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David Pearce vs John Rafferty — record, stats and common opponents compared

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David Pearce

John Rafferty

David Pearce (19-4-1) and John Rafferty (1-0 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.

Pearce

19

Wins15 KO · 79%

4

Losses

1

Draw24 tracked bouts

Rafferty

Tracked record

1–0

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

Rafferty leads 1–0

David Pearce and John Rafferty have met 1 time; Rafferty leads 1–0.

David Pearce and John Rafferty have met 1 time; Rafferty leads 1–0.
Met1981Jan 26Series
David PearceFighter ALLost0–1W–L
John RaffertyFighter BWWon1–0W–L
ResultDQ1Meeting

The Numbers

Pearce 2 · Rafferty 3 of 5 measurable rows
PearceRafferty
Record†
19-4-11-0 (edge)
Win %0–100%
81.3%
100% (edge)
Wins by knockoutmax 15
15 (edge)
0
KO ratenot comparable
78.95%—
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)‡0–100%
79% (edge)
0%
Times stopped‡max 2
2
0 (edge)
Title reignslevelmax 0
0
0
Bouts per year§not comparable
1.5—
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 24
24
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
David Pearce: 5′11″
John Rafferty: No height on file
Agenot held
David Pearce: Died aged 41
John Rafferty: No date of birth
Stance
David Pearce: Orthodox
John Rafferty: Not recorded

David Pearce left, John Rafferty right, as everywhere on this page. Age is stated, not scored — neither age nor stance carries an edge.

How They Win

Tracked bouts only
David Pearce19 wins · from 24 tracked bouts

David Pearce: 19 tracked wins — 15 by KO/TKO (79%) and 4 on the cards (21%). Counted from 24 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

15 by KO/TKO 79%4 on the cards 21%

John Rafferty1 win · from 1 tracked bout

John Rafferty: 1 tracked win — 1 by another method or unrecorded (100%). Counted from 1 bout Kill The Body has ingested.

1 by another method or unrecorded 100%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — David Pearce 24, John Rafferty 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

David Pearce has won two straight since losses to Lucien Rodriguez and Percell Davis. Pearce last boxed on Jun 10, 1994.WLLWW

Johnson Jan 1984Rodriguez Mar 1984Davis Dec 1990Konate Apr 1994Tate Jun 19941.5 tracked bouts per year

John Rafferty last boxed on Jan 26, 1981 — 16,701 days ago. Rafferty had won once, the most recent against David Pearce.W

Pearce Jan 1981

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have David Pearce and John Rafferty ever fought each other?
Yes. David Pearce and John Rafferty met once on January 26, 1981, and John Rafferty won by DQ.
The meeting

LJan 26, 1981 · Rafferty · DQ

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Pearce or Rafferty?
David Pearce is 19-4-1 and John Rafferty is 1-0 across the 1 bouts Kill The Body has tracked. John Rafferty has the higher win percentage. Records shown as tracked have not yet been independently verified as complete career totals.
Records · win %

Pearce19–4–181.3%

Rafferty1–0100%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Pearce or Rafferty?
David Pearce has 15 knockout wins and John Rafferty has 0. David Pearce has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Pearce1579%

Rafferty0

The Numbers ↓
Do Pearce and Rafferty have any common opponents?
Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both David Pearce and John Rafferty have faced.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Pearce and Rafferty?
This comparison is drawn from 24 bouts tracked for David Pearce and 1 bout tracked for John Rafferty. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Pearce24bouts

Rafferty1bout

How They Win ↓

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