Jack Johnson (68-11-10) and Jess Willard (25-7-2) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met once. They share 1 common opponent.
Jack Johnson vs Jess Willard — record, stats and common opponents compared
Head to Head
Jess Willard leads 1–0- Jess Willard wonWillard vs JohnsonApr 5, 1915 · KO · R26
The Numbers
- 68-11-10 (edge)
- Record
- 25-7-2
- 82% (edge)
- Win %
- 76.5%
- 34 (edge)
- Wins by knockout
- 20
- 50%
- KO rate
- 80% (edge)
- 51%
- Stoppage rate (tracked wins)
- 76% (edge)
- 9
- Times stopped
- 3 (edge)
- 0
- Title reigns
- 0
- 1.2
- Bouts per year
- 2.7 (edge)
- 105
- Bouts tracked
- 34
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
- 6′0″ (183 cm)
- Height
- 6′6″ (199 cm) (edge)
- 74″ (188 cm)
- Reach
- —
- 148
- Age
- 144
- Orthodox
- Stance
- Orthodox
- Heavyweight
- Division
- Heavyweight
- United States
- Nationality
- United States
How They Win
Tracked bouts onlyJack Johnson · 74 wins
KO/TKO
38
Decision
15
Other
21
Jess Willard · 25 wins
KO/TKO
19
Decision
3
Other
3
Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter (105 and 34 respectively), not from a career-complete method table.
Common Opponents
1 sharedShared opponents are matched on fighter identity, not on name — two different fighters with the same name never merge into one row.
Current Form
Jack Johnson
LLLLW
L4 streak · last fought Nov 6, 1985
Jess Willard
LWLWW
L1 streak · last fought Jul 12, 1923
Common Questions
- Have Jack Johnson and Jess Willard ever fought each other?
- Yes. Jack Johnson and Jess Willard met once on April 5, 1915, and Jess Willard won by KO in round 26.
- Who has the better record, Jack Johnson or Jess Willard?
- Jack Johnson is 68-11-10 and Jess Willard is 25-7-2. Jack Johnson has the higher win percentage.
- Who has more knockouts, Jack Johnson or Jess Willard?
- Jack Johnson has 34 knockout wins and Jess Willard has 20. Jack Johnson has more.
- Do Jack Johnson and Jess Willard have any common opponents?
- Jack Johnson and Jess Willard share 1 common opponent: Frank Moran. Neither fighter fared better across the shared opponents overall.
- Who is bigger, Jack Johnson or Jess Willard?
- Jess Willard is the taller fighter at 199 cm, 16 cm above the other.
- How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Jack Johnson and Jess Willard?
- This comparison is drawn from 105 bouts tracked for Jack Johnson and 34 bouts tracked for Jess Willard. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.