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Jesse Ferguson vs Joe Ballard — record, stats and common opponents compared

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Jesse Ferguson

Joe Ballard

Jesse Ferguson (26-18) and Joe Ballard (0-3 across 3 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.

Ferguson

26

Wins16 KO · 62%

18

Losses

0

Draws45 tracked bouts

Ballard

Tracked record

0–3

counted from 3 bouts Kill The Body has ingested

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

Ferguson leads 1–0

Jesse Ferguson and Joe Ballard have met 1 time; Ferguson leads 1–0.

Jesse Ferguson and Joe Ballard have met 1 time; Ferguson leads 1–0.
Met1983Oct 8Series
Jesse FergusonFighter AWWon1–0W–L
Joe BallardFighter BLLost0–1W–L
ResultKO1Meeting

The Numbers

Ferguson 4 · Ballard 1 of 5 measurable rows
FergusonBallard
Record†
26-18 (edge)0-3
Win %0–100%
59.1% (edge)
0%
Wins by knockoutmax 16
16 (edge)
0
KO ratenot comparable
61.54%—
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)‡not comparable
62%—
Times stopped‡max 7
7
3 (edge)
Title reignslevelmax 0
0
0
Bouts per year§max 2.8
2.8 (edge)
0.2
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 45
45
3

† 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
Jesse Ferguson: 6′2″
Joe Ballard: No height on file
Reachnot held
Jesse Ferguson: 77″
Joe Ballard: No reach on file
Agenot held
Jesse Ferguson: 69
Joe Ballard: No date of birth
Stance
Jesse Ferguson: Orthodox
Joe Ballard: Not recorded

Jesse Ferguson left, Joe Ballard right, as everywhere on this page. Age is stated, not scored — neither age nor stance carries an edge.

How They Win

Tracked bouts only
Jesse Ferguson26 wins · from 45 tracked bouts

Jesse Ferguson: 26 tracked wins — 16 by KO/TKO (62%) and 10 on the cards (38%). Counted from 45 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

16 by KO/TKO 62%10 on the cards 38%

Joe Ballard0 wins · from 3 tracked bouts

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

No tracked wins for Ballard yet.

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Jesse Ferguson 45, Joe Ballard 3 — 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

Jesse Ferguson last boxed on Jan 30, 1999 — 10,124 days ago. Ferguson had won two in a row before losing a decision to Andrew Golota.WLWWL

Po'uha May 1997Rahman Jan 1998Booze Sep 1998Sullivan Dec 1998Golota Jan 19992.8 tracked bouts per year

Joe Ballard last boxed on Feb 25, 2000 — 9,733 days ago. Ballard had lost three straight.LLL

Ferguson Oct 1983Whitaker Jan 1998Witherspoon Feb 20000.2 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have Jesse Ferguson and Joe Ballard ever fought each other?
Yes. Jesse Ferguson and Joe Ballard met once on October 8, 1983, and Jesse Ferguson won by KO.
The meeting

WOct 8, 1983 · Ferguson · KO

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Ferguson or Ballard?
Jesse Ferguson is 26-18 and Joe Ballard is 0-3 across the 3 bouts Kill The Body has tracked. Jesse Ferguson has the higher win percentage. Records shown as tracked have not yet been independently verified as complete career totals.
Records · win %

Ferguson26–1859.1%

Ballard0–30%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Ferguson or Ballard?
Jesse Ferguson has 16 knockout wins and Joe Ballard has 0. Jesse Ferguson has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Ferguson1661.5%

Ballard0

The Numbers ↓
Do Ferguson and Ballard have any common opponents?
Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both Jesse Ferguson and Joe Ballard have faced.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Ferguson and Ballard?
This comparison is drawn from 45 bouts tracked for Jesse Ferguson and 3 bouts tracked for Joe Ballard. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Ferguson45bouts

Ballard3bouts

How They Win ↓

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