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Elmer Ray (98-23-11) and Jimmy Gardner (5-14-3 across 22 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.

Elmer Ray vs Jimmy Gardner — record, stats and common opponents compared

🇺🇸HEAVYWEIGHT

Elmer Ray

98–23–11

135 tracked bouts

Jimmy Gardner

Tracked record

5–14–3

22 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

Elmer Ray leads 1–0

The Numbers

98-23-11 (edge)
Record
5-14-3

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

78.4% (edge)
Win %
29.5%
69 (edge)
Wins by knockout
1
70.41%
KO rate
70% (edge)
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)
20%

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

9
Times stopped
2 (edge)

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

0
Title reigns
0
8.8 (edge)
Bouts per year
0.5

Across each fighter's tracked career span.

135
Bouts tracked
22

Tale of the Tape

115
Age
140
Orthodox
Stance
Heavyweight
Division
American
Nationality

How They Win

Tracked bouts only

Elmer Ray · 98 wins

KO/TKO
69
Decision
27
Other
2

Jimmy Gardner · 5 wins

KO/TKO
1
Decision
3
Other
1

Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter (135 and 22 respectively), 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

Elmer Ray

LLWWL

L2 streak · last fought Mar 8, 1949

Jimmy Gardner

LLLLL

L7 streak · last fought Oct 11, 1945

Common Questions

Have Elmer Ray and Jimmy Gardner ever fought each other?
Yes. Elmer Ray and Jimmy Gardner met once on October 11, 1945, and Elmer Ray won by KO in round 1.
Who has the better record, Elmer Ray or Jimmy Gardner?
Elmer Ray is 98-23-11 and Jimmy Gardner is 5-14-3 across the 22 bouts Kill The Body has tracked. Elmer Ray has the higher win percentage. Records shown as tracked have not yet been independently verified as complete career totals.
Who has more knockouts, Elmer Ray or Jimmy Gardner?
Elmer Ray has 69 knockout wins and Jimmy Gardner has 1. Elmer Ray has more.
Do Elmer Ray and Jimmy Gardner have any common opponents?
Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both Elmer Ray and Jimmy Gardner have faced.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Elmer Ray and Jimmy Gardner?
This comparison is drawn from 135 bouts tracked for Elmer Ray and 22 bouts tracked for Jimmy Gardner. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

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