Have Jesse Hart and Joe Smith, Jr. ever fought each other?

Yes. Jesse Hart and Joe Smith, Jr. met once on January 11, 2020, and Joe Smith, Jr. won by SD.

Who has the better record, Hart or Jr.?

Jesse Hart is 30-3 and Joe Smith, Jr. is 28-5. Jesse Hart has the higher win percentage.

Who has more knockouts, Hart or Jr.?

Jesse Hart has 24 knockout wins and Joe Smith, Jr. has 22. Jesse Hart has more.

Do Hart and Jr. have any common opponents?

Jesse Hart and Joe Smith, Jr. share 4 common opponents: Gilberto Ramírez, Sullivan Barrera and Shujaa El Amin (and 1 other). Neither fighter fared better across the shared opponents overall.

Who is bigger, Hart or Jr.?

Jesse Hart is the taller fighter at 190 cm, 7 cm above the other. Jesse Hart also has the longer reach, by 4 cm.

How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Hart and Jr.?

This comparison is drawn from 32 bouts tracked for Jesse Hart and 33 bouts tracked for Joe Smith, Jr.. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

Jesse Hart vs Joe Smith, Jr. — Records, Stats & Common Opponents

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Joe Smith, Jr.

Jesse Hart (30-3) and Joe Smith, Jr. (28-5) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met once. They share 4 common opponents.

Hart

Wins24 KO · 80%

Losses

Draws32 tracked bouts

Jr.

Wins22 KO · 79%

Losses

Draws33 tracked bouts

Head to Head

Jr. leads 1–0

Jesse Hart and Joe Smith, Jr. have met 1 time; Jr. leads 1–0.
Met	2020Jan 11	Series
Jesse HartFighter A	LLost	0–1W–L
Joe Smith, Jr.Fighter B	WWon	1–0W–L
Result	SDHart vs Smith Jr.	1Meeting

Hart vs Smith Jr. · Jan 11, 2020

The Numbers

Hart 5 · Jr. 1 of 6 measurable rows

HartEdge = longer wingJr.

Record: 30-3 (edge)28-5
Win %0–100%: 90.9% (edge)
84.8%
Wins by knockoutmax 24: 24 (edge)
22
KO rate0–100%: 80% (edge)
78.57%
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)^†level0–100%: 79%
79%
Times stopped^†max 2: 0 (edge)
2
Title reignslevelmax 0: 0
0
Bouts per year^‡max 2.4: 2.3
2.4 (edge)
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 33: 32
33

† 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

Height+3″: Jesse Hart: 6′3″ (edge); Joe Smith, Jr.: 6′0″
Reach+2″: Jesse Hart: 78″ (edge); Joe Smith, Jr.: 76″
AgeSame age: Jesse Hart: 37; Joe Smith, Jr.: 37
Stance: Jesse Hart: Orthodox; Joe Smith, Jr.: Orthodox

Jesse Hart left, Joe Smith, Jr. 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 Hart28 wins · from 32 tracked bouts

22 by KO/TKO 79%6 on the cards 21%

Joe Smith, Jr.28 wins · from 33 tracked bouts

22 by KO/TKO 79%6 on the cards 21%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Jesse Hart 32, Joe Smith, Jr. 33 — not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

4 shared

4 shared · Hart better on 1 · Jr. better on 1 · even on 24 shared · Jesse Hart better on 1 · Joe Smith, Jr. better on 1 · even on 2

HartJesse Hart

Opponent

Jr.Joe Smith, Jr.

Jesse Hart
0–2 against
Loss, MD
2018Dec 2018
Loss, UD
2017Sep 2017
RamírezGilberto RamírezMexico 48–2 · CruiserweightJr. betterJoe Smith, Jr. better — 0–1 to 0–2
Joe Smith, Jr.
Loss, UD
2023Oct 2023
Jesse Hart
Win, UD
2019Jun 2019
BarreraSullivan BarreraCuba 22–5Hart betterJesse Hart better — 1–0 to 0–1
Joe Smith, Jr.
Loss, UD
2017Jul 2017
Jesse Hart
Win, TKO 6
2014Jun 2014
AminShujaa El AminEvenEven — 1–0 both
Joe Smith, Jr.
Win, TKO 9
2015Sep 2015
Jesse Hart
Win, TKO 1
2013Dec 2013
HendrixTyrell HendrixEvenEven — 1–0 both
Joe Smith, Jr.
Win, TKO 3
2014Jul 2014

Both sides are set at the same size on purpose. Kill The Body does not score a second-round knockout above a split decision — the edge counts losses first and wins as the tiebreak, and the rest is yours to argue. Shared opponents are matched on fighter identity, not on name, so two different fighters with the same name never merge into one row.

Current Form

Oldest left · newest right

Jesse Hart had won two in a row before losing a decision to Khalil Coe. Hart last boxed on Jan 24, 2026 — 270 days ago.WLWWL

Barrera Jun 2019Jr. Jan 2020Guy Sep 2021Murray Dec 2021Coe Jan 20262.3 tracked bouts per year

Joe Smith, Jr. last boxed on Oct 7, 2023 — 1,110 days ago. Jr. had lost two straight, after three straight wins.WWWLL

Álvarez Aug 2020Vlasov Apr 2021Geffrard Jan 2022Beterbiev Jun 2022Ramírez Oct 20232.4 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them

Have Jesse Hart and Joe Smith, Jr. ever fought each other?: Yes. Jesse Hart and Joe Smith, Jr. met once on January 11, 2020, and Joe Smith, Jr. won by SD.
Who has the better record, Hart or Jr.?: Jesse Hart is 30-3 and Joe Smith, Jr. is 28-5. Jesse Hart has the higher win percentage.
Who has more knockouts, Hart or Jr.?: Jesse Hart has 24 knockout wins and Joe Smith, Jr. has 22. Jesse Hart has more.
Do Hart and Jr. have any common opponents?: Jesse Hart and Joe Smith, Jr. share 4 common opponents: Gilberto Ramírez, Sullivan Barrera and Shujaa El Amin (and 1 other). Neither fighter fared better across the shared opponents overall.
Who is bigger, Hart or Jr.?: Jesse Hart is the taller fighter at 190 cm, 7 cm above the other. Jesse Hart also has the longer reach, by 4 cm.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Hart and Jr.?: This comparison is drawn from 32 bouts tracked for Jesse Hart and 33 bouts tracked for Joe Smith, Jr.. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

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