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Buster Drayton vs Leroy Jones — record, stats and common opponents compared

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Buster Drayton

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Leroy Jones

Buster Drayton (40-15-1) and Leroy Jones (25-1-1) 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.

Drayton

40

Wins28 KO · 70%

15

Losses

1

Draw57 tracked bouts

Jones

25

Wins13 KO · 52%

1

Loss

1

Draw29 tracked bouts

Head to Head

Drayton leads 1–0

Buster Drayton and Leroy Jones have met 1 time; Drayton leads 1–0.

Buster Drayton and Leroy Jones have met 1 time; Drayton leads 1–0.
Met1987Dec 5Series
Buster DraytonFighter AWWon1–0W–L
Leroy JonesFighter BLLost0–1W–L
ResultTKO1Meeting

The Numbers

Drayton 5 · Jones 3 of 8 measurable rows
DraytonJones
Record
40-15-125-1-1 (edge)
Win %0–100%
72.3%
94.4% (edge)
Wins by knockoutmax 28
28 (edge)
13
KO rate0–100%
70% (edge)
52%
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)†0–100%
70% (edge)
52%
Times stopped†max 3
3
2 (edge)
Title reignsmax 1
1 (edge)
0
Bouts per year‡max 3.4
3.4 (edge)
1.7
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 57
57
29

† 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+6″
Buster Drayton: 5′11″
Leroy Jones: 6′5″ (edge)
Reach+6″
Buster Drayton: 74″
Leroy Jones: 80″ (edge)
Agenot comparable
Buster Drayton: Died aged 68
Leroy Jones: Died aged 60
Stance
Buster Drayton: Orthodox
Leroy Jones: Orthodox

Buster Drayton left, Leroy Jones 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 Drayton40 wins · from 57 tracked bouts

Buster Drayton: 40 tracked wins — 28 by KO/TKO (70%) and 12 on the cards (30%). Counted from 57 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

28 by KO/TKO 70%12 on the cards 30%

Leroy Jones25 wins · from 29 tracked bouts

Leroy Jones: 25 tracked wins — 13 by KO/TKO (52%) and 12 on the cards (48%). Counted from 29 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

13 by KO/TKO 52%12 on the cards 48%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Buster Drayton 57, Leroy Jones 29 — 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 Drayton had won four in a row before losing a decision to Derrick Rolon. Drayton last boxed on Jun 10, 1995.WWWWL

Cole Jun 1992Smith Nov 1992Harris Aug 1993Vera Nov 1994Rolon Jun 19953.4 tracked bouts per year

Leroy Jones has lost two straight, after one straight win. Jones last boxed on Jun 9, 1990.WLWLL

Beattie Jul 1979Holmes Mar 1980Shelburg Aug 1982Drayton Dec 1987Smith Jun 19901.7 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have Buster Drayton and Leroy Jones ever fought each other?
Yes. Buster Drayton and Leroy Jones met once on December 5, 1987, and Buster Drayton won by TKO.
The meeting

WDec 5, 1987 · Drayton · TKO

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Drayton or Jones?
Buster Drayton is 40-15-1 and Leroy Jones is 25-1-1. Leroy Jones has the higher win percentage.
Records · win %

Drayton40–15–172.3%

Jones25–1–194.4%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Drayton or Jones?
Buster Drayton has 28 knockout wins and Leroy Jones has 13. Buster Drayton has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Drayton2870%

Jones1352%

The Numbers ↓
Do Drayton and Jones have any common opponents?
Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both Buster Drayton and Leroy Jones have faced.
Who is bigger, Drayton or Jones?
Leroy Jones is the taller fighter at 196 cm, 16 cm above the other. Leroy Jones also has the longer reach, by 15 cm.
Height · reach

Drayton180 cm188 cm reach

Jones196 cm203 cm reach

Tale of the Tape ↓
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Drayton and Jones?
This comparison is drawn from 57 bouts tracked for Buster Drayton and 29 bouts tracked for Leroy Jones. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Drayton57bouts

Jones29bouts

How They Win ↓

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