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.
Jeff Smith (141-34-5) and Johnny Howard (4-14 across 18 tracked bouts) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met 4 times. They share 4 common opponents.
Jeff Smith vs Johnny Howard — record, stats and common opponents compared
Head to Head
Jeff Smith leads 3–1- Jeff Smith wonSmith vs HowardJul 12, 1920 · NWS
- Jeff Smith wonSmith vs HowardAug 12, 1919 · NWS
- Jeff Smith wonSmith vs HowardFeb 3, 1919 · NWS
- Johnny Howard wonSmith vs HowardAug 23, 1918 · NWS
The Numbers
- 141-34-5 (edge)
- Record
- 4-14
- 79.7% (edge)
- Win %
- 22.2%
- 48 (edge)
- Wins by knockout
- 0
- 34.04%
- KO rate
- —
- 34% (edge)
- Stoppage rate (tracked wins)
- 0%
- 3
- Times stopped
- 3
- 0
- Title reigns
- 0
- 10.3 (edge)
- Bouts per year
- 2.9
- 183
- Bouts tracked
- 18
One or both records are tracked, not career-verified.
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
- 5′9″ (174 cm)
- Height
- —
- 71″ (180 cm)
- Reach
- —
- 135
- Age
- —
- Orthodox
- Stance
- —
- United States
- Nationality
- —
How They Win
Tracked bouts onlyJeff Smith · 141 wins
KO/TKO
48
Decision
37
Other
56
Johnny Howard · 4 wins
KO/TKO
0
Decision
0
Other
4
Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter (183 and 18 respectively), not from a career-complete method table.
Common Opponents
4 sharedJeff Smith
LNWS · Feb 1922DPTS · May 1921LPTS · Feb 1921LNWS · Dec 1920LNWS · Sep 1919LNWS · Sep 1917LNWS · May 1917Johnny Howard
LTKO R9 · Sep 1917Jeff Smith
LNWS · Aug 1921WNWS · Jul 1919LNWS · Mar 1916LNWS · Apr 1912Johnny Howard
LNWS · May 1914Jeff Smith
WPTS · May 1919WDQ R7 · Dec 1915WPTS · Feb 1912Johnny Howard
WNWS · Aug 1920WNWS · Jul 1919LPTS · Jul 1917LKO R6 · Mar 1916
Shared opponents are matched on fighter identity, not on name — two different fighters with the same name never merge into one row.
Current Form
Jeff Smith
LLLLW
L4 streak · last fought Nov 18, 1927
Johnny Howard
WLLLL
W1 streak · last fought Aug 25, 1920
Common Questions
- Have Jeff Smith and Johnny Howard ever fought each other?
- Yes. Jeff Smith and Johnny Howard have met 4 times and Jeff Smith leads the series 3-1.
- Who has the better record, Jeff Smith or Johnny Howard?
- Jeff Smith is 141-34-5 and Johnny Howard is 4-14 across the 18 bouts Kill The Body has tracked. Jeff Smith has the higher win percentage. Records shown as tracked have not yet been independently verified as complete career totals.
- Who has more knockouts, Jeff Smith or Johnny Howard?
- Jeff Smith has 48 knockout wins and Johnny Howard has 0. Jeff Smith has more.
- Do Jeff Smith and Johnny Howard have any common opponents?
- Jeff Smith and Johnny Howard share 4 common opponents: Harry Greb, Mike Gibbons and George Chip (and 1 other). Neither fighter fared better across the shared opponents overall.
- How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Jeff Smith and Johnny Howard?
- This comparison is drawn from 183 bouts tracked for Jeff Smith and 18 bouts tracked for Johnny Howard. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.