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James Ballard vs Steven Nelson — record, stats and common opponents compared

James Ballard

LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT

Steven Nelson

James Ballard (0-3 across 3 tracked bouts) and Steven Nelson (20-2) 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.

Ballard

Tracked record

0–3

counted from 3 bouts Kill The Body has ingested

Nelson

20

Wins16 KO · 80%

2

Losses

0

Draws22 tracked bouts

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

Nelson leads 1–0

James Ballard and Steven Nelson have met 1 time; Nelson leads 1–0.

James Ballard and Steven Nelson have met 1 time; Nelson leads 1–0.
Met2022Dec 10Series
James BallardFighter ALLost0–1W–L
Steven NelsonFighter BWWon1–0W–L
ResultKOR11Meeting

The Numbers

Ballard 0 · Nelson 5 of 5 measurable rows
BallardNelson
Record†
0-320-2 (edge)
Win %0–100%
0%
90.9% (edge)
Wins by knockoutmax 16
0
16 (edge)
KO ratenot comparable
—80%
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)‡not comparable
—80%
Times stopped‡max 2
2
1 (edge)
Title reignslevelmax 0
0
0
Bouts per year§max 2.3
0.7
2.3 (edge)
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 22
3
22

† 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
James Ballard: No height on file
Steven Nelson: 5′10″
Reachnot held
James Ballard: No reach on file
Steven Nelson: 76″
Agenot held
James Ballard: No date of birth
Steven Nelson: 38
Stance
James Ballard: Not recorded
Steven Nelson: Orthodox

James Ballard left, Steven Nelson right, as everywhere on this page. Age is stated, not scored — neither age nor stance carries an edge.

How They Win

Tracked bouts only
James Ballard0 wins · from 3 tracked bouts

James Ballard: no tracked wins in the 3 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

No tracked wins for Ballard yet.

Steven Nelson20 wins · from 22 tracked bouts

Steven Nelson: 20 tracked wins — 16 by KO/TKO (80%) and 4 on the cards (20%). Counted from 22 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

16 by KO/TKO 80%4 on the cards 20%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — James Ballard 3, Steven Nelson 22 — 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

James Ballard last boxed on Dec 10, 2022 — 1,409 days ago. Ballard had lost three straight.LLL

Idigov Jun 2018Izmaylov Oct 2021Nelson Dec 20220.7 tracked bouts per year

Steven Nelson has lost two straight, after three straight wins. Nelson last boxed on Sep 13, 2025 — 401 days ago.WWWLL

Ballard Dec 2022Montgomery Jul 2023Vazquez Aug 2024Pacheco Jan 2025Martinez Sep 20252.3 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have James Ballard and Steven Nelson ever fought each other?
Yes. James Ballard and Steven Nelson met once on December 10, 2022, and Steven Nelson won by KO in round 1.
The meeting

LDec 10, 2022 · Nelson · KO R1

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Ballard or Nelson?
James Ballard is 0-3 across the 3 bouts Kill The Body has tracked and Steven Nelson is 20-2. Steven Nelson has the higher win percentage. Records shown as tracked have not yet been independently verified as complete career totals.
Records · win %

Ballard0–30%

Nelson20–290.9%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Ballard or Nelson?
James Ballard has 0 knockout wins and Steven Nelson has 16. Steven Nelson has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Ballard0

Nelson1680%

The Numbers ↓
Do Ballard and Nelson have any common opponents?
Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both James Ballard and Steven Nelson have faced.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Ballard and Nelson?
This comparison is drawn from 3 bouts tracked for James Ballard and 22 bouts tracked for Steven Nelson. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Ballard3bouts

Nelson22bouts

How They Win ↓

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