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.
Jesse Ferguson (26-18) and Ray Mercer (36-7-1 across 44 tracked bouts) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met 2 times. They share 1 common opponent.
Jesse Ferguson vs Ray Mercer — record, stats and common opponents compared
Head to Head
Series level 1–1- Ray Mercer wonMercer vs FergusonNov 19, 1993 · SD
- Jesse Ferguson wonMercer vs FergusonFeb 6, 1993 · UD
The Numbers
- 26-18
- Record
- 36-7-1 (edge)
- 59.1%
- Win %
- 83% (edge)
- 16
- Wins by knockout
- 24 (edge)
- 61.54%
- KO rate
- —
- 33%
- Stoppage rate (tracked wins)
- 72% (edge)
- 5
- Times stopped
- 2 (edge)
- 0
- Title reigns
- 1 (edge)
- 1.3
- Bouts per year
- 2.3 (edge)
- 18
- Bouts tracked
- 44
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′2″ (188 cm) (edge)
- Height
- 6′1″ (185 cm)
- 77″ (196 cm)
- Reach
- 77″ (196 cm)
- 69
- Age
- 65
- Orthodox
- Stance
- Orthodox
- Heavyweight
- Division
- —
- American
- Nationality
- American
How They Win
Tracked bouts onlyJesse Ferguson · 3 wins
KO/TKO
1
Decision
2
Other
0
Ray Mercer · 36 wins
KO/TKO
26
Decision
10
Other
0
Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter (18 and 44 respectively), not from a career-complete method table.
Common Opponents
1 sharedShared opponents are matched on fighter identity, not on name — two different fighters with the same name never merge into one row.
Current Form
Jesse Ferguson
LLLLL
L7 streak · last fought Jan 30, 1999
Ray Mercer
WLWLW
W1 streak · last fought Sep 5, 2008
Common Questions
- Have Jesse Ferguson and Ray Mercer ever fought each other?
- Yes. Jesse Ferguson and Ray Mercer have met 2 times and the series is level at 1-1.
- Who has the better record, Jesse Ferguson or Ray Mercer?
- Jesse Ferguson is 26-18 and Ray Mercer is 36-7-1 across the 44 bouts Kill The Body has tracked. Ray Mercer has the higher win percentage. Records shown as tracked have not yet been independently verified as complete career totals.
- Who has more knockouts, Jesse Ferguson or Ray Mercer?
- Jesse Ferguson has 16 knockout wins and Ray Mercer has 24. Ray Mercer has more.
- Do Jesse Ferguson and Ray Mercer have any common opponents?
- Jesse Ferguson and Ray Mercer share 1 common opponent: Larry Holmes. Neither fighter fared better across the shared opponents overall.
- Who is bigger, Jesse Ferguson or Ray Mercer?
- Jesse Ferguson is the taller fighter at 188 cm, 3 cm above the other.
- How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Jesse Ferguson and Ray Mercer?
- This comparison is drawn from 18 bouts tracked for Jesse Ferguson and 44 bouts tracked for Ray Mercer. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.