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Gerald McClellan vs Lester Yarbrough — record, stats and common opponents compared

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Gerald McClellan

Lester Yarbrough

Gerald McClellan (31-3) and Lester Yarbrough (0-9 across 9 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.

McClellan

31

Wins29 KO · 94%

3

Losses

0

Draws34 tracked bouts

Yarbrough

Tracked record

0–9

counted from 9 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

McClellan leads 1–0

Gerald McClellan and Lester Yarbrough have met 1 time; McClellan leads 1–0.

Gerald McClellan and Lester Yarbrough have met 1 time; McClellan leads 1–0.
Met1992Feb 24Series
Gerald McClellanFighter AWWon1–0W–L
Lester YarbroughFighter BLLost0–1W–L
ResultTKOR11Meeting

The Numbers

McClellan 6 · Yarbrough 0 of 6 measurable rows
McClellanYarbrough
Record†
31-3 (edge)0-9
Win %0–100%
91.2% (edge)
0%
Wins by knockoutmax 29
29 (edge)
0
KO ratenot comparable
93.55%—
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)‡not comparable
94%—
Times stopped‡max 5
1 (edge)
5
Title reignsmax 2
2 (edge)
0
Bouts per year§max 5.2
5.2 (edge)
0.6
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 34
34
9

† 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

Heightnot held
Gerald McClellan: 6′1″
Lester Yarbrough: No height on file
Reachnot held
Gerald McClellan: 77″
Lester Yarbrough: No reach on file
Agenot held
Gerald McClellan: 58
Lester Yarbrough: No date of birth
Stance
Gerald McClellan: Orthodox
Lester Yarbrough: Not recorded

Gerald McClellan left, Lester Yarbrough right, as everywhere on this page. Age is stated, not scored — neither age nor stance carries an edge.

How They Win

Tracked bouts only
Gerald McClellan31 wins · from 34 tracked bouts

Gerald McClellan: 31 tracked wins — 29 by KO/TKO (94%) and 2 on the cards (6%). Counted from 34 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

29 by KO/TKO 94%2 on the cards 6%

Lester Yarbrough0 wins · from 9 tracked bouts

Lester Yarbrough: no tracked wins in the 9 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

No tracked wins for Yarbrough yet.

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Gerald McClellan 34, Lester Yarbrough 9 — 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

Gerald McClellan last boxed on Feb 25, 1995 — 11,558 days ago. McClellan had won four in a row before losing by stoppage to Nigel Benn.WWWWL

Jackson May 1993Bell Aug 1993Baptist Mar 1994Jackson May 1994Benn Feb 19955.2 tracked bouts per year

Lester Yarbrough last boxed on Mar 19, 2004 — 8,248 days ago. Yarbrough had lost nine straight.LLLLL

Jr. Aug 1991McClellan Feb 1992Rocchigiani Jun 1993Veit Mar 1996Bailey Mar 20040.6 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have Gerald McClellan and Lester Yarbrough ever fought each other?
Yes. Gerald McClellan and Lester Yarbrough met once on February 24, 1992, and Gerald McClellan won by TKO in round 1.
The meeting

WFeb 24, 1992 · McClellan · TKO R1

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, McClellan or Yarbrough?
Gerald McClellan is 31-3 and Lester Yarbrough is 0-9 across the 9 bouts Kill The Body has tracked. Gerald McClellan has the higher win percentage. Records shown as tracked have not yet been independently verified as complete career totals.
Records · win %

McClellan31–391.2%

Yarbrough0–90%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, McClellan or Yarbrough?
Gerald McClellan has 29 knockout wins and Lester Yarbrough has 0. Gerald McClellan has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

McClellan2993.6%

Yarbrough0

The Numbers ↓
Do McClellan and Yarbrough have any common opponents?
Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both Gerald McClellan and Lester Yarbrough have faced.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on McClellan and Yarbrough?
This comparison is drawn from 34 bouts tracked for Gerald McClellan and 9 bouts tracked for Lester Yarbrough. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

McClellan34bouts

Yarbrough9bouts

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