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Carmen Basilio vs Don Jordan — record, stats and common opponents compared

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Carmen Basilio

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Don Jordan

Carmen Basilio (56-16-7) and Don Jordan (51-23-1) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met once. They share 3 common opponents.

Basilio

56

Wins27 KO · 48%

16

Losses

7

Draws79 tracked bouts

Jordan

51

Wins17 KO · 33%

23

Losses

1

Draw76 tracked bouts

Head to Head

Basilio leads 1–0

Carmen Basilio and Don Jordan have met 1 time; Basilio leads 1–0.

Carmen Basilio and Don Jordan have met 1 time; Basilio leads 1–0.
Met1961Mar 11Series
Carmen BasilioFighter AWWon1–0W–L
Don JordanFighter BLLost0–1W–L
ResultUD1Meeting

The Numbers

Basilio 7 · Jordan 1 of 8 measurable rows
BasilioJordan
Record
56-16-7 (edge)51-23-1
Win %0–100%
75.3% (edge)
68.7%
Wins by knockoutmax 27
27 (edge)
17
KO rate0–100%
48.21% (edge)
33.33%
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)†0–100%
48% (edge)
33%
Times stopped†max 3
2 (edge)
3
Title reignsmax 6
6 (edge)
2
Bouts per year‡max 8.1
6.4
8.1 (edge)
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 79
79
76

† 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
Carmen Basilio: 5′7″
Don Jordan: No height on file
Agenot comparable
Carmen Basilio: Died aged 85
Don Jordan: Died aged 62
Stance
Carmen Basilio: Orthodox
Don Jordan: Not recorded

Carmen Basilio left, Don Jordan right, as everywhere on this page. Age is stated, not scored — neither age nor stance carries an edge.

How They Win

Tracked bouts only
Carmen Basilio56 wins · from 79 tracked bouts

Carmen Basilio: 56 tracked wins — 27 by KO/TKO (48%) and 29 on the cards (52%). Counted from 79 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

27 by KO/TKO 48%29 on the cards 52%

Don Jordan51 wins · from 76 tracked bouts

Don Jordan: 51 tracked wins — 17 by KO/TKO (33%) and 34 on the cards (67%). Counted from 76 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

17 by KO/TKO 33%34 on the cards 67%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Carmen Basilio 79, Don Jordan 76 — not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

3 shared

3 shared · Basilio better on 2 · Jordan better on 1

Basilio

Opponent

Jordan

  • Carmen Basilio

    2–0 against

    Win, TKO 12

    1955

    Win, TKO 12

    1955

    DeMarcoBasilio better

    Don Jordan

    Loss, KO 2

    1961

  • Carmen Basilio

    Win, UD

    1961

    OrtegaJordan better

    Don Jordan

    2–0 against

    Win, SD

    1958

    Win, SD

    1958

  • Carmen Basilio

    Win, TKO 8

    1958

    AragonBasilio better

    Don Jordan

    0–2 against

    Loss, UD

    1955

    Loss, UD

    1955

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

Carmen Basilio had won two in a row before losing a decision to Paul Pender. Basilio last boxed on Apr 22, 1961.LLWWL

Fullmer Aug 1959Fullmer Jun 1960Ortega Jan 1961Jordan Mar 1961Pender Apr 19616.4 tracked bouts per year

Don Jordan has a no contest in the most recent tracked bout with Battling Torres. Jordan last boxed on Oct 5, 1962.LLLLNC

Díaz Nov 1961DeMarco Dec 1961Garbelli Apr 1962Limas Jul 1962Torres Oct 19628.1 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have Carmen Basilio and Don Jordan ever fought each other?
Yes. Carmen Basilio and Don Jordan met once on March 11, 1961, and Carmen Basilio won by UD.
The meeting

WMar 11, 1961 · Basilio · UD

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Basilio or Jordan?
Carmen Basilio is 56-16-7 and Don Jordan is 51-23-1. Carmen Basilio has the higher win percentage.
Records · win %

Basilio56–16–775.3%

Jordan51–23–168.7%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Basilio or Jordan?
Carmen Basilio has 27 knockout wins and Don Jordan has 17. Carmen Basilio has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Basilio2748.2%

Jordan1733.3%

The Numbers ↓
Do Basilio and Jordan have any common opponents?
Carmen Basilio and Don Jordan share 3 common opponents: Tony DeMarco, Gaspar Ortega and Art Aragon. Carmen Basilio fared better against 2 of them.
3 shared opponents

Tony DeMarcoWL

Gaspar OrtegaWW

Art AragonWL

Common Opponents ↓
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Basilio and Jordan?
This comparison is drawn from 79 bouts tracked for Carmen Basilio and 76 bouts tracked for Don Jordan. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Basilio79bouts

Jordan76bouts

How They Win ↓

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