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Ed Martin (26-10-4) and Walter Johnson (1-5-2 across 8 tracked bouts) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met once. They share 4 common opponents.

Ed Martin vs Walter Johnson — record, stats and common opponents compared

🇺🇸HEAVYWEIGHT

Ed Martin

26–10–4

41 tracked bouts

Walter Johnson

Tracked record

1–5–2

8 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

Ed Martin leads 1–0

The Numbers

26-10-4 (edge)
Record
1-5-2

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

70% (edge)
Win %
25%
17 (edge)
Wins by knockout
1
65.38%
KO rate
65%
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)
100% (edge)

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

9
Times stopped
4 (edge)

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

0
Title reigns
0
1.8 (edge)
Bouts per year
0.8

Across each fighter's tracked career span.

41
Bouts tracked
8

Tale of the Tape

144
Age
Orthodox
Stance
Heavyweight
Division
United States
Nationality

How They Win

Tracked bouts only

Ed Martin · 26 wins

KO/TKO
17
Decision
4
Other
5

Walter Johnson · 1 wins

KO/TKO
1
Decision
0
Other
0

Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter (41 and 8 respectively), not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

4 shared
  • Ed Martin

    LKO R2 · Oct 1903LPTS · Feb 1903

    Jack Johnson

    Walter Johnson

    LKO · May 1905
  • Ed Martin

    LKO R3 · Jun 1903WNWS · Dec 1902WPTS · Jul 1902DNWS · Mar 1900LKO R2 · Jun 1899

    Bob Armstrong

    Walter Johnson

    WKO R4 · Dec 1904LKO R2 · Apr 1904DPTS · Jul 1895
  • Ed Martin

    WPTS · Nov 1904WPTS · Feb 1902

    Frank Childs

    Walter Johnson

    LPTS · Jan 1902
  • Ed Martin

    WNWS · Jan 1900

    Klondike Haynes

    Walter Johnson

    DPTS · Mar 1902

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

Current Form

Ed Martin

LWWWW

L1 streak · last fought Nov 18, 1921

Walter Johnson

LLWLD

L2 streak · last fought Dec 21, 1905

Common Questions

Have Ed Martin and Walter Johnson ever fought each other?
Yes. Ed Martin and Walter Johnson met once on August 25, 1899, and Ed Martin won by TKO in round 7.
Who has the better record, Ed Martin or Walter Johnson?
Ed Martin is 26-10-4 and Walter Johnson is 1-5-2 across the 8 bouts Kill The Body has tracked. Ed Martin has the higher win percentage. Records shown as tracked have not yet been independently verified as complete career totals.
Who has more knockouts, Ed Martin or Walter Johnson?
Ed Martin has 17 knockout wins and Walter Johnson has 1. Ed Martin has more.
Do Ed Martin and Walter Johnson have any common opponents?
Ed Martin and Walter Johnson share 4 common opponents: Jack Johnson, Bob Armstrong and Frank Childs (and 1 other). Neither fighter fared better across the shared opponents overall.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Ed Martin and Walter Johnson?
This comparison is drawn from 41 bouts tracked for Ed Martin and 8 bouts tracked for Walter Johnson. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

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