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Dick Nelson (7-5-4 across 16 tracked bouts) and Jeff Smith (141-34-5) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met once. They share 2 common opponents.

Dick Nelson vs Jeff Smith — record, stats and common opponents compared

KINGDOM OF DENMARK

Dick Nelson

Tracked record

7–5–4

16 tracked bouts

🇺🇸UNITED STATES

Jeff Smith

141–34–5

183 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

Dick Nelson leads 1–0

The Numbers

7-5-4
Record
141-34-5 (edge)

One or both records are tracked, not career-verified.

56.3%
Win %
79.7% (edge)
2
Wins by knockout
48 (edge)
KO rate
34.04%
29%
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)
34% (edge)

Counted from bouts Kill The Body has ingested, not a career total.

2 (edge)
Times stopped
3

Counted from bouts Kill The Body has ingested, not a career total.

0
Title reigns
0
1.2
Bouts per year
10.3 (edge)

Across each fighter's tracked career span.

16
Bouts tracked
183

Tale of the Tape

Height
5′9″ (174 cm)
Reach
71″ (180 cm)
145
Age
135
Stance
Orthodox
Kingdom of Denmark
Nationality
United States

How They Win

Tracked bouts only

Dick Nelson · 7 wins

KO/TKO
2
Decision
3
Other
2

Jeff Smith · 141 wins

KO/TKO
48
Decision
37
Other
56

Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter (16 and 183 respectively), not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

2 shared

Shared opponents are matched on fighter identity, not on name — two different fighters with the same name never merge into one row.

Current Form

Dick Nelson

LWWWL

L1 streak · last fought Apr 9, 1918

Jeff Smith

LLLLW

L4 streak · last fought Nov 18, 1927

Common Questions

Have Dick Nelson and Jeff Smith ever fought each other?
Yes. Dick Nelson and Jeff Smith met once on May 16, 1911, and Dick Nelson won by NWS.
Who has the better record, Dick Nelson or Jeff Smith?
Dick Nelson is 7-5-4 across the 16 bouts Kill The Body has tracked and Jeff Smith is 141-34-5. Jeff Smith has the higher win percentage. Records shown as tracked have not yet been independently verified as complete career totals.
Who has more knockouts, Dick Nelson or Jeff Smith?
Dick Nelson has 2 knockout wins and Jeff Smith has 48. Jeff Smith has more.
Do Dick Nelson and Jeff Smith have any common opponents?
Dick Nelson and Jeff Smith share 2 common opponents: Leo Florian Hauck and Mike Glover. Jeff Smith fared better against 1 of them.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Dick Nelson and Jeff Smith?
This comparison is drawn from 16 bouts tracked for Dick Nelson and 183 bouts tracked for Jeff Smith. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

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