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Chris John vs Shōji Kimura — record, stats and common opponents compared

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Chris John

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Shōji Kimura

Chris John (48-1-3) and Shōji Kimura (2-1 across 3 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.

John

48

Wins22 KO · 46%

1

Loss

3

Draws52 tracked bouts

Kimura

Tracked record

2–1

counted from 3 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

John leads 1–0

Chris John and Shōji Kimura have met 1 time; John leads 1–0.

Chris John and Shōji Kimura have met 1 time; John leads 1–0.
Met2012May 5Series
Chris JohnFighter AWWon1–0W–L
Shōji KimuraFighter BLLost0–1W–L
ResultUD1Meeting

The Numbers

John 5 · Kimura 2 of 7 measurable rows
JohnKimura
Record†
48-1-3 (edge)2-1
Win %0–100%
95.2% (edge)
66.7%
Wins by knockoutmax 22
22 (edge)
1
KO ratenot comparable
45.83%—
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)‡0–100%
46%
50% (edge)
Times stopped‡max 1
1
0 (edge)
Title reignsmax 3
3 (edge)
0
Bouts per year§max 3.4
3.4 (edge)
0.4
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 52
52
3

† 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
Chris John: 5′7″
Shōji Kimura: No height on file
Reachnot held
Chris John: 69″
Shōji Kimura: No reach on file
Age2 yrs apart
Chris John: 47
Shōji Kimura: 49
Stance
Chris John: Orthodox
Shōji Kimura: Not recorded

Chris John left, Shōji Kimura right, as everywhere on this page. Age is stated, not scored — neither age nor stance carries an edge.

How They Win

Tracked bouts only
Chris John48 wins · from 52 tracked bouts

Chris John: 48 tracked wins — 22 by KO/TKO (46%) and 26 on the cards (54%). Counted from 52 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

22 by KO/TKO 46%26 on the cards 54%

Shōji Kimura2 wins · from 3 tracked bouts

Shōji Kimura: 2 tracked wins — 1 by KO/TKO (50%) and 1 on the cards (50%). Counted from 3 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

1 by KO/TKO 50%1 on the cards 50%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Chris John 52, Shōji Kimura 3 — 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

Chris John last boxed on Dec 6, 2013 — 4,700 days ago. John had lost the most recent, to Simpiwe Vetyeka.WWWDL

Merdov Nov 2011Kimura May 2012Piriyapinyo Nov 2012Hosono Apr 2013Vetyeka Dec 20133.4 tracked bouts per year

Shōji Kimura last boxed on May 5, 2012 — 5,280 days ago. Kimura had won two in a row before losing a decision to Chris John.WWL

Ploenchit Oct 2003Sithoar May 2004John May 20120.4 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have Chris John and Shōji Kimura ever fought each other?
Yes. Chris John and Shōji Kimura met once on May 5, 2012, and Chris John won by UD.
The meeting

WMay 5, 2012 · John · UD

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, John or Kimura?
Chris John is 48-1-3 and Shōji Kimura is 2-1 across the 3 bouts Kill The Body has tracked. Chris John has the higher win percentage. Records shown as tracked have not yet been independently verified as complete career totals.
Records · win %

John48–1–395.2%

Kimura2–166.7%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, John or Kimura?
Chris John has 22 knockout wins and Shōji Kimura has 1. Chris John has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

John2245.8%

Kimura1

The Numbers ↓
Do John and Kimura have any common opponents?
Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both Chris John and Shōji Kimura have faced.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on John and Kimura?
This comparison is drawn from 52 bouts tracked for Chris John and 3 bouts tracked for Shōji Kimura. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

John52bouts

Kimura3bouts

How They Win ↓

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