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Buster Douglas vs Tim Johnson — record, stats and common opponents compared

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Buster Douglas

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Tim Johnson

Buster Douglas (38-6-1) and Tim Johnson (0-5 across 5 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.

Douglas

38

Wins25 KO · 66%

6

Losses

1

Draw46 tracked bouts

Johnson

Tracked record

0–5

counted from 5 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

Douglas leads 1–0

Buster Douglas and Tim Johnson have met 1 time; Douglas leads 1–0.

Buster Douglas and Tim Johnson have met 1 time; Douglas leads 1–0.
Met1982Nov 20Series
Buster DouglasFighter AWWon1–0W–L
Tim JohnsonFighter BLLost0–1W–L
ResultKOR11Meeting

The Numbers

Douglas 5 · Johnson 1 of 6 measurable rows
DouglasJohnson
Record†
38-6-1 (edge)0-5
Win %0–100%
85.6% (edge)
0%
Wins by knockoutmax 25
25 (edge)
0
KO ratenot comparable
65.79%—
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)‡not comparable
66%—
Times stopped‡max 5
5
4 (edge)
Title reignsmax 3
3 (edge)
0
Bouts per year§max 2.6
2.6 (edge)
0.4
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 46
46
5

† 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
Buster Douglas: 6′4″
Tim Johnson: No height on file
Reachnot held
Buster Douglas: 83″
Tim Johnson: No reach on file
Agenot held
Buster Douglas: 66
Tim Johnson: No date of birth
Stance
Buster Douglas: Orthodox
Tim Johnson: Not recorded

Buster Douglas left, Tim Johnson right, as everywhere on this page. Age is stated, not scored — neither age nor stance carries an edge.

How They Win

Tracked bouts only
Buster Douglas38 wins · from 46 tracked bouts

Buster Douglas: 38 tracked wins — 25 by KO/TKO (66%), 12 on the cards (32%) and 1 by another method or unrecorded (3%). Counted from 46 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

25 by KO/TKO 66%12 on the cards 32%1 by another method or unrecorded 3%

Tim Johnson0 wins · from 5 tracked bouts

Tim Johnson: no tracked wins in the 5 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

No tracked wins for Johnson yet.

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Buster Douglas 46, Tim Johnson 5 — 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

Buster Douglas last boxed on Feb 19, 1999 — 10,103 days ago. Douglas had won two straight since losing by stoppage to Lou Savarese.WWLWW

Monaco May 1997Navarre Jul 1997Savarese Jun 1998Williams Dec 1998Crowder Feb 19992.6 tracked bouts per year

Tim Johnson last boxed on Nov 30, 1992 — 12,375 days ago. Johnson had lost five straight.LLLLL

Williams May 1980Benton Jul 1981Parkey Jul 1982Douglas Nov 1982Jimmerson Nov 19920.4 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have Buster Douglas and Tim Johnson ever fought each other?
Yes. Buster Douglas and Tim Johnson met once on November 20, 1982, and Buster Douglas won by KO in round 1.
The meeting

WNov 20, 1982 · Douglas · KO R1

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Douglas or Johnson?
Buster Douglas is 38-6-1 and Tim Johnson is 0-5 across the 5 bouts Kill The Body has tracked. Buster Douglas has the higher win percentage. Records shown as tracked have not yet been independently verified as complete career totals.
Records · win %

Douglas38–6–185.6%

Johnson0–50%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Douglas or Johnson?
Buster Douglas has 25 knockout wins and Tim Johnson has 0. Buster Douglas has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Douglas2565.8%

Johnson0

The Numbers ↓
Do Douglas and Johnson have any common opponents?
Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both Buster Douglas and Tim Johnson have faced.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Douglas and Johnson?
This comparison is drawn from 46 bouts tracked for Buster Douglas and 5 bouts tracked for Tim Johnson. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Douglas46bouts

Johnson5bouts

How They Win ↓

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