill McDowell or Ken Overlin?
- Bill McDowell has 0 knockout wins and Ken Overlin has 24. Ken Overlin has more.
- Do Bill McDowell and Ken Overlin have any common opponents?
- Bill McDowell and Ken Overlin share 3 common opponents: Ceferino Garcia, Lloyd Marshall and Fred Apostoli. Ken Overlin fared better against 1 of them.
- How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Bill McDowell and Ken Overlin?
- This comparison is drawn from 15 bouts tracked for Bill McDowell and 169 bouts tracked for Ken Overlin. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.