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.
Emile Griffith (85-24-2) and Mayfield Pennington (1-2 across 3 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.
Emile Griffith vs Mayfield Pennington — record, stats and common opponents compared
Head to Head
Mayfield Pennington leads 1–0- Mayfield Pennington wonGriffith vs PenningtonJul 16, 1977 · SD
The Numbers
- 85-24-2 (edge)
- Record
- 1-2
- 77.5% (edge)
- Win %
- 33.3%
- 23 (edge)
- Wins by knockout
- 0
- 27.06%
- KO rate
- —
- 27% (edge)
- Stoppage rate (tracked wins)
- 0%
- 2
- Times stopped
- 2
- 14 (edge)
- Title reigns
- 0
- 5.8 (edge)
- Bouts per year
- 2.5
- 112
- Bouts tracked
- 3
One or both records are tracked, not career-verified.
Counted from bouts Kill The Body has ingested, not a career total.
Counted from bouts Kill The Body has ingested, not a career total.
Across each fighter's tracked career span.
Tale of the Tape
- 5′7″ (169 cm)
- Height
- —
- 72″ (183 cm)
- Reach
- —
- 88
- Age
- —
- Orthodox
- Stance
- —
- United States
- Nationality
- —
How They Win
Tracked bouts onlyEmile Griffith · 85 wins
KO/TKO
23
Decision
62
Other
0
Mayfield Pennington · 1 wins
KO/TKO
0
Decision
1
Other
0
Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter (112 and 3 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
Emile Griffith
LLLWW
L3 streak · last fought Jul 30, 1977
Mayfield Pennington
LLW
L2 streak · last fought Sep 30, 1978
Common Questions
- Have Emile Griffith and Mayfield Pennington ever fought each other?
- Yes. Emile Griffith and Mayfield Pennington met once on July 16, 1977, and Mayfield Pennington won by SD.
- Who has the better record, Emile Griffith or Mayfield Pennington?
- Emile Griffith is 85-24-2 and Mayfield Pennington is 1-2 across the 3 bouts Kill The Body has tracked. Emile Griffith has the higher win percentage. Records shown as tracked have not yet been independently verified as complete career totals.
- Who has more knockouts, Emile Griffith or Mayfield Pennington?
- Emile Griffith has 23 knockout wins and Mayfield Pennington has 0. Emile Griffith has more.
- Do Emile Griffith and Mayfield Pennington have any common opponents?
- Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both Emile Griffith and Mayfield Pennington have faced.
- How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Emile Griffith and Mayfield Pennington?
- This comparison is drawn from 112 bouts tracked for Emile Griffith and 3 bouts tracked for Mayfield Pennington. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.