Skip to main content
Kill The Body

and the head will die

George Godfrey vs Jake Kilrain — record, stats and common opponents compared

🇨🇦HEAVYWEIGHT

George Godfrey

🇺🇸HEAVYWEIGHT

Jake Kilrain

George Godfrey (23-6-14) and Jake Kilrain (31-5-8) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met 3 times. They share no common opponents in Kill The Body's bout data.

Godfrey

23

Wins18 KO · 78%

6

Losses

14

Draws10 tracked bouts

Kilrain

31

Wins18 KO · 58%

5

Losses

8

Draws46 tracked bouts

Head to Head

Kilrain leads 2–0 with 1 draw

George Godfrey and Jake Kilrain have met 3 times; Kilrain leads 2–0 with 1 draw.

George Godfrey and Jake Kilrain have met 3 times; Kilrain leads 2–0 with 1 draw.
Met1882Jan 151883May 161891Mar 13Series
George GodfreyFighter ADDrawLLostLLost0–2–1W–L–D
Jake KilrainFighter BDDrawWWonWWon2–0–1W–L–D
ResultPTSTKOKO3Meetings

The Numbers

Godfrey 3 · Kilrain 3 of 6 measurable rows
GodfreyKilrain
Record
23-6-1431-5-8 (edge)
Win %0–100%
69.8%
79.5% (edge)
Wins by knockoutlevelmax 18
18
18
KO rate0–100%
78.26% (edge)
58.06%
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)†0–100%
100% (edge)
60%
Times stopped†max 5
4 (edge)
5
Title reignslevelmax 0
0
0
Bouts per year‡max 2.2
0.9
2.2 (edge)
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 46
10
46

† 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

Heightnot held
George Godfrey: 5′10″
Jake Kilrain: No height on file
Agenot held
George Godfrey: No date of birth
Jake Kilrain: Died aged 78
Stance
George Godfrey: Orthodox
Jake Kilrain: Not recorded

George Godfrey left, Jake Kilrain right, as everywhere on this page. Age is stated, not scored — neither age nor stance carries an edge.

How They Win

Tracked bouts only
George Godfrey2 wins · from 10 tracked bouts

George Godfrey: 2 tracked wins — 2 by KO/TKO (100%). Counted from 10 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

2 by KO/TKO 100%

Jake Kilrain30 wins · from 46 tracked bouts

Jake Kilrain: 30 tracked wins — 18 by KO/TKO (60%) and 12 on the cards (40%). Counted from 46 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

18 by KO/TKO 60%12 on the cards 40%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — George Godfrey 10, Jake Kilrain 46 — 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

George Godfrey last boxed on Oct 31, 1892 — 48,934 days ago. Godfrey had won one in a row before losing by stoppage to Joe Choynski.DLLWL

Smith Jan 1885Jackson Aug 1888Kilrain Mar 1891Smith Aug 1892Choynski Oct 18920.9 tracked bouts per year

Jake Kilrain has lost three straight. Kilrain last boxed on Oct 20, 1899.LDLLL

Slavin Jun 1891O'Donnell Mar 1895O'Donnell May 1895Slavin Sep 1896O'Donnell Oct 18992.2 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have George Godfrey and Jake Kilrain ever fought each other?
Yes. George Godfrey and Jake Kilrain have met 3 times and Jake Kilrain leads the series 2-0 with 1 draw.
The 3 meetings

LMar 13, 1891 · Kilrain · KO

LMay 16, 1883 · Kilrain · TKO

DJan 15, 1882 · Draw · PTS

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Godfrey or Kilrain?
George Godfrey is 23-6-14 and Jake Kilrain is 31-5-8. Jake Kilrain has the higher win percentage.
Records · win %

Godfrey23–6–1469.8%

Kilrain31–5–879.5%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Godfrey or Kilrain?
George Godfrey has 18 knockout wins and Jake Kilrain has 18. Both have 18.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Godfrey1878.3%

Kilrain1858.1%

The Numbers ↓
Do Godfrey and Kilrain have any common opponents?
Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both George Godfrey and Jake Kilrain have faced.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Godfrey and Kilrain?
This comparison is drawn from 10 bouts tracked for George Godfrey and 46 bouts tracked for Jake Kilrain. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Godfrey10bouts

Kilrain46bouts

How They Win ↓

Compare someone else

6 suggested matchups

Compare Godfrey with…

Compare Kilrain with…

Someone else?

Release either fighter to put someone new in that slot — the other one stays put.