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.
Jerry Ballard (0-1-1 across 2 tracked bouts) and John Ruiz (44-9-1) 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.
Jerry Ballard vs John Ruiz — record, stats and common opponents compared
Head to Head
John Ruiz leads 1–0- John Ruiz wonRuiz vs BallardSep 19, 1998 · TKO · R4
The Numbers
- 0-1-1
- Record
- 44-9-1 (edge)
- 25%
- Win %
- 82.4% (edge)
- 0
- Wins by knockout
- 30 (edge)
- —
- KO rate
- 68.18%
- —
- Stoppage rate (tracked wins)
- 68%
- 1 (edge)
- Times stopped
- 2
- 0
- Title reigns
- 2 (edge)
- —
- Bouts per year
- 3.1
- 2
- Bouts tracked
- 55
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
- —
- Height
- 6′2″ (188 cm)
- —
- Reach
- 80″ (203 cm)
- —
- Age
- 54
- —
- Stance
- Orthodox
- —
- Nationality
- United States
How They Win
Tracked bouts onlyJerry Ballard · 0 wins
No tracked wins yet.
John Ruiz · 44 wins
KO/TKO
30
Decision
13
Other
1
Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter (2 and 55 respectively), 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
Jerry Ballard
LD
L1 streak · last fought Sep 19, 1998
John Ruiz
LWLWW
L1 streak · last fought Apr 3, 2010
Common Questions
- Have Jerry Ballard and John Ruiz ever fought each other?
- Yes. Jerry Ballard and John Ruiz met once on September 19, 1998, and John Ruiz won by TKO in round 4.
- Who has the better record, Jerry Ballard or John Ruiz?
- Jerry Ballard is 0-1-1 across the 2 bouts Kill The Body has tracked and John Ruiz is 44-9-1. John Ruiz has the higher win percentage. Records shown as tracked have not yet been independently verified as complete career totals.
- Who has more knockouts, Jerry Ballard or John Ruiz?
- Jerry Ballard has 0 knockout wins and John Ruiz has 30. John Ruiz has more.
- Do Jerry Ballard and John Ruiz have any common opponents?
- Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both Jerry Ballard and John Ruiz have faced.
- How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Jerry Ballard and John Ruiz?
- This comparison is drawn from 2 bouts tracked for Jerry Ballard and 55 bouts tracked for John Ruiz. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.