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.
Jess Willard (25-7-2) and Soldier Kearns (0-4-1 across 5 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.
Jess Willard vs Soldier Kearns — record, stats and common opponents compared
Head to Head
Jess Willard leads 1–0- Jess Willard wonWillard vs KearnsDec 27, 1912 · KO · R8
The Numbers
- 25-7-2 (edge)
- Record
- 0-4-1
- 76.5% (edge)
- Win %
- 10%
- 20 (edge)
- Wins by knockout
- 0
- 80%
- KO rate
- —
- 76%
- Stoppage rate (tracked wins)
- —
- 3
- Times stopped
- 1 (edge)
- 0
- Title reigns
- 0
- 2.7 (edge)
- Bouts per year
- 1.8
- 34
- Bouts tracked
- 5
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
- 6′6″ (199 cm)
- Height
- —
- 144
- Age
- —
- Orthodox
- Stance
- —
- Heavyweight
- Division
- —
- United States
- Nationality
- —
How They Win
Tracked bouts onlyJess Willard · 25 wins
KO/TKO
19
Decision
3
Other
3
Soldier Kearns · 0 wins
No tracked wins yet.
Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter (34 and 5 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
Jess Willard
LWLWW
L1 streak · last fought Jul 12, 1923
Soldier Kearns
LDLLL
L1 streak · last fought Sep 28, 1915
Common Questions
- Have Jess Willard and Soldier Kearns ever fought each other?
- Yes. Jess Willard and Soldier Kearns met once on December 27, 1912, and Jess Willard won by KO in round 8.
- Who has the better record, Jess Willard or Soldier Kearns?
- Jess Willard is 25-7-2 and Soldier Kearns is 0-4-1 across the 5 bouts Kill The Body has tracked. Jess Willard has the higher win percentage. Records shown as tracked have not yet been independently verified as complete career totals.
- Who has more knockouts, Jess Willard or Soldier Kearns?
- Jess Willard has 20 knockout wins and Soldier Kearns has 0. Jess Willard has more.
- Do Jess Willard and Soldier Kearns have any common opponents?
- Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both Jess Willard and Soldier Kearns have faced.
- How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Jess Willard and Soldier Kearns?
- This comparison is drawn from 34 bouts tracked for Jess Willard and 5 bouts tracked for Soldier Kearns. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.