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Gary Holmgren vs Johnny Simpson — record, stats and common opponents compared

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Gary Holmgren

Johnny Simpson

Gary Holmgren (22-5) and Johnny Simpson (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.

Holmgren

22

Wins12 KO · 55%

5

Losses

0

Draws27 tracked bouts

Simpson

Tracked record

1–2

counted from 3 bouts 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

Holmgren leads 1–0

Gary Holmgren and Johnny Simpson have met 1 time; Holmgren leads 1–0.

Gary Holmgren and Johnny Simpson have met 1 time; Holmgren leads 1–0.
Met1974Jul 31Series
Gary HolmgrenFighter AWWon1–0W–L
Johnny SimpsonFighter BLLost0–1W–L
ResultTKO1Meeting

The Numbers

Holmgren 5 · Simpson 1 of 6 measurable rows
HolmgrenSimpson
Record†
22-5 (edge)1-2
Win %0–100%
81.5% (edge)
33.3%
Wins by knockoutmax 12
12 (edge)
0
KO ratenot comparable
54.55%—
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)‡0–100%
55% (edge)
0%
Times stopped‡max 2
2
1 (edge)
Title reignslevelmax 0
0
0
Bouts per year§max 2.8
2.8 (edge)
0.1
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 27
27
3

† 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

Agenot held
Gary Holmgren: 76
Johnny Simpson: No date of birth

Gary Holmgren left, Johnny Simpson right, as everywhere on this page. Age is stated, not scored: younger is not better.

How They Win

Tracked bouts only
Gary Holmgren22 wins · from 27 tracked bouts

Gary Holmgren: 22 tracked wins — 12 by KO/TKO (55%) and 10 on the cards (45%). Counted from 27 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

12 by KO/TKO 55%10 on the cards 45%

Johnny Simpson1 win · from 3 tracked bouts

Johnny Simpson: 1 tracked win — 1 on the cards (100%). Counted from 3 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

1 on the cards 100%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Gary Holmgren 27, Johnny Simpson 3 — 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

Gary Holmgren last boxed on Feb 1, 1984 — 15,603 days ago. Holmgren had won three in a row before losing a decision to Brian Brunette.LWWWL

Green Jan 1981Green May 1981Strauss Oct 1981Rodriguez Jan 1983Brunette Feb 19842.8 tracked bouts per year

Johnny Simpson last boxed on Jul 31, 1974 — 19,075 days ago. Simpson had lost two straight, after one straight win.WLL

Savold Sep 1933Zale Jun 1934Holmgren Jul 19740.1 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have Gary Holmgren and Johnny Simpson ever fought each other?
Yes. Gary Holmgren and Johnny Simpson met once on July 31, 1974, and Gary Holmgren won by TKO.
The meeting

WJul 31, 1974 · Holmgren · TKO

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Holmgren or Simpson?
Gary Holmgren is 22-5 and Johnny Simpson is 1-2 across the 3 bouts Kill The Body has tracked. Gary Holmgren has the higher win percentage. Records shown as tracked have not yet been independently verified as complete career totals.
Records · win %

Holmgren22–581.5%

Simpson1–233.3%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Holmgren or Simpson?
Gary Holmgren has 12 knockout wins and Johnny Simpson has 0. Gary Holmgren has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Holmgren1254.6%

Simpson0

The Numbers ↓
Do Holmgren and Simpson have any common opponents?
Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both Gary Holmgren and Johnny Simpson have faced.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Holmgren and Simpson?
This comparison is drawn from 27 bouts tracked for Gary Holmgren and 3 bouts tracked for Johnny Simpson. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Holmgren27bouts

Simpson3bouts

How They Win ↓

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