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Buddy McGirt vs Joe Gatti — record, stats and common opponents compared

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Buddy McGirt

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Joe Gatti

Buddy McGirt (73-6-1) and Joe Gatti (30-8) 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

Gatti

30

Wins22 KO · 73%

8

Losses

0

Draws3 tracked bouts

Head to Head

McGirt leads 1–0

Buddy McGirt and Joe Gatti have met 1 time; McGirt leads 1–0.

Buddy McGirt and Joe Gatti have met 1 time; McGirt leads 1–0.
Met1995May 7Series
Buddy McGirtFighter AWWon1–0W–L
Joe GattiFighter BLLost0–1W–L
ResultTKOR51Meeting

The Numbers

McGirt 6 · Gatti 1 of 7 measurable rows
McGirtGatti
Record
73-6-1 (edge)30-8
Win %0–100%
91.9% (edge)
78.9%
Wins by knockoutmax 48
48 (edge)
22
KO rate0–100%
65.75%
73.33% (edge)
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)†not comparable
66%—
Times stopped†max 3
2 (edge)
3
Title reignsmax 2
2 (edge)
0
Bouts per year‡max 5.4
5.4 (edge)
0.3
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 80
80
3

† 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″
Joe Gatti: No height on file
Reachnot held
Buddy McGirt: 70″
Joe Gatti: No reach on file
Age3 yrs apart
Buddy McGirt: 62
Joe Gatti: 59
Stance
Buddy McGirt: Orthodox
Joe Gatti: Orthodox

Buddy McGirt left, Joe Gatti 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%

Joe Gatti0 wins · from 3 tracked bouts

Joe Gatti: no tracked wins in the 3 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

No tracked wins for Gatti yet.

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Buddy McGirt 80, Joe Gatti 3 — 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 — 10,868 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

Joe Gatti last boxed on Aug 24, 2002 — 8,827 days ago. Gatti had lost three straight.LLL

Norris Sep 1993McGirt May 1995Ottke Aug 20020.3 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have Buddy McGirt and Joe Gatti ever fought each other?
Yes. Buddy McGirt and Joe Gatti met once on May 7, 1995, and Buddy McGirt won by TKO in round 5.
The meeting

WMay 7, 1995 · McGirt · TKO R5

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, McGirt or Gatti?
Buddy McGirt is 73-6-1 and Joe Gatti is 30-8. Buddy McGirt has the higher win percentage.
Records · win %

McGirt73–6–191.9%

Gatti30–878.9%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, McGirt or Gatti?
Buddy McGirt has 48 knockout wins and Joe Gatti has 22. Buddy McGirt has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

McGirt4865.8%

Gatti2273.3%

The Numbers ↓
Do McGirt and Gatti have any common opponents?
Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both Buddy McGirt and Joe Gatti have faced.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on McGirt and Gatti?
This comparison is drawn from 80 bouts tracked for Buddy McGirt and 3 bouts tracked for Joe Gatti. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

McGirt80bouts

Gatti3bouts

How They Win ↓

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