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Buddy McGirt vs James Hughes — record, stats and common opponents compared

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Buddy McGirt

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James Hughes

Buddy McGirt (73-6-1) and James Hughes (0-2 across 2 tracked bouts) 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.

McGirt

73

Wins48 KO · 66%

6

Losses

1

Draw80 tracked bouts

Hughes

Tracked record

0–2

counted from 2 bouts Kill The Body has ingested

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.

Head to Head

McGirt leads 1–0

Buddy McGirt and James Hughes have met 1 time; McGirt leads 1–0.

Buddy McGirt and James Hughes have met 1 time; McGirt leads 1–0.
Met1994Jan 4Series
Buddy McGirtFighter AWWon1–0W–L
James HughesFighter BLLost0–1W–L
ResultUD1Meeting

The Numbers

McGirt 5 · Hughes 1 of 6 measurable rows
McGirtHughes
Record†
73-6-1 (edge)0-2
Win %0–100%
91.9% (edge)
0%
Wins by knockoutmax 48
48 (edge)
0
KO ratenot comparable
65.75%—
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)‡not comparable
66%—
Times stopped‡max 2
2
0 (edge)
Title reignsmax 2
2 (edge)
0
Bouts per year§max 5.4
5.4 (edge)
0.5
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 80
80
2

† One or both records are tracked, not career-verified. · ‡ 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

Heightnot held
Buddy McGirt: 5′7″
James Hughes: No height on file
Reachnot held
Buddy McGirt: 70″
James Hughes: No reach on file
Agenot comparable
Buddy McGirt: 62
James Hughes: Died aged 29
Stance
Buddy McGirt: Orthodox
James Hughes: Not recorded

Buddy McGirt left, James Hughes right, as everywhere on this page. Age is stated, not scored — neither age nor stance carries an edge.

How They Win

Tracked bouts only
Buddy McGirt73 wins · from 80 tracked bouts

Buddy McGirt: 73 tracked wins — 48 by KO/TKO (66%) and 25 on the cards (34%). Counted from 80 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

48 by KO/TKO 66%25 on the cards 34%

James Hughes0 wins · from 2 tracked bouts

James Hughes: no tracked wins in the 2 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

No tracked wins for Hughes yet.

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Buddy McGirt 80, James Hughes 2 — 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

Buddy McGirt last boxed on Jan 21, 1997 — 10,866 days ago. McGirt had won four in a row before losing a decision to Darren Maciunski.WWWWL

Heckley Aug 1996Jackson Sep 1996Tillman Oct 1996Smith Dec 1996Maciunski Jan 19975.4 tracked bouts per year

James Hughes has lost two straight. Hughes last boxed on Jan 4, 1994.LL

Blocker Nov 1989McGirt Jan 19940.5 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have Buddy McGirt and James Hughes ever fought each other?
Yes. Buddy McGirt and James Hughes met once on January 4, 1994, and Buddy McGirt won by UD.
The meeting

WJan 4, 1994 · McGirt · UD

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, McGirt or Hughes?
Buddy McGirt is 73-6-1 and James Hughes is 0-2 across the 2 bouts Kill The Body has tracked. Buddy McGirt has the higher win percentage. Records shown as tracked have not yet been independently verified as complete career totals.
Records · win %

McGirt73–6–191.9%

Hughes0–20%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, McGirt or Hughes?
Buddy McGirt has 48 knockout wins and James Hughes has 0. Buddy McGirt has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

McGirt4865.8%

Hughes0

The Numbers ↓
Do McGirt and Hughes have any common opponents?
Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both Buddy McGirt and James Hughes have faced.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on McGirt and Hughes?
This comparison is drawn from 80 bouts tracked for Buddy McGirt and 2 bouts tracked for James Hughes. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

McGirt80bouts

Hughes2bouts

How They Win ↓

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