Have Buster Mathis, Jr. and Ken Smith ever fought each other?

Yes. Buster Mathis, Jr. and Ken Smith have met 2 times and Buster Mathis, Jr. leads the series 2-0.

Who has the better record, Jr. or Smith?

Buster Mathis, Jr. is 21-2 and Ken Smith is 0-5 across the 5 bouts Kill The Body has tracked. Buster Mathis, Jr. has the higher win percentage. Records shown as tracked have not yet been independently verified as complete career totals.

Who has more knockouts, Jr. or Smith?

Buster Mathis, Jr. has 7 knockout wins and Ken Smith has 0. Buster Mathis, Jr. has more.

Do Jr. and Smith have any common opponents?

Buster Mathis, Jr. and Ken Smith share 1 common opponent: Obed Sullivan. Buster Mathis, Jr. fared better against 1 of them.

How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Jr. and Smith?

This comparison is drawn from 27 bouts tracked for Buster Mathis, Jr. and 5 bouts tracked for Ken Smith. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

Buster Mathis, Jr. vs Ken Smith — Records, Stats & Common Opponents

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Buster Mathis, Jr.

Ken Smith

Buster Mathis, Jr. (21-2) and Ken Smith (0-5 across 5 tracked bouts) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met 2 times. They share 1 common opponent.

Jr.

Wins7 KO · 33%

Losses

Draws27 tracked bouts

Smith

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

Jr. leads 2–0

Buster Mathis, Jr. and Ken Smith have met 2 times; Jr. leads 2–0.
Met	1995Feb 4	1996Feb 27	Series
Buster Mathis, Jr.Fighter A	WWon	WWon	2–0W–L
Ken SmithFighter B	LLost	LLost	0–2W–L
Result	UDMathis Jr. vs Smith	KOMathis Jr. vs Smith	2Meetings

The Numbers

Jr. 5 · Smith 0 of 5 measurable rows

Jr.Edge = longer wingSmith

Record^†: 21-2 (edge)0-5
Win %0–100%: 91.3% (edge)
0%
Wins by knockoutmax 7: 7 (edge)
0
KO ratenot comparable: 33.33%—
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)^‡not comparable: 33%—
Times stopped^‡max 4: 3 (edge)
4
Title reignslevelmax 0: 0
0
Bouts per year^§max 5.5: 5.5 (edge)
4.1
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 27: 27
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 Mathis, Jr.: 6′0″; Ken Smith: No height on file
Reachnot held: Buster Mathis, Jr.: 75″; Ken Smith: No reach on file
Agenot held: Buster Mathis, Jr.: 56; Ken Smith: No date of birth
Stance: Buster Mathis, Jr.: Orthodox; Ken Smith: Not recorded

Buster Mathis, Jr. left, Ken Smith 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 Mathis, Jr.21 wins · from 27 tracked bouts

7 by KO/TKO 33%14 on the cards 67%

Ken Smith0 wins · from 5 tracked bouts

No tracked wins for Smith yet.

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Buster Mathis, Jr. 27, Ken Smith 5 — not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

1 shared

1 shared · Jr. better on 11 shared · Buster Mathis, Jr. better on 1

Jr.Buster Mathis, Jr.

Opponent

SmithKen Smith

Buster Mathis, Jr.
No contest, NC
1996Apr 1996
SullivanObed SullivanUnited States 41–9–2 · HeavyweightJr. betterBuster Mathis, Jr. better — 0–0 to 0–1
Ken Smith
Loss, KO
1995Dec 1995

Both sides are set at the same size on purpose. Kill The Body does not score a second-round knockout above a split decision — the edge counts losses first and wins as the tiebreak, and the rest is yours to argue. Shared opponents are matched on fighter identity, not on name, so two different fighters with the same name never merge into one row.

Current Form

Oldest left · newest right

Buster Mathis, Jr. last boxed on Nov 1, 1996 — 10,943 days ago. Jr. had lost the most recent, to Lou Savarese.LLWNCL

Tyson Dec 1995Savarese Jan 1996Smith Feb 1996Sullivan Apr 1996Savarese Nov 19965.5 tracked bouts per year

Ken Smith last boxed on Apr 26, 1996 — 11,132 days ago. Smith had lost five straight.LLLLL

Jr. Feb 1995Mavrović Jun 1995Sullivan Dec 1995Jr. Feb 1996Berbick Apr 19964.1 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them

Have Buster Mathis, Jr. and Ken Smith ever fought each other?: Yes. Buster Mathis, Jr. and Ken Smith have met 2 times and Buster Mathis, Jr. leads the series 2-0.
Who has the better record, Jr. or Smith?: Buster Mathis, Jr. is 21-2 and Ken Smith is 0-5 across the 5 bouts Kill The Body has tracked. Buster Mathis, Jr. has the higher win percentage. Records shown as tracked have not yet been independently verified as complete career totals.
Who has more knockouts, Jr. or Smith?: Buster Mathis, Jr. has 7 knockout wins and Ken Smith has 0. Buster Mathis, Jr. has more.
Do Jr. and Smith have any common opponents?: Buster Mathis, Jr. and Ken Smith share 1 common opponent: Obed Sullivan. Buster Mathis, Jr. fared better against 1 of them.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Jr. and Smith?: This comparison is drawn from 27 bouts tracked for Buster Mathis, Jr. and 5 bouts tracked for Ken Smith. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

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