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Brian Mitchell vs Jim McDonnell — record, stats and common opponents compared

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Brian Mitchell

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Jim McDonnell

Brian Mitchell (45-1-3) and Jim McDonnell (26-4) 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.

Mitchell

45

Wins21 KO · 47%

1

Loss

3

Draws50 tracked bouts

McDonnell

26

Wins12 KO · 46%

4

Losses

0

Draws4 tracked bouts

Head to Head

Mitchell leads 1–0

Brian Mitchell and Jim McDonnell have met 1 time; Mitchell leads 1–0.

Brian Mitchell and Jim McDonnell have met 1 time; Mitchell leads 1–0.
Met1988Nov 2Series
Brian MitchellFighter AWWon1–0W–L
Jim McDonnellFighter BLLost0–1W–L
ResultUD1Meeting

The Numbers

Mitchell 7 · McDonnell 1 of 8 measurable rows
MitchellMcDonnell
Record
45-1-3 (edge)26-4
Win %0–100%
94.9% (edge)
86.7%
Wins by knockoutmax 21
21 (edge)
12
KO rate0–100%
46.67% (edge)
46.15%
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)†0–100%
47%
100% (edge)
Times stopped†max 1
0 (edge)
1
Title reignsmax 3
3 (edge)
0
Bouts per year‡max 3.2
3.2 (edge)
1.1
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 50
50
4

† 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″
Brian Mitchell: 5′6″
Jim McDonnell: 5′7″ (edge)
Reachnot held
Brian Mitchell: 68″
Jim McDonnell: No reach on file
Age1 yr apart
Brian Mitchell: 65
Jim McDonnell: 66
Stance
Brian Mitchell: Orthodox
Jim McDonnell: Not recorded

Brian Mitchell left, Jim McDonnell right, as everywhere on this page. Age is stated, not scored — neither age nor stance carries an edge.

How They Win

Tracked bouts only
Brian Mitchell45 wins · from 50 tracked bouts

Brian Mitchell: 45 tracked wins — 21 by KO/TKO (47%), 23 on the cards (51%) and 1 by another method or unrecorded (2%). Counted from 50 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

21 by KO/TKO 47%23 on the cards 51%1 by another method or unrecorded 2%

Jim McDonnell2 wins · from 4 tracked bouts

Jim McDonnell: 2 tracked wins — 2 by KO/TKO (100%). Counted from 4 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

2 by KO/TKO 100%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Brian Mitchell 50, Jim McDonnell 4 — 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

Brian Mitchell last boxed on Apr 29, 1997 — 10,769 days ago. Mitchell had won three in a row before losing a decision to Reggie Strickland.DWWWL

Lopez Mar 1991Lopez Sep 1991Evgen Nov 1994Flores Apr 1995Strickland Apr 19973.2 tracked bouts per year

Jim McDonnell last boxed on Nov 5, 1989 — 13,501 days ago. McDonnell had won one in a row before losing by stoppage to Azumah Nelson.WLWL

Palacios May 1986Mitchell Nov 1988McGuigan May 1989Nelson Nov 19891.1 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have Brian Mitchell and Jim McDonnell ever fought each other?
Yes. Brian Mitchell and Jim McDonnell met once on November 2, 1988, and Brian Mitchell won by UD.
The meeting

WNov 2, 1988 · Mitchell · UD

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Mitchell or McDonnell?
Brian Mitchell is 45-1-3 and Jim McDonnell is 26-4. Brian Mitchell has the higher win percentage.
Records · win %

Mitchell45–1–394.9%

McDonnell26–486.7%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Mitchell or McDonnell?
Brian Mitchell has 21 knockout wins and Jim McDonnell has 12. Brian Mitchell has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Mitchell2146.7%

McDonnell1246.2%

The Numbers ↓
Do Mitchell and McDonnell have any common opponents?
Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both Brian Mitchell and Jim McDonnell have faced.
Who is bigger, Mitchell or McDonnell?
Jim McDonnell is the taller fighter at 170 cm, 2 cm above the other.
Height · reach

Mitchell168 cm173 cm reach

McDonnell170 cm

Tale of the Tape ↓
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Mitchell and McDonnell?
This comparison is drawn from 50 bouts tracked for Brian Mitchell and 4 bouts tracked for Jim McDonnell. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Mitchell50bouts

McDonnell4bouts

How They Win ↓

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