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Chad Dawson vs James Orso — record, stats and common opponents compared

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Chad Dawson

James Orso

Chad Dawson (36-5) and James Orso (0-1 across 1 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.

Dawson

36

Wins19 KO · 53%

5

Losses

0

Draws43 tracked bouts

Orso

Tracked record

0–1

counted from 1 bout 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

Dawson leads 1–0

Chad Dawson and James Orso have met 1 time; Dawson leads 1–0.

Chad Dawson and James Orso have met 1 time; Dawson leads 1–0.
Met2001Dec 13Series
Chad DawsonFighter AWWon1–0W–L
James OrsoFighter BLLost0–1W–L
ResultKOR11Meeting

The Numbers

Dawson 4 · Orso 1 of 5 measurable rows
DawsonOrso
Record†
36-5 (edge)0-1
Win %0–100%
87.8% (edge)
0%
Wins by knockoutmax 19
19 (edge)
0
KO ratenot comparable
52.78%—
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)‡not comparable
53%—
Times stopped‡max 3
3
1 (edge)
Title reignsmax 4
4 (edge)
0
Bouts per year§not comparable
2.4—
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 43
43
1

† 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
Chad Dawson: 6′1″
James Orso: No height on file
Reachnot held
Chad Dawson: 76″
James Orso: No reach on file
Agenot held
Chad Dawson: 44
James Orso: No date of birth
Stance
Chad Dawson: Southpaw
James Orso: Not recorded

Chad Dawson left, James Orso right, as everywhere on this page. Age is stated, not scored — neither age nor stance carries an edge.

How They Win

Tracked bouts only
Chad Dawson36 wins · from 43 tracked bouts

Chad Dawson: 36 tracked wins — 19 by KO/TKO (53%) and 17 on the cards (47%). Counted from 43 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

19 by KO/TKO 53%17 on the cards 47%

James Orso0 wins · from 1 tracked bout

James Orso: no tracked wins in the 1 bout Kill The Body has ingested.

No tracked wins for Orso yet.

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Chad Dawson 43, James Orso 1 — 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

Chad Dawson last boxed on Oct 11, 2019 — 2,564 days ago. Dawson had won two straight since losing by stoppage to Andrzej Fonfara.WWLWW

Amin Dec 2015White Apr 2016Fonfara Mar 2017Rankin Jun 2019Grachev Oct 20192.4 tracked bouts per year

James Orso last boxed on Dec 13, 2001 — 9,075 days ago. Orso had lost the most recent, to Chad Dawson.L

Dawson Dec 2001

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have Chad Dawson and James Orso ever fought each other?
Yes. Chad Dawson and James Orso met once on December 13, 2001, and Chad Dawson won by KO in round 1.
The meeting

WDec 13, 2001 · Dawson · KO R1

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Dawson or Orso?
Chad Dawson is 36-5 and James Orso is 0-1 across the 1 bouts Kill The Body has tracked. Chad Dawson has the higher win percentage. Records shown as tracked have not yet been independently verified as complete career totals.
Records · win %

Dawson36–587.8%

Orso0–10%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Dawson or Orso?
Chad Dawson has 19 knockout wins and James Orso has 0. Chad Dawson has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Dawson1952.8%

Orso0

The Numbers ↓
Do Dawson and Orso have any common opponents?
Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both Chad Dawson and James Orso have faced.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Dawson and Orso?
This comparison is drawn from 43 bouts tracked for Chad Dawson and 1 bout tracked for James Orso. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Dawson43bouts

Orso1bout

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