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Dave Russell vs Johnny Nelson — record, stats and common opponents compared

Dave Russell

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Johnny Nelson

Dave Russell (1-5 across 6 tracked bouts) and Johnny Nelson (45-12-2) 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.

Russell

Tracked record

1–5

counted from 6 bouts Kill The Body has ingested

Nelson

45

Wins29 KO · 64%

12

Losses

2

Draws60 tracked bouts

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

Nelson leads 1–0

Dave Russell and Johnny Nelson have met 1 time; Nelson leads 1–0.

Dave Russell and Johnny Nelson have met 1 time; Nelson leads 1–0.
Met1993Apr 30Series
Dave RussellFighter ALLost0–1W–L
Johnny NelsonFighter BWWon1–0W–L
ResultTKOR111Meeting

The Numbers

Russell 0 · Nelson 7 of 7 measurable rows
RussellNelson
Record†
1-545-12-2 (edge)
Win %0–100%
16.7%
78% (edge)
Wins by knockoutmax 29
0
29 (edge)
KO ratenot comparable
—64.44%
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)‡0–100%
0%
64% (edge)
Times stopped‡max 4
4
1 (edge)
Title reignsmax 1
0
1 (edge)
Bouts per year§max 3
0.2
3 (edge)
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 60
6
60

† 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
Dave Russell: No height on file
Johnny Nelson: 6′2″
Reachnot held
Dave Russell: No reach on file
Johnny Nelson: 81″
Agenot held
Dave Russell: No date of birth
Johnny Nelson: 59
Stance
Dave Russell: Not recorded
Johnny Nelson: Orthodox

Dave Russell left, Johnny Nelson right, as everywhere on this page. Age is stated, not scored — neither age nor stance carries an edge.

How They Win

Tracked bouts only
Dave Russell1 win · from 6 tracked bouts

Dave Russell: 1 tracked win — 1 on the cards (100%). Counted from 6 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

1 on the cards 100%

Johnny Nelson45 wins · from 60 tracked bouts

Johnny Nelson: 45 tracked wins — 29 by KO/TKO (64%) and 16 on the cards (36%). Counted from 60 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

29 by KO/TKO 64%16 on the cards 36%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Dave Russell 6, Johnny Nelson 60 — 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

Dave Russell last boxed on Apr 30, 1993 — 12,225 days ago. Russell had won one in a row before losing by stoppage to Johnny Nelson.LLLWL

Foster Mar 1965Chuvalo Nov 1966Lewis Apr 1968Carr Apr 1985Nelson Apr 19930.2 tracked bouts per year

Johnny Nelson last boxed on Nov 26, 2005 — 7,632 days ago. Nelson had won three straight since a draw with Guillermo Jones.WDWWW

Sellers Apr 2002Jones Nov 2002Petkovic Nov 2003May Sep 2004Cantatore Nov 20053 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have Dave Russell and Johnny Nelson ever fought each other?
Yes. Dave Russell and Johnny Nelson met once on April 30, 1993, and Johnny Nelson won by TKO in round 11.
The meeting

LApr 30, 1993 · Nelson · TKO R11

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Russell or Nelson?
Dave Russell is 1-5 across the 6 bouts Kill The Body has tracked and Johnny Nelson is 45-12-2. Johnny Nelson has the higher win percentage. Records shown as tracked have not yet been independently verified as complete career totals.
Records · win %

Russell1–516.7%

Nelson45–12–278%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Russell or Nelson?
Dave Russell has 0 knockout wins and Johnny Nelson has 29. Johnny Nelson has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Russell0

Nelson2964.4%

The Numbers ↓
Do Russell and Nelson have any common opponents?
Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both Dave Russell and Johnny Nelson have faced.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Russell and Nelson?
This comparison is drawn from 6 bouts tracked for Dave Russell and 60 bouts tracked for Johnny Nelson. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Russell6bouts

Nelson60bouts

How They Win ↓

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